Handy Tool Tightens Rope, Cable, Wire

Handy Tool Tightens Rope,Cable, Wire FARM SHOP Tools 5-5-33 A California inventor has come up with a new tool for tightening guy wires, cable and electric fences, corner post braces, clothes lines, truck and trailer tiedowns and any other rope, wire or cable that needs to have slack removed. Called the Ten Press, it's being marketed by Ronald Berg of Berg Sales in 29 Palms, Calif. The tool consists of two cable guides and a screw-type plunger. As a T-handle is screwed out, the plunger extends outward to tighten the rope, wire or cable. "The Ten Press is quick and easy because you don't have to untie the line. You just snap the Ten Press on and turn the handle until the line has the amount of tension you want. You can move it anytime and reuse it over and over again," explains Berg. The Ten Press is made of aIuminum with the exception of the zinc coated steel screw. It weighs just 5 oz., yet withstands up to 100 psi of line tension. Any line up to 3/8 in. will fit through the guides. Sells for $5.49. Berg is also selling a heavy-duty model which takes up to 1/2 in. line and has been tested for up to 150 psi. It sells for $9.95. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ron Berg, Berg Sales, 73019 Sun Valley Dr., 29 Palms, Calif. 92277 (ph 714 367-2424).

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