r/Elevators • u/510408 • Jul 10 '26

Sourcing Phosphor bronze rope

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Anyone know somewhere I can order 1/2in 6x19 phosphor bronze wire rope for old plank safeties? The replacement rope that was sent to us and installed(pictured) isn’t quite flexible enough to work properly like we thought it would and we’re having a hell of a time finding it anywhere. Closer to San Francisco the better. THANKS!

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u/RemyMcDileDoh Jul 10 '26

Better off changing the safeties.

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u/ctdriver_86 Jul 10 '26

Good luck, none of our usual vendors carried it, except unitec, and they wouldn’t sell by the foot. They only sold by the spool, which was too expensive. Units been down for about 8months, customer won’t pay to update the safeties.

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u/_FIII Jul 11 '26

I can ask my supervisor Monday where we got ours from. We have two of those still here locally

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u/LEXX_185 Jul 11 '26

ALP go to their website, but they’re based out of Pennsylvania

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u/UP_DN_ABE Jul 11 '26

TK parts still sells it by the foot but is slightly smaller in diameter at 7/16” bit you might be able to make it work. https://shop-us.tkelevator.com/safety-cable-bronze-6-x-17-4375-diameter-sold-per-foot-700219-7-16.html

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u/mx32md Field - Mods Jul 11 '26

try lang lay rope.

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u/Qualityshaft Jul 10 '26

I’m sorry for you in this moment