Loos HotWire: LoosCo.com's Blog
Robert Davis
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For those of you tempted to taunt a Wright Whale, I have a bit of advice for you:
If you order a small soda, you pay less than if you order a large soda. Then why if you buy a small wire are you paying more per pound than if you buy a large wire? What are the factors that...
Here at the HotWire, we often spend time combing through the internet to see what type of wire rope and aircraft cable “stuff” we can find out there. Mostly junk, as I’m sure you’re aware. However,...
Peanut Butter and Jelly. Sonny and Cher. Sunday and Football. Some things were just made to go together. What about peanut butter and meatballs? Charlton Heston and Cher? Sunday and chores? True,...
Math. While some of us love it, to others it was the dread of their school days. To the latter, I apologies but this is going to be a math posy. Fortunately, I’ll be doing it all on my end and I...
Loos & Co., Inc. is helping to light up the world with non-rotating cable used in High Mast Lighting systems. Our stainless steel MIL-W-83140, 19X7, non-rotating wire rope, sizes ¼”, 3/8”, 3/16”, ½”...
If I asked you to name 100 places you would expect to find aircraft cable, I am pretty sure that most of you would not say, "inside of a collapsable bladder intended to facilitate the transport of...
Today we have an educational post from the technical department at Loos Wires: the LoosCo.com blog. We are often asked if it is OK to use galvanized cable with stainless steel hardware, or vice...
Loos & Co., Inc. makes many different wire, cable, and wire rope products. To quote our founder, Gus Loos, "We do everything but melt the steel." And it's the truth: we bring stainless steel rod in...