. American telephone practice . 795 796 AMERICAN TELEPHONE PRACTICE. A thimble (Fig. 575) of galvanived steel is used for attaching theguy wire to the anchor rod, as shown in Fig. 569. The wire used in guying may consist of one or more strands ofXo. 9 or 10 B. & S. steel wire twisted together, but a better plan isto use the regular steel cables, thoroughly galvanized, furnished bythe several reliable wire manufacturers. This has the advantage of. FIG. 577.—HAND BARROW,r being more flexible, more easily handled, and, at the same time,stronger for its weight than the single strands of larger wir
. American telephone practice . 795 796 AMERICAN TELEPHONE PRACTICE. A thimble (Fig. 575) of galvanived steel is used for attaching theguy wire to the anchor rod, as shown in Fig. 569. The wire used in guying may consist of one or more strands ofXo. 9 or 10 B. & S. steel wire twisted together, but a better plan isto use the regular steel cables, thoroughly galvanized, furnished bythe several reliable wire manufacturers. This has the advantage of. FIG. 577.—HAND BARROW,r being more flexible, more easily handled, and, at the same time,stronger for its weight than the single strands of larger wire. Thecable usually consists of seven Xo. 12 steel wires laid up with a 3-J-inch twist. In turning a sharp corner it is better to use two poles. Fig. 576shows several styles of double-pole corners, and also a method oftaking off branch leads that is sometimes, but seldom, used. Oncorner work the poles should be heavier than the standard used,
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