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I used to make stainless cables for locking dinghies. I’d use Nicropress sleeves to put a thimble in one end of a length of 1/4” stainless 7 X 19. Then i’d slide clear vinyl hose over it and install a thimble in the other end. The advantage is you can make it any length you need and it’s lighter than chain. It’s hard to cut 1/4” stainless cable with cheap bolt cutters. The vinyl hose is large enough in diameter that the thief will have to cut it off before he can get cutters on the cable.
Stainless chain is much harder to cut than regular chain. There is special harden chain that is probably harder to cut than stainless but it seems to be cad plated and will probably rust pretty quick.
Stainless chain is much harder to cut than regular chain. There is special harden chain that is probably harder to cut than stainless but it seems to be cad plated and will probably rust pretty quick.