DIY cable housing cutter

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(g.daniels) said:

1 asian medium size diagnol wire cutter from the bargain
bin 1 11 pound engineer's hammer-muy useful. a heavy
hammer is effective with a light tapping blow whereas a
lighter hammer takes a coordinated swing. 1 2x4 block,
exotic hardwood if possible. 1 used 14 ga. spoke 1 safety
glasses two eggs, duck.

place the housing in the jaws rear edges, squeeze the
housing, place the diags' head flush on the block but with
the handle brought upward (not to get your fingers cawt in
anything moving here) and smack the diags' head with an 11
pound hammer. alternative procedure: measure long, cut
long then place the spoke into the housing and cut housing
and spoke to correct length.

Be very very careful smacking tool-hardened steel with a
hammer. Chips of flying metal are bad news. Better make sure
that's a soft-faced hammer you're using.

Given the relatively low price of bypass cutters, I think
this isn't the best DIY technique. If you want to do it that
way, I'd go whole-hog, place the cable on your wood chopping
block, and use an axe to go through the housing and the 14-
ga. spoke in one blow. Efficient, tidy, and no hitting
hardened steel with a hammer.

G: if bypass cutters are too expensive in Kamloops, I'll
send you the URL from the Princess Auto catalog.

--
Ryan Cousineau, [email hidden]
sfu.cawiredcolaOpen ↗ President, Fabrizio
Mazzoleni Fan Club

g.daniels said:

1 asian medium size diagnol wire cutter from the bargain
bin 1 11 pound engineer's hammer-muy useful. a heavy
hammer is effective with a light tapping blow whereas a
lighter hammer takes a coordinated swing. 1 2x4 block,
exotic hardwood if possible. 1 used 14 ga. spoke 1 safety
glasses two eggs, duck.

place the housing in the jaws rear edges, squeeze the
housing, place the diags' head flush on the block but with
the handle brought upward (not to get your fingers cawt in
anything moving here) and smack the diags' head with an 11
pound hammer. alternative procedure: measure long, cut
long then place the spoke into the housing and cut housing
and spoke to correct length.

I bought some cable cutters from the local hardware store
for the princely sum of 3.50 UKP. They cut cleanly, even on
outers. I'm happy.

My 12" Vice-Grips' cutter works fine. It squishes the
housing some, but that's pretty easy to reform once the
housing's cut to length.

Jeff

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1 asian medium size diagnol wire cutter from the bargain
bin 1 11 pound engineer's hammer-muy useful. a heavy
hammer is effective with a light tapping blow whereas a
lighter hammer takes a coordinated swing. 1 2x4 block,
exotic hardwood if possible. 1 used 14 ga. spoke 1 safety
glasses two eggs, duck.

place the housing in the jaws rear edges, squeeze the
housing, place the diags' head flush on the block but with
the handle brought upward (not to get your fingers cawt in
anything moving here) and smack the diags' head with an 11
pound hammer. alternative procedure: measure long, cut
long then place the spoke into the housing and cut housing
and spoke to correct length.

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Quoted message said:

1 asian medium size diagnol wire cutter from the bargain
bin 1 11 pound engineer's hammer-muy useful. a heavy
hammer is effective with a light tapping blow whereas a
lighter hammer takes a coordinated swing. 1 2x4 block,
exotic hardwood if possible. 1 used 14 ga. spoke 1 safety
glasses two eggs, duck.

place the housing in the jaws rear edges, squeeze the
housing, place the diags' head flush on the block but with
the handle brought upward (not to get your fingers cawt in
anything moving here) and smack the diags' head with an 11
pound hammer. alternative procedure: measure long, cut
long then place the spoke into the housing and cut housing
and spoke to correct length.

Dremel, no housing to reform.

Use old cable instead of a spoke to prevent the crush, then
push the piece out with the new cable.

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Quoted message said:

1 asian medium size diagnol wire cutter from the bargain
bin 1 11 pound engineer's hammer-muy useful. a heavy
hammer is effective with a light tapping blow whereas a
lighter hammer takes a coordinated swing. 1 2x4 block,
exotic hardwood if possible. 1 used 14 ga. spoke 1 safety
glasses two eggs, duck.

place the housing in the jaws rear edges, squeeze the
housing, place the diags' head flush on the block but with
the handle brought upward (not to get your fingers cawt in
anything moving here) and smack the diags' head with an 11
pound hammer. alternative procedure: measure long, cut
long then place the spoke into the housing and cut housing
and spoke to correct length.

g.daniels said:

1 asian medium size diagnol wire cutter from the bargain
bin 1 11 pound engineer's hammer-muy useful. a heavy
hammer is effective with a light tapping blow whereas a
lighter hammer takes a coordinated swing. 1 2x4 block,
exotic hardwood if possible. 1 used 14 ga. spoke 1 safety
glasses two eggs, duck.

place the housing in the jaws rear edges, squeeze the
housing, place the diags' head flush on the block but with
the handle brought upward (not to get your fingers cawt in
anything moving here) and smack the diags' head with an 11
pound hammer. alternative procedure: measure long, cut
long then place the spoke into the housing and cut housing
and spoke to correct length.

mmmm, duck eggs....

--
Dave dvt at psu dot edu

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Dude. I bought my Shimano cable cutters in the late 80s.
They're just now about to need replacing.

How's that for a $25-ish investment?

M

gee that's swell! lemme take another look at my wanna tool
list... hmmmm, metric caliper measurement, spring loaded
punch, the inevitable cartridge BB expletive deleted... four
yards of gore tex, six yards ballistic nylon... dial gauge
for the tba DIY wheel stand.., endless but not a $25
cutter.used every three years. nowayjose

wood absorbs the shock.

do yawl hava lineman's plier: deriguer!

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gee that's swell! lemme take another look at my wanna tool
list... hmmmm, metric caliper measurement, spring loaded
punch, the inevitable cartridge BB expletive deleted...
four yards of gore tex, six yards ballistic nylon... dial
gauge for the tba DIY wheel stand.., endless but not a $25
cutter.used every three years. nowayjose

wood absorbs the shock.

do yawl hava lineman's plier: deriguer!

Have it your way. I'll keep cutting cables easier and faster
with my Shimano tool.

M

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Quoted message said:

gee that's swell! lemme take another look at my wanna
tool list... hmmmm, metric caliper measurement, spring
loaded punch, the inevitable cartridge BB expletive
deleted... four yards of gore tex, six yards ballistic
nylon... dial gauge for the tba DIY wheel stand..,
endless but not a $25 cutter.used every three years.
nowayjose

wood absorbs the shock.

do yawl hava lineman's plier: deriguer!

Have it your way. I'll keep cutting cables easier and
faster with my Shimano tool.

I use my Dremel with a cutoff wheel, and it doesn't take
long either.

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two things:

the squeezing is to line up the housings metal surfaces with
the cutter's [sharp] edges, then smack the diag's head. do
this quickly:squeeze, smack. don't run out for donuts.

two, use a hardwood block. a softwood block gives way too
much lessing the blow's force.

three, the idea was not to discourage using a particle
decellerator for housing seperation but to suggest a good
method for the unfortunate's lacking a cable cutter. not
that those cretin's wud seard DIY for an answer but...

(g.daniels) said:

the squeezing is to line up the housings metal
surfaces with the cutter's [sharp] edges, then smack
the diag's head. do this quickly:squeeze, smack. don't
run out for donuts.

Why would I bother if not for donuts? Do other toroidal
shaped foods qualify?

Quoted message said:

two, use a hardwood block. a softwood block gives way too
much lessing the blow's force.

I've never met a softwood block that's given me
anything of value.

Quoted message said:

three, the idea was not to discourage using a particle
decellerator for housing seperation but to suggest a good
method for the unfortunate's lacking a cable cutter. not
that those cretin's wud seard DIY for an answer but...

There's no excuse for not having a dremel (or reasonable
facsimile).
--
Rick Onanian