Superglue (not solder) for cable ends?

"Jeff" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Anybody tried Superglue to "solder" cable ends? To prevent fraying?

I just had a derailleur cable tip bust out like a flower under the

soldering

Quoted message said:

iron's heat. Maybe a coating or jacket was holding it together and melted?

Maybe Superglue could seal the cable-end without heat.

Maybe, but I would't trust it.

Either use a crimp-on fitting or a solder pot & dip the end.

jt said:

"Jeff" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Anybody tried Superglue to "solder" cable ends? To prevent fraying?

I just had a derailleur cable tip bust out like a flower under the

soldering

Quoted message said:

iron's heat. Maybe a coating or jacket was holding it together and melted?

Maybe Superglue could seal the cable-end without heat.

Maybe, but I would't trust it.

Either use a crimp-on fitting or a solder pot & dip the end.

I don't much care for the crimp-on fittings, since they have to be removed to take the cable off,
and at that point the end will always fray, making it impossible to re-use.

I have been using fingernail polish with good success. It fits in tightly enough to be able to
pull the cable out and re-insert it, and it prevents the cable from fraying. Since I have
teenage daughters, I was able to sneak off with colors that even matched my bikes... blue,
black, and silver.

I never could get solder to flow onto the cable.

--

David L. Johnson

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Regarding the comment, "I never could get solder to flow onto the cable"

Are the strands too tight? Coated?

My experience is with telephone wires. Maybe derailleur cables are entirely something else.

In article said:

Anybody tried Superglue to "solder" cable ends? To prevent fraying?

I just had a derailleur cable tip bust out like a flower under the soldering iron's heat. Maybe a
coating or jacket was holding it together and melted?

Maybe Superglue could seal the cable-end without heat.

I haven't but many have posted that it works. I've never had a cable tip "flower" under heat, but
eventually my solder jobs seem to fail, so "super glue" is a candidate in my garage.

Tom Gibb <[email hidden]

"Jeff" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Anybody tried Superglue to "solder" cable ends? To prevent fraying?

I just had a derailleur cable tip bust out like a flower under the

soldering

Quoted message said:

iron's heat. Maybe a coating or jacket was holding it together and melted?

Maybe Superglue could seal the cable-end without heat.

Superglue works fine. Mark Lee

"Jeff" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:KGqfa.4601$T75.277077125 @newssvr21.news.prodigy.com:

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Regarding the comment, "I never could get solder to flow onto the cable" Are the strands too
tight? Coated?

I've only used cheapo cables. As long as I heat the cables up first (normal soldering technique),
I've never had problems.

Brake/shifter cables are stainless steel. Naturally solder (or stains) won't stick to it.

Jeff,

Stainless is somewhat difficult to solder. The real tricks are to get the metal hot enough, and use
the right flux for the solder/metal you are trying to bond. Finding the right flux takes some
experimentation.

Ernie

Jeff said:

Anybody tried Superglue to "solder" cable ends? To prevent fraying?

I just had a derailleur cable tip bust out like a flower under the soldering iron's heat. Maybe a
coating or jacket was holding it together and melted?

Maybe Superglue could seal the cable-end without heat.

Jeff said:

Anybody tried Superglue to "solder" cable ends? To prevent fraying?

I just had a derailleur cable tip bust out like a flower under the soldering iron's heat. Maybe a
coating or jacket was holding it together and melted?

Maybe Superglue could seal the cable-end without heat.

I dip the cable end in Methy Ethyl Ketone and then use a cyano acrylic like Superglue. I don't
bother with the crimps. When it works right, you can remove the cable from the housing and reinstall
without any problem.

"Jeff" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Anybody tried Superglue to "solder" cable ends? To prevent fraying?

I just had a derailleur cable tip bust out like a flower under the soldering iron's heat. Maybe a
coating or jacket was holding it together and melted?

Maybe Superglue could seal the cable-end without heat.

I use epoxy. i imagine superglue would work fine. epoxy works a charm. i mix up a few drops on a
piece of paper, put it on, scrape the excess off after it has set a bit (but is still flowing), and
ive never had a cable unravel, even after repeated rethreadings. epoxy has some mass to it, so my
ends have a neat little ball end at the tip, which might even be desirable for rethreading jobs

cheers

In article <[email hidden]>, "David L. Johnson" <David L. Johnson

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I don't much care for the crimp-on fittings, since they have to be removed to take the cable off,
and at that point the end will always fray, making it impossible to re-use.

Yes, and re-using the crimp-on ends is problematic, too. I've always used them but have never
liked them.

Quoted message said:

I have been using fingernail polish with good success. It fits in tightly enough to be able to
pull the cable out and re-insert it, and it prevents the cable from fraying. Since I have
teenage daughters, I was able to sneak off with colors that even matched my bikes... blue,
black, and silver.

An excellent idea!

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I never could get solder to flow onto the cable.

Me neither. I remember having a set of Campy cables that appeared to have been soldered and
finished off to a nice conical point. They were a nice, small beautiful touch and I've never seen
any more like
it.

In article said:

Anybody tried Superglue to "solder" cable ends? To prevent fraying?

I just had a derailleur cable tip bust out like a flower under the soldering iron's heat. Maybe a
coating or jacket was holding it together and melted?

Maybe Superglue could seal the cable-end without heat.

Well, end caps are nice and sano, but silicone or any other caulking material will do the job too.

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

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"David L. Johnson >" <David L. Johnson <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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I don't much care for the crimp-on fittings, since they have to be removed to take the cable off,
and at that point the end will always fray..... I have been using fingernail polish with good
success. It fits in tightly enough to be able to pull the cable out and re-insert it, and it

prevents the cable from fraying.

Beeswax works in much the same way. I like the combo of beeswax with crimp-on fittings. I got a
bottle of 100 multicolored crimp-on fittings. One additional advantage of beeswax is that it can
help smooth out frayed cables. Just rub it on a frayed cable, then coax the strands back. Usually
the cable can be made serviceable .

Regards, Larry

"Jeff" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Anybody tried Superglue to "solder" cable ends? To prevent fraying?

I just had a derailleur cable tip bust out like a flower under the

soldering

Quoted message said:

iron's heat. Maybe a coating or jacket was holding it together and melted?

Maybe Superglue could seal the cable-end without heat.

I use heat-shrink tubing. Quick, clean and removable. Since the cable isn't crimped at all, you
don't have to worry about the cable getting shorter and shorter with each removal.

-Don

Seems the newer cables are stainless steel, so soldiering would be nearly impossible.

The cables in the early 80's and before were soldierable but stretched too.

"Jeff" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Anybody tried Superglue to "solder" cable ends? To prevent fraying?

I just had a derailleur cable tip bust out like a flower under the

soldering

Quoted message said:

iron's heat. Maybe a coating or jacket was holding it together and melted?

Maybe Superglue could seal the cable-end without heat.

Fishing split-shot weights work too. They have the added benefit of being somewhat re-usable. (and
for the ecology minded, they are now available in environmentally freindly metals)

ant said:

I use epoxy. i imagine superglue would work fine. epoxy works a charm.

I second that.

~PB

Jeff said:

Anybody tried Superglue to "solder" cable ends? To prevent fraying?

I just had a derailleur cable tip bust out like a flower under the soldering iron's heat. Maybe a
coating or jacket was holding it together and melted?

Maybe Superglue could seal the cable-end without heat.

I have found a good solution to the problem. If you buy a "universal" cable with differing ends,
melt down the end that you're not using with a cigarette lighter.

Bruce Ball

For the ultimate trick endcap dip the end in epoxy and wrap it with a few strands of carbon fiber.
It's sure to make your bike faster, faster than red paint even.

Jeff said:

Anybody tried Superglue to "solder" cable ends? To prevent fraying?

I just had a derailleur cable tip bust out like a flower under the soldering iron's heat. Maybe a
coating or jacket was holding it together and melted?

Maybe Superglue could seal the cable-end without heat.