Brake/Gear Cable Cutters

cartesr
cartesr Posts: 70
edited April 2008 in Workshop
Hi
Can anybody recommend a decent set of cable cutters. Im fed up with cutting brake/gear cables only to see them split at the ends. I ened up cutting again and again to stop the splitting. I then put them through the outers and they strip again

I seem to be going through a lot of cables does everybody have this problem.

Any help tips etc would be appreaciated

cheers
I used to do a bit meself you know

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  • marky2484
    marky2484 Posts: 160
    Well, I recenty :lol: g got a cracking set of cable cutters at my local "pound type shop " for £2.
    If I had a baby elephant, I\'d be asking my girlfriend some SERIOUS questions.....
  • geoff_ss
    geoff_ss Posts: 1,201
    I bought a pair of Cyclepro cable cutters at York Rally last year; they replaced a pair of aged piano wire cutters I inherited from my father (makes them well pre-war).

    I usually put some heat-shrink tubing over the cable before it's cut and leave it on afterwards to limit fraying.

    Geoff
    Old cyclists never die; they just fit smaller chainrings ... and pedal faster
  • SDP
    SDP Posts: 665
    i bought som enice outer cable cutters at halfrauds ...
    for inners i got some PARK ones...

    never had a fray since...

    never skimp on cheap tools..
    www.mjsracing.net
  • cartesr
    cartesr Posts: 70
    cheers for the tips and adivce
    I used to do a bit meself you know
  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,715
    I use my Park cutters for both inner and outer, they do the job perfectly.
  • APIII
    APIII Posts: 2,010
    Me too. They are top quality.
  • campagchris
    campagchris Posts: 773
    I use the park tools one its fairly expensive but worth it in my opinion never let me down yet.
    http://www.parker-international.co.uk/P ... d1913b47b7
    few cheaper ones if you click more tools cables :wink:

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