Cable cutters
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Dull, I know, but I have just re-cabled my old steel bike, and my cable cutters (cheap Wiggle Lifeline ones) are absolute bobbins. Anyone got recommendations (I'm expecting lots of "Park Tools" comments)?
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Park Tools CN-10. 😉 Mostly as they are the only ones that I've used and come with built in crimpers. I use mine annually so the cost is eventually worthwhile.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Park Tools would appear to be the obvious recommendation for price and performance balance, although you do sometimes read of people complaining about the quality. My best personal experience is with Shimano cutters. Mine are 30 years old and still work like new. But they are very expensive now. The current TL-CT12 SIS version, which looks nearly identical to mine, is selling for £41-£58 on a quick search.
https://www.bikeparts.co.uk/products/shimano-tl-ct12-sis-cable-cutters?currency=GBP&variant=12748418056281&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=Google Shopping&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIuYWVhqzg9AIVEIBQBh3jKgEIEAQYASABEgJ2oPD_BwE0 -
These cut cables easily and haven't dulled with years of use. Japanese steel.
https://rghsupplies.co.uk/products/gripple-wire-cutters-cut-up-to-4-00mm-wires-or-ropes-japanese-technology0 -
Park Tools
Had them for years, used at home and in a shop workshop for a couple of years, never had a problem and still going perfect.
Worth every penny..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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Park tool are good and I use these for cutting the outers more than anything. I have a set of Knipex Cobolt as well for bike inner cables and other stuff and they are superb. Worth a look at Knipex alternatives for pliers and cutters as the quality is great.0
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+1 for Park Tools.
Buy cheap buy twice where these are concerned IMHO.0 -
Knipex 95 61 190 for the inner and parallel strand outer casings, and a set of Knipex 74 01 200 side cutters for spiral wound outers.
If you are feeling flush then a set of 4-point crimps for the end caps, Quaxar ones are nice.0 -
I have the cheap Wiggle Lifeline cable cutters. I bought them in 2017 and have recabled bikes at least 6-7 times with them (family has quite a few bikes). They are still as sharp as they were new and continue to cut perfectly. If I was a workshop I might want something better but I don't know what problems you've had with yours or how you've treated them so for the casual user they are fine.
Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.
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why buy 3 when you can buy 1 that does everything just as well?edward.s said:Knipex 95 61 190 for the inner and parallel strand outer casings, and a set of Knipex 74 01 200 side cutters for spiral wound outers.
If you are feeling flush then a set of 4-point crimps for the end caps, Quaxar ones are nice.
how bizarre.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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I cut everything with mine. Including the stays of mudguards, home wiring, toenails and my nasal hair.MattFalle said:Park Tools
Had them for years, used at home and in a shop workshop for a couple of years, never had a problem and still going perfect.
Worth every penny.0 -
Nah.
pliers for nasal hair.
stick up schnozzle
grab hair
yank downwards
same technique can also be used for armpit hair and pubes..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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Park Tool or Pedro’s.
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Blow torch.MattFalle said:Nah.
pliers for nasal hair.
stick up schnozzle
grab hair
yank downwards
same technique can also be used for armpit hair and pubes.
One of the chefs ones can be used where precision is required.0 -
oxy torch also does the same job.
The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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How hairy ARE you?MattFalle said:oxy torch also does the same job
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its not the quantity, its the quality.
tbh, not very. like normal i'd say. not some kinda weird gorilla man but, at the same time, not some alopecic eel.
just kinda normal.
then again, a very, very low boredom threshold, too much time on my hands and access to Veet can mean everything changes on a daily basis..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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Has enough time lapsed for the Veet reviews again?
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.1 -
The Decathlon Btwin-branded one works well. I think it's better than the Park Tool one, and a lot cheaper.0
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While I realise you are just being contrarian, I'll explain:MattFalle said:
why buy 3 when you can buy 1 that does everything just as well?edward.s said:Knipex 95 61 190 for the inner and parallel strand outer casings, and a set of Knipex 74 01 200 side cutters for spiral wound outers.
If you are feeling flush then a set of 4-point crimps for the end caps, Quaxar ones are nice.
how bizarre
For twisted strand and parallel strand cable, a bypass style cutter that 'gathers' the strands together and cuts them in a clean shear gives the best finish.
for spiral wound outer, the same shear action can result in an uneven end with a pronounced spike of inner wire as the action forces the hose to dislocate before cutting. A good set of side cutters used with the flat side towards the hose you want to keep will mostly give a smoother end to the cut part as it tends to cut diagonally through the spiral material. At worst it leaves less of a spike to tidy up with a file.
For end caps you can crimp 'em however you want, but a nice 4-point crimp looks neat and is nice and secure.
One tool will do all that for sure, just not as well or neatly. It won't make any functional difference but I like to have nice tools and do a neat job.
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Great dit fella.
Just buy Park Tools job and do the job properly in the first place so you don't end up with the pig's ear as described above.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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Felco.0
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well it seems about 8 people also concur with buying Park Tools to do the right job first time round rather than your option of botching a job then buying 3 tools to repair it none of which were designed to do the original job in the first place.edward.s said:
Yes, I get it, you are a hilarious contrarian, and only your view could have any merit.MattFalle said:Great dit fella.
Just buy Park Tools job and do the job properly in the first place so you don't end up with the pig's ear as described above
buying the correct tool for the. how contrary of me.
next time i take a blood pressure i'll follow your jist and instead of using a cuff i'll shove a track pump up their 'arris.
.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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The truth is, you don't need to buy Park Tools. There are plenty of other top quality cable cutters (some most likely better than Park) -Felco being a good example0
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tbh, any single use cutters designed for tge job are better than the catastrophuck situation he is describibg above.
The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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actually surprised no one has vowed that using a Dremel is the only way to cut cables tbh......
The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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+ bench grinder for the perfect finish.0
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You know what Matt, you do you. If being how you are makes you feel good then I'm happy for you.0
