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Pantera1

08-02-2007 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by mr_velocity (Post 2221243)

Gee I must have been imagining the 10 years I spent in the boat lift business cutting all those stainless cables. Get a big pair of bolt cutters and it'll cut like butter.

Naturally the right tool would be perfect, but I don't see him buying cable cutters for 1 or 2 cuts. If he doesn't have the bolt cutters, a cutoff wheel works great as well.

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Ill call your 10 years cutting weany boat lift cable and raise you 20 years in the material handling business. Cant cut a 100 ton wire rope with bolt cutters ..
Ever wonder why they are called " BOLT " cutters ?

Pantera1

08-02-2007 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris Sunkin (Post 2221257)

Maybe what he meant is that bolt cutters crush & distort the bundle and don't cut cleanly. I'm sure you could cut cables with a hatchet if you were so disposed. It's just not the "best" way.

Thanks Chris , that is what I meant .. Never said nothing else would do the job ..Only that the proper tool always does it better.

Strip Poker 388

08-02-2007 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Pantera1 (Post 2221911)

My cheap bolt cutters want cut it ,it made a mess of the test picse. I did use a cut off wheel, but it still wants to unravel. The factory wire looks like it has some kind of soldier on it?

The pick on the MSD coil I cut with a cut off wheel.the other look cut with a torch or something?

Pantera1

08-02-2007 10:18 PM

The one to the right is a nice cut .. Now solder it and your all set:cool-smiley-011:

Strip Poker 388

08-02-2007 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Pantera1 (Post 2222215)

The one to the right is a nice cut .. Now solder it and your all set:cool-smiley-011:

with a regular type solder gun? I dont think I can get the cable hot enough with it? will the alum solder hold?

Pantera1

08-02-2007 10:28 PM

I was thinkin a torch and some 50/50 solder.

Pantera1

08-02-2007 10:30 PM

Actually liquid electrical tape works real nice on 1/2 inch and smaller rope

Pantera1

08-02-2007 10:31 PM

http://www.dxengineering.com/Product...D=90&DeptID=12

Strip Poker 388

08-02-2007 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Pantera1 (Post 2222234)

I was thinkin a torch and some 50/50 solder.

I have a small little hand held torch,what about the solder?

I also have the liquid electrical tape ,will that be strong enough to hold it together?

http://www.cookingforengineers.com/p...fd_propane.jpg

Pantera1

08-02-2007 10:51 PM

Yes the liquid electrical tape works good

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