How to cut steel braided cable
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After cutting, give the inside a shot of WD40 and place an AN fitting in a padded vice jaw, put a hold-down clamp on the hose (but don't tighten it yet) and push the hose on with a slight twisting motion. Remove the tape and push into place or put hold-down clamp in to place and crimp it. | After cutting, give the inside a shot of WD40 and place an AN fitting in a padded vice jaw, put a hold-down clamp on the hose (but don't tighten it yet) and push the hose on with a slight twisting motion. Remove the tape and push into place or put hold-down clamp in to place and crimp it. | ||
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| + | Another easy way of doing it, if you don't have a cut-off wheel handy is with a chisel. Just wrap the cable with tape like described above to keep the threads from fraying. Set it on a solid piece of stock, or concrete works sometimes, put the chisel in the middle of your taped section and hit it with a hammer. It generally cuts very easily. Hope this helps. | ||
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