On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 00:04:21 GMT, H. Morgan <
[email protected]>
wrote:
>On 27 Jun 2004 20:33:40 GMT,
[email protected] (Mike
>Krueger) wrote:
>
>><< What's the trick so as not to crimp the metal casing
>>inside? I have the Park cable cutter, so it's not the
>>tool. (IOW, I know it's me.) >>
>>
>>Easiest and most precise method to cut cable housing is
>>with a Dremel tool cut-off wheel.
>
>Agreed, but it still must be de-burred after with a small
>file. So, if he has a cable cutter, he may as well use it,
>then take a file to the end of the housing. The filing
>takes longer than after having used a Dremel, but the
>result is the same. Extra care when doing this job will pay
>dividends with smoothness of cable operation.
With light pressure, you can use the side of the Dremel
cutoff wheel to deburr and smooth the cut. I usually put two
cutoff wheels in anyway because they shatter so easily,
which makes the side use safer.
A scriber or nail can open up the inner plastic housing.