Shortening throttle cables?

Anyone know the best way to cut the inner of a bowden cable tidily,
i.e. without it unravelling before I get the new nipple soldered on?
Is there a right tool for the job or does a Dremel and duct tape work?

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Eiron.

Eiron wrote:

> Anyone know the best way to cut the inner of a bowden cable tidily,
> i.e. without it unravelling before I get the new nipple soldered on?
> Is there a right tool for the job or does a Dremel and duct tape work?

Stick a blob of solder on it?

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Krusty
www.MuddyStuff.co.uk
Off-Road Classifieds

'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger 955i (for sale) '96 Tiger '79 Fantic Hiro 250

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Eiron <e1ron@hotmail.com> saying
something like:

>Anyone know the best way to cut the inner of a bowden cable tidily,
>i.e. without it unravelling before I get the new nipple soldered on?
>Is there a right tool for the job or does a Dremel and duct tape work?

Clean it up with meths or similar, flux it with plumber's flux and
solder the bit you want to cut.

Eiron wrote:

> Anyone know the best way to cut the inner of a bowden cable tidily,
> i.e. without it unravelling before I get the new nipple soldered on?
> Is there a right tool for the job or does a Dremel and duct tape work?

I have a rather natty cutter for cables, got it from the local pushbike
emporium.

--
Dan L
dan.yodanet@gmail.com
http://thebikeshed.spaces.live.com/
1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr

BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6/7)
X-FOT#000
DIAABTCOD #26
BOMB#18 (slow)
OMF#11

"Eiron" <e1ron@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:59o64gF278jbfU1@mid.individual.net...
> Anyone know the best way to cut the inner of a bowden cable tidily,
> i.e. without it unravelling before I get the new nipple soldered on?
> Is there a right tool for the job or does a Dremel and duct tape work?
>
>

I usually lay the cable across the vice and cut it with a sharp chisel.
Never buggered up the end of a cable yet.

Oily

On or around 1 May 2007 18:35:37 GMT, "Dan L" <dan.yodanet@gmail.com>
enlightened us thusly:

>Eiron wrote:
>
>> Anyone know the best way to cut the inner of a bowden cable tidily,
>> i.e. without it unravelling before I get the new nipple soldered on?
>> Is there a right tool for the job or does a Dremel and duct tape work?
>
>I have a rather natty cutter for cables, got it from the local pushbike
>emporium.

Aye, I have one of they too. jaws have inverse angles and pinch the cable
together while shearing it, so that it doesn't unravel.

Baker's fluid is the stuff for soldering 'em though.
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Eiron	Shortening throttle cables? Anyone know the best way to cut the inner of a bowden cable tidily, i.e. without it unravelling before I get the new nipple soldered on? Is there a right tool for the job or does a Dremel and duct tape work? -- Eiron.

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Krusty	Re: Shortening throttle cables? Eiron wrote: > Anyone know the best way to cut the inner of a bowden cable tidily, > i.e. without it unravelling before I get the new nipple soldered on? > Is there a right tool for the job or does a Dremel and duct tape work? Stick a blob of solder on it? -- Krusty www.MuddyStuff.co.uk Off-Road Classifieds '02 MV Senna '03 Tiger 955i (for sale) '96 Tiger '79 Fantic Hiro 250

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Grimly Curmudgeon	Re: Shortening throttle cables? We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember Eiron <e1ron@hotmail.com> saying something like: >Anyone know the best way to cut the inner of a bowden cable tidily, >i.e. without it unravelling before I get the new nipple soldered on? >Is there a right tool for the job or does a Dremel and duct tape work? Clean it up with meths or similar, flux it with plumber's flux and solder the bit you want to cut.

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Dan L	Re: Shortening throttle cables? Eiron wrote: > Anyone know the best way to cut the inner of a bowden cable tidily, > i.e. without it unravelling before I get the new nipple soldered on? > Is there a right tool for the job or does a Dremel and duct tape work? I have a rather natty cutter for cables, got it from the local pushbike emporium. -- Dan L dan.yodanet@gmail.com http://thebikeshed.spaces.live.com/ 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6/7) X-FOT#000 DIAABTCOD #26 BOMB#18 (slow) OMF#11

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Oily	Re: Shortening throttle cables? "Eiron" <e1ron@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:59o64gF278jbfU1@mid.individual.net... > Anyone know the best way to cut the inner of a bowden cable tidily, > i.e. without it unravelling before I get the new nipple soldered on? > Is there a right tool for the job or does a Dremel and duct tape work? > > I usually lay the cable across the vice and cut it with a sharp chisel. Never buggered up the end of a cable yet. Oily

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Austin Shackles	Re: Shortening throttle cables? On or around 1 May 2007 18:35:37 GMT, "Dan L" <dan.yodanet@gmail.com> enlightened us thusly: >Eiron wrote: > >> Anyone know the best way to cut the inner of a bowden cable tidily, >> i.e. without it unravelling before I get the new nipple soldered on? >> Is there a right tool for the job or does a Dremel and duct tape work? > >I have a rather natty cutter for cables, got it from the local pushbike >emporium. Aye, I have one of they too. jaws have inverse angles and pinch the cable together while shearing it, so that it doesn't unravel. Baker's fluid is the stuff for soldering 'em though. -- Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that Travel The Galaxy! Meet Fascinating Life Forms... ------------------------------------------------\ >> http://www.schlockmercenary.com/ << \ ...and Kill them. a webcartoon by Howard Tayler; I like it, maybe you will too!