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Post by Jem on Jun 10, 2018 16:51:49 GMT
Can anybody recommend one that doesn't cost an arm and a leg but does the job?
Thanks in advance
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Post by cusqueno on Jun 11, 2018 10:00:52 GMT
Can anybody recommend one that doesn't cost an arm and a leg but does the job? Thanks in advance on eBay UK looks meaty, if a bit crude and is £23 delivered. I bought a cheap one on eBay and have been pleased with it. Has more functions that the Park one, such as a little receptacle that you can poke outers into when you have just cut them to make sure that they aren't blocked. I'll post a photo of it when I get home. can't see the same thing for sale at the moment. There was a long discussion about the merits of various cable cutters recently on one of my FB groups but I can't find it at present. |
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Post by blackwizard on Jun 11, 2018 15:10:36 GMT
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Post by Jem on Jun 11, 2018 18:31:21 GMT
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Post by blackwizard on Jun 12, 2018 0:07:57 GMT
Draper isn’t a bad brand so you haven’t been robbed at that.
I often just get cheaper tools like this on the basis that I don’t often use them, as long as they are fit for purpose I’m happy. Like others I would love my workshop to be full of Park or Snapon but for the hobbyist is that viable?
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Post by oldroadietehachapi on Jul 4, 2018 16:31:07 GMT
I have been using a Park Tool CN-10 for years. At 34 American greenbacks it is not the cheapest; but it is durable. When I was younger, I would buy the cheapest that would do the job; they didn't last, and so cost more per year. Your choice.
Cheers
Jim
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Post by rodh on May 12, 2020 2:25:37 GMT
Try a Dremel ... the nice flat end it creates helps the Bowden outer sit nicely in the lugs or hangers.
Hope thus helps,
Rod
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Post by Jem on May 12, 2020 8:25:48 GMT
Try a Dremel ... the nice flat end it creates helps the Bowden outer sit nicely in the lugs or hangers. Hope thus helps, Rod Hi Rod...very good to see you back! I bought one in the end. Blue handle...I think it was a Park, or a look-alike. Either way it is great. I have a Dremel but went in the box looking for it about 2 months ago and it isn't in there. I'm puzzled about where it is. I asked my eldest son; he doesn't have it. It's not the kind of thing you just misplace - but Ive looked everywhere and can't find it |
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Post by brianbutler on May 12, 2020 11:39:25 GMT
Dremel? I can understand cutting the cable housing with a Dremel cutting wheel but if you are talking about cutting the inner cable with a Dremel, how do you do it?
Brian
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Post by franco on May 12, 2020 11:40:54 GMT
I also seem to be on an eternal budget when comes to buying tools and parts, but learnt my lesson with a £4 crank puller. It did two bikes then the threads were shot, ordered a Park Tool one the other day.
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Post by wheelson on May 12, 2020 13:18:24 GMT
Can anybody recommend one that doesn't cost an arm and a leg but does the job? Thanks in advance I use an old Var 84 that has been with me since my original bike shop days of '66-'70 and '74-'79. Used when I got it and still sharp today. Not to be confused with the current Var offerings of which I have no experience, the old ones can be found on ebay for around $35US.
As a side note, I also have used it to cut spokes since a non-flattened spoke end is essential when using my Hozan spoke threading machine. I didn't want to compromise the Var's cable cutting function, so I found a second one on ebay last year. Now I had to decide which one to use on spokes and which to use on cables as they both seem equally sharp. Goes to show that a used Var seems to retain it's edge.
After cutting an outer cable, I usually flatten the cut end with a touch to the grinding wheel, then open the inner coating with a (vintage) ice pick. As you can see, I'm a tool fanatic in dire need of intervention, although almost everything I buy is used and acquired at yard sales and flea markets (jumbles?). And no, I don't have a multi-thousand $ Campagnolo tool set, I wish!
Best, John "wheelson" Wilson
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Post by rodh on May 12, 2020 17:27:19 GMT
Try a Dremel ... the nice flat end it creates helps the Bowden outer sit nicely in the lugs or hangers. Hope thus helps, Rod Hi Rod...very good to see you back! ... Very kind of you ... thanks. Brian, you asked about cutting the Bowden iinner, which I also do with a Dremel ... with a cut-off wheel and a steady hand. Thers's no special procedure, just a little patience to allow the wheel to do the work. I find the inner is less likely to fray than when using cutters, but I still crimp a wire-end onto it as soon as I can afterwards. Hope this helps, Rod |
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Post by brianbutler on May 13, 2020 1:55:41 GMT
Hi Rod...very good to see you back! ... Very kind of you ... thanks. Brian, you asked about cutting the Bowden iinner, which I also do with a Dremel ... with a cut-off wheel and a steady hand. Thers's no special procedure, just a little patience to allow the wheel to do the work. I find the inner is less likely to fray than when using cutters, but I still crimp a wire-end onto it as soon as I can afterwards. Hope this helps, Rod Thanks, I will give the Dremel a try just for the experience. I have a pretty good cutter (Pedro's maybe) that usually does a clean job it's but always nice to learn a new technique. Speaking of which, I sometimes use 2cm of shrink tubing and a heat gun in place of crimp ends - super clean job, cheap, and easy to color coordinate with cables, etc. Also, fairly easy to pull off (or pull through) if the cable inner needs to come out.
Brian
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