What do you use to cut flex cable?

[properchopper]

C4!

When I'm all out of C4 I use this. Makes a nice clean cut

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[HangTheMan]

Thanks guys. Ya'll are awesome... and hilarious. I made the cut with a dremel and cutting disc. came out perfect.. also dipped the tip in acetone to clean it off and then solder the tip. Now its nice and clean..

[fusion_m8]

Phew! I thought you were going to drop one of those "daisy cutters"....

When I'm all out of C4 I use this. Makes a nice clean cut

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[dasboata]

I use a dremel reinforced cut off wheel,, or my Klein side cutters and leave 3/8 or so extra and then put it on a belt sander with 80 grit and sand to correct lenght
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[urbs00007]

I use a dremel reinforced cut off wheel,, or my Klein side cutters and leave 3/8 or so extra and then put it on a belt sander with 80 grit and sand to correct lenght
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chris, do you solder the cut end?

[boredom.is.me]

Cut, solder, then finish it on a sander or grinding wheel.

[dasboata]

chris, do you solder the cut end?

no more waste of time don't matter John

[Fluid]

I'm with Chris, I haven't soldered a flex cable in over a decade. Sometimes I put a drop of Loctite on the end, usually not. I have never had a cable end loosen or fray, and I have had a LOT of boats over the last decade from 2S to 10S, sport boaters to SAW racers.

One caveat - I do use collet couplers exclusively. The less efficient screw couplers damage cable and for that use, solder may help with cable life.


Note: pretty old thread (2014), the OP hasn't even logged on since last year.....


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