[Healeys] choke cable cutting problem solved

[Mike Tobin]

I always buy  my cables from a bike shop.  Take the end with the lead head
and tell the the guy at the shop you want a brake cable with an end as
close to this as he's got.  Get a handful of ferrules (my bike shop usually
just gives them to me) to crimp on the end of the cut cable to keep it from
fraying.  I give myself a good amount of extra cable so a can cut it a few
times right at the ferrule before I need a new cable.

On Sun, Jan 10, 2021, 17:24 <greylinn at ozemail.com.au> wrote:

> …coming in late on this, I’ve found the best way (apart from a fine cut
> Dremel disc) is to grip the cable in a pair of sharp side cutters, put
> these on a hard surface and give the upper jaw a sharp tap with a hammer.
> In this way the cable end doesn’t fray.
>
>
>
> Cheers
>
>
>
> Peter Linn
>
>
>
> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *richard
> mayor
> *Sent:* Monday, 11 January 2021 9:41 AM
> *To:* Leonard Berkowitz <DrBerkowitz at hotmail.com>
> *Cc:* healeys at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] choke cable cutting problem solved
>
>
>
> What I should have mentioned in my post is that you cut through the cable
> - and the tape-  where the tape is wrapped around the cable .  That way the
> cable cannot unwind.
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 1:54 PM Leonard Berkowitz <DrBerkowitz at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Thank you all for the input on cutting the choke cable.  The idea of using
> a fine cut off disk sounded like a great idea.  I had tried using my
> regular cut off tool but the cable just unwound.  Then I got an idea from
> one of your posts.  I am a retired dentist and I have the belt driven drill
> I used in dental school (never been in a mouth) and some very fine cut off
> disks.  Worked like a charm.  Cut through the cable and the cable housing
> guide 1,2,3. Reinstalled the rear choke cable with no problems.  Now just
> waiting to get another front choke cable and repeat the process.
>
> Again, thank you all for your input and suggestions.
>
>
>
> Len Berkowitz
>
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