What do you use to cut flex cable?

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  • properchopper
    • Apr 2007
    • 6968

    #16
    Originally posted by fusion_m8
    C4!
    When I'm all out of C4 I use this. Makes a nice clean cut

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    • HangTheMan
      Member
      • Sep 2014
      • 74

      #17
      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..

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      • fusion_m8
        Member
        • Jan 2013
        • 53

        #18
        Phew! I thought you were going to drop one of those "daisy cutters"....

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

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        • dasboata
          Fast Electric Addict!
          • Dec 2010
          • 3152

          #19
          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
            Senior Member
            • Jun 2011
            • 826

            #20
            Originally posted by 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
            ht
            chris, do you solder the cut end?

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            • boredom.is.me
              Senior Member
              • Jun 2009
              • 595

              #21
              Cut, solder, then finish it on a sander or grinding wheel.

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              • dasboata
                Fast Electric Addict!
                • Dec 2010
                • 3152

                #22
                Originally posted by urbs00007
                chris, do you solder the cut end?
                no more waste of time don't matter John

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                • Fluid
                  Fast and Furious
                  • Apr 2007
                  • 8012

                  #23
                  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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