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know theres been a few threads on this but cant find them 🙄
what to look for as in the shape etc,preferably from ebay or screwfix
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Cheap cable cutters mash cable, park, pedro or felco. You can use a dremmel though if you have one. Alternatively I have used a sharp cold chisel on a anvil but you need to make sure you have a little spare cable as it's not conistantly good like cable cutters.
IceToolz Cable Cutters - £15
Work better than my Park Tools ones (which cost 3x as much 😕 ) and they have a nifty bit for opening up the housing.
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Get 'em [url= http://www.ukbikestore.co.uk/product/38/67b3/ice-toolz-cable-spoke-cutter.html ]HERE[/url].
Here you go, better than the bike specific ones i had previously for half the price.
http://www.screwfix.com/p/cable-cutters-254mm/47997
I have some BBB cable cutters from merlin
Had them for a few years now and still going strong
Sounds weird but I use Stanley tin snips and they work really well for cables and outers! Only cost about £7 and work great for cutting metal too.
never thought of tin snips will give that a go first then the quick fix jobies thanks for the advice people 🙂
I'm fairly certain proper cable cutters like the ones posted are the right tool for the job but I've had good results with my Leatherman for the inners and a hacksaw and file for the outers.
those IceToolz ones are rubbish
those IceToolz ones are rubbish
I actually use the black Icetoolz ones which are slightly more expensive but the guys in my LBS use the red ones in their workshop.
We both agree they're better than the Park Tools cutters. They cut consistently and open up outer cables nicely. My Park Tools ones just mash the cable no matter how much you adjust them.
Rolson on eBay have worked well for me for the last 4 years, think they were £7.