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[Closed] Best way to cut hydraulic brake hoses?
Need to shorten a set of brake hoses, what's the best way to cut them?
Can I just use the cable cutter I use for gear cables or is something more burly needed to get a good finish?
stanley knife with a new blade (unless they're goodrich)
Nice sharp knife or wood chisel
cable cutters work fine too
+1 for the stanley knife method.
cheers - much apprecated. Stanley knife at the ready!
Woah! Hold yer hosses there, rob.
Forget not that the maker gave all men (and women) teeth.
Measure twice...
Yours, or your neighbours ?
cable cutters are useless for it, as i found out. finished it off with a sharp scalpel, much better.
Cable cutters cut braided hoses perfectly, I did two sets at the weekend. If your cable cutters aren't cutting them cleanly then you probably need a new set of cable cutters.
A sharp knife works well for standard hoses.