[TowerTalk] Cutting EHS?

[ni8l@imperium.net (Scott Detloff, K8DX)]

At 05:42 PM 4/22/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Barry,  I have had good luck with good quality bolt cutters.  I have cut a 
>lot of 1/4 and 5/16 and some 3/8 with big bolt cutters--36" to 42" ones.
>Never had any problems with denting the jaws.  The real secret on bolt 
>cutters is to note that the gap can be adjusted by loosening the hinge
>bolts and rotating them--they are eccentric bolts and when adjusted
>properly you can have a minimal gap in the jaws.

I have had good luck using tightly wound electrical tape over the section
that needs to be cut.  It stops the wire from flatening when the cut is made
in the middle.

73...Scott K8DX (ex NI8L)


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