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Subject: [TowerTalk] Cutting EHS?
From: kn6di@IDT.NET (Daniel H. Arney Jr.)
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 19:20:07 -0700
Keith Morehouse - W9RM wrote:
> 
> Barry Kutner wrote:
> >
> > Hi all - Wonder what everyone uses to cut EHS guy wire? I've tried a
> > variety including a hack saw (pure torture!) to bolt cutters (put a
> > nice dent in the jaws). What works best?
> 
> I cut 1/4" EHS with a cutting wheel on a pneumatic tool.  It's one of
> those 20,000 RPM jobs.  Cuts like butter and throws a nice shower of
> sparks to impress the natives.
> 
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I guess this will go on foe ever.
Why not get a cable cutter from McMaster-Carr or Grainger.
Handle is about 20" long. OOPS for got it cost a few bucks BUT THEY DO
WORK
Hank
KN6DI

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