On 12/11/2006 Bob Maser wrote:
> HK Porter makes a tool that slices thru 3/16" like butter. Cost is about
> $30. The advantage of cutting versus grinding is the cut end is perfect and
> it goes thru the nicopress fittings whereas grinding them causes a burr.
> The tool is like a pair of scissors but with a much smaller cutting head.
> Bob W6TR
Disclaimer - I have NOT done EHS, but I used to work for a hoist
repair company, and used to cut a LOT of hoist cable. One of the
standard methods was a SHARP cold chisel, and a steel bucking block as
an anvil. We'd wrap the cable with electrical tape, put the cable on
the anvil (we usually used a 12" I beam section, or one of our
workbenches, which had 1/2 steel tops) put the chisel on it, and give
it a GOOD whack with a 5 lb lump hammer - surprise, the cable just
cuts
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73 de KG2V
For the Children - RKBA!
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