[TowerTalk] Can type 31 cores be cut in half ?

[Jim Thomson]

I have a one off application where I  want to get  1-2  additional 2.4 inch OD cores 
onto coax,  but dont want to take the existing CMC assy all apart.  The big clamp
on is aprx  1.5 inches long..and is too long for this application.   It’s a tight squeeze inside the
nema box, and  coax is already  silver soldered at both ends  to both connectors.  Dual silver
braids have been separated at each end of the  RG-393 coax, and bonded to 7-16 Dins. 

Can a  type  31  2.4 inch OD core be cut clean in half....like in a bandsaw ?   I have a 
vertical bandsaw with a metal cutting blade in... with 3 x speeds,  80-120-200  feet per
minute.   The idea here was..IF a core can be cut in half, to place the 2 x halves back around the
coax turns... and then either glue em back together..or  perhaps use a ty-rap  around the circumference.

If cores cant be cut,  I will have to disassemble the entire assy, and start from scratch, which Id
rather not have to do, pita. 

Jim   VE7RF