Modern Vespa

Can anybody tell me what is the best type of cable cutters to use for my Vespa cables?

Okay we need more info. did you lose a key ?

Oh what the heck

http://cableorganizer.com/klein-tools/cable-cutters/ratchet-cable-cutters.htm


Will cut it all

Me thinks this should be in the Not-So-Modern section.

Dave

i use a really, really beefy pair of side-cutters.




if you buy crappy ones, they won't cut nicely, or you'll put little nicks in the blades in no time. You need quality ones.

Afterwards, the ideal thing to do is to solder up the cable end so it doesn't fray. I highly recommend doing this, though i'm too lazy to do this and have to change it out too soon. A stitch in time saves nine.

"Piano wire cutters" is a good description to look for when buying cutters. They'll go through stranded steel cable with no problem at all.

These are the only cable cutters you will ever need. Never have a frayed end again, very clean cut.
http://www.parktool.com/products/detail.asp?cat=14&item=CN-10

+1. You really need notched "bypass"-type cutters in which the blades trap stranded steel wire and shear rather than squeezing, as with standard diagonal wire cutters (dikes or side-cutters). I have a similar pair of bypass cutters that I bought many years ago for working with stainless steel stranded cable on boats, and they will literally and very easily cut ANYTHING up to about 3/16" and stay sharp much longer than diagonal cutters.

As Jimc says, music (piano) wire is really the test. It's very hard stuff that will instantly dull most dikes. I now use my bypass cutters mostly for cutting music wire in my musical instrument building business.

i might have to get the one imwithhappy just posted.

I've also used a Dremel tool with an abrasive cutter blade to cut stainless steel wire for my sailboat. Just tape around where you want to make the cut. Dremel cuts it like butter.

They also last forever. Park makes some really quality tools. Bicycle shop mechanics swear by the stuff.

Years back, when I owned a small manufacturing company, I was commissioned to make a prototype tap wrench for Park Tool that would only fit the shanks of the 1/2" and 9/16" tap shanks (which we also made). Park wanted to market a crank repair kit which had the L&R tap sets and a wrench. I made a couple dozen sample T-handle tap wrenches that were CNC machined and then had them black oxided. The finishing touch was a foil American flag emblazoned on the body.

Unfortunately, they loved the wrench, but wanted it to come in the door for under a dollar. My price was around $12 each, based on lots of 100 units.

So, I ended up with a dozen special tap wrenches.

+1

If you already have a dremel this is great option - I use it all of the time to cut cables and housings on my bicycles....very clean cut. If you do not have a dremel that Park Tool cable cutter is great for stranded cables.

You won't regret it. I've found them at home depot before-once as the stand alone tool, another time I got one that was incorporated into a chain link fence tool. Both were inexpensive and work oh so much better than the squeeze and squish tool.