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Post by trappincoyotes39 on Nov 19, 2012 20:05:00 GMT -6
A GOOD fencing pliers will cut 5/64th and larger nicely in the filed. I wouldn't use them for snare or extension building but have cut plenty of cable in the field with my fencing pliers. 1/16th one needs cable cutters though to get a clean cut.
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Post by musher on Nov 28, 2012 10:48:42 GMT -6
Musher, The cutters you have are probably fine. More than likely you have been cutting soft trappers wire with them, which smears into the jaws and causes them to feel like they are dull. To solve this, take the cutter jaws apart and lay the flat side on a FLAT honing stone. Like a white Arkansas or Washita with some honing oil. While keeping it flat, work it in a circular motion. This will remove the soft metal smeared into the cutter jaw. Then put them back together, making sure they are relatively tight but not overtightened. Unless the cutting edge has been damaged they should work well. I finally got my butt in gear and did as you said. I also gave the curved edge a few strokes with the rats tail. It worked!! Thanks. |
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Post by thebeav2 on Nov 28, 2012 15:40:50 GMT -6
Cutting cable In the shop I just use a good sharp cold chisel a hammer and a block of steel. Works great.
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Post by trappincoyotes39 on Dec 1, 2012 21:42:27 GMT -6
beav, felco's much faster when building things.
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Post by Rally Hess on Dec 11, 2012 23:30:14 GMT -6
Jim,
Can't tell you exactly how many cuts you can make with a pair of cable cutters but it is alot. I made a pneumatic jig that I put the ARM/ HIT brand cutters in. I routinely cut 10,000 foot spools of cable in varying lengths for runs of snares I make. The cutters will easily cut 50,000' of cable with no problems.
I also cut #11 and #9 wire in short lengths to be made into snare swivels. It only takes a couple hundred pound rolls of wire to hear the cutters working harder(getting dull or smeared full of soft steel). If I keep cutting the soft wire and not clean the cutters up with a little honing like mentioned above, it will break a jaw out of the cutters before I've cut 300 lbs of wire. There are 2360 cuts per 100 lbs of #9 wire and 3340 per 100 lbs of #11 wire. Can't tell you exactly on the cable because I cut it in varying lengths from 28" to 10'.
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Post by jim on Dec 12, 2012 3:18:58 GMT -6
Good morning Rally: It doesn't sound like I have to worry about my cable cutters any time soon.
Jim
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