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Hi,
I am going to be making abour 60 cuts of 70mm tri rated cable, and probably many hundred more of the same.
Whats the best way to cut it without knackering it up?
Do I need a pair of ratchet cutters?
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A battery band saw! There brilliant. We use it for all sorts of cable, will cover you all the way up to the bigger SWAs too, 300mm+.
Loads of other uses too of course.
There you go, will go through it like butter!Ha great thanks never even thought of that. I already have a 18v bandsaw.
what ones do you recomendWill that leave a clean end on tri-rated though? I've never used a saw on fine stranded, only cable shears, which take all of a second to go through 70mm so I'd be tempted to keep the bandsaw for armoured etc. I do keep separate shears for MICC and rough stuff, so that the ones used for the more delicate cables are as sharp as poss. When they start getting chipped or slack, they get demoted to the rough work and new ones take over the delicate.
I think cutting 70mm2 cable would be a struggle with them Shanks, especially lots of cuts.i use these, there rated for 70mm but i havent tried them on anything bigger than 35mm yet
cuts through micc like butter though.
knipex ratings are a little conservative. that little pair will happily cut 35mm tails
Hi,
I am going to be making abour 60 cuts of 70mm tri rated cable, and probably many hundred more of the same.
Whats the best way to cut it without knackering it up?
Do I need a pair of ratchet cutters?
tri-rated.I think cutting 70mm2 cable would be a struggle with them Shanks, especially lots of cuts.
Yes, a perfect cut.Will that leave a clean end on tri-rated though? I've never used a saw on fine stranded, only cable shears, which take all of a second to go through 70mm so I'd be tempted to keep the bandsaw for armoured etc. I do keep separate shears for MICC and rough stuff, so that the ones used for the more delicate cables are as sharp as poss. When they start getting chipped or slack, they get demoted to the rough work and new ones take over the delicate.
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