Originally Posted by
Shimagnolo
Most cables these days are stainless steel which requires acid flux and/or silver solder.
Regular soldering methods just result in the solder rolling off.
It is simpler to just coat the end of the cable in superglue.
+1, I either flame cut the ends which fuses them nicely, or super glue them. As noted soldering is possible, but only with brand new wires. Note that when threading the wires you'll often get oil or grease on them and that can make soldering more difficult.