Originally Posted by
bidaci
I use a dremel myself. Quick and painless.
Agreed. Cutting cable housing with a Dremel tool is quick, very clean and doesn't distort the housing. The resulting cut needs very little dressing.
A tubing cutter won't work at all well on cables of cable housing as it requires considerable pressure to achieve which will distort and fray the cables and mash the housing. Tubing cutters require a rigid surface to cut properly.