Originally Posted by cyccommute
Use a cable cutter like
this rather than wire cutters. The wire cutters flatten the cable and will fray it. The cable cutter will cut the cable and leave a nice end. It will cut cable housing too.
Dude, that's a stand.
I use wire cutters my self for cutting cables. They're "linesman's pliers", and they cut just as good as any cable cutter. The ends do not get frayed or crushed. Besides, you clamp the extra bit of cable in a little dealie , so it doesn't really matter if the end is crushed...