Originally Posted by
lineinthewater
I don't have a grinding wheel, unfortunately.
Got an angle grinder and a vise?
Originally Posted by
UnsafeAlpine
Wow. I must be doing something wrong. Can someone explain why the Park Tool cutter does an insufficient job?
If you can get a clean square cut every time with it, good luck to you. As for brake housing, nothing's snipping that stuff square.
Bonus tip: to speed up the housings bedding in, grab the brakes like buggery a few times, and with a folded rag or something, pull the shift cables from just above the BB towards the front wheel, kinda hard (but not so hard you break something).