If you own a Dremel-type tool and some cutoff wheels, that can be used as a replacement for housing cutters, and you can use the same cutoff wheel to dress the end of the housing as the same time. In my experience, end cutters work best for cutting cables and preventing fraying, but any sharp set of diagonal cutters will do. Just don't use any designed solely for cutting copper wiring. The jaws won't be hard enough.