I don't know if this has been covered before but thought I'd mention a quick hack I did today. I installed new cables needed something to crimp the cable ends (my cable cutters don't have the crimper), so I made my own from an old pair of pliers. Just used the edge of a small file and worked in two grooves on opposite sides of each other. Make sure they line up pretty well and are cut deep enough. Only took a couple of minutes to do and worked like a charm!
