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02-09-20 | 07:26 AM

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dmark

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Originally Posted by delbiker1

I use Jagwire cutters for gear and brake cables and housing. The housing I always cut with a piece of old cable in the canal. That keeps it from getting mashed. Smooth the ends with a file and I use a pick from a walnut cracker set to make sure the canal is open and round.

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"The housing I always cut with a piece of old cable in the canal. That keeps it from getting mashed."
My cutter is a 25 year old Shimano that still cuts cleanly.

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