Originally Posted by
squirtdad
this is the type of hack that a) would be crazy to even try to brake cables b) might, maybe, if you are luck work for shifter cables.... If i were to have to macgyver some think, I would find very small cable crimps and I would not try to do in line, instead I would make would do 2 loops forgive the terrible graphics, but this should give you the idea cables looped in red, crimps in blue. Soldering cables has never been successful in my attempts
I agree. Trying a splice or soldering an end on brake cables is one of the more hazardous ideas I have heard and I cannot recommend against doing it strongly enough. The ends on cables are applied by splaying out the wires in the cable end into what is called a "floret" and molding them into a solid zinc alloy end. You would have to destroy the end to get the cable out. Soldering is nowhere as strong. A PROPERLY-designed crimp might be acceptable but a jury-rigged solution will surely fail just when it is needed most. There is still the matter of extending the housings....