Originally Posted by
Kontact
I worked at a shop 35 years ago that soldered all the cable ends (Turin). They had a big electric solder iron with a trigger that was pretty fast, and the point was that you could pull and reinstall soldered cables - something you can't do with heat shrink or cable ends. So it made subsequent maintenance easier for the mechanics.
However, I thought it didn't work on stainless cables.
There was a "Turin Cycles" in Evanston, Illinois when I was growing up. Same shop? It was widely known to be a high-end store.
A quick Google search reveals some ownership changes and relocations about 12 years ago... looks complicated!
Good point about re-installation. I'm not sure, but I think with the right flux, stainless cables can be soldered. Sounds like an opportunity for a "field test".
