Originally Posted by dobber
I've been very successful with the brute force approach, a pair of linesman pliers and a big hammer. Put the cable in the pliers, place the pliers on a hard surface and give em a good sharp whack with the hammer.
I know your method works...but you cannot carry them in a toolkit. As mentioned before, a dedicated pair of cutters, with a V shaped notch will pinch and cut, as opposed to spead and cut. I work on the assumption that at sometime I will need to cut a cable whilst by the roadside, so I need something I can pack in a small toolkit. In a workshop it is different, you can then maybe use a tried and tested alternative method.. that is maybe not the prescribed method.