Cutters for 70mm tri rated Cable

[uksparks]

Hi,

I am going to be making abour 60 cuts of 70mm tri rated cable, and probably many hundred more of the same.

Whats the best way to cut it without knackering it up?

Do I need a pair of ratchet cutters?

 

[Pete999]

Nah decent pair of croppers should do

 

[uksparks]

When you say croppers... you don't need cutters? You mean things with big handles?

 

[Darkwood]

Yep cable croppers - they are shaped better for circular cables and do clean cut ...because your doing a bulky cable many time and unless your built like a brick house then I would recommend ratchet croppers.

They are not that big tbh ...

 

[uksparks]

ok thanks, are any brands any better than others? I usually go with Knipex, but not feeling that flush to be honest. Are the CK ones any good?

 

[londonlec]

I shopped about for the rachet cutters and got some for around £80, work just as well as my colleagues whos were £300.

 

[shanky887614]

i use these, there rated for 70mm but i havent tried them on anything bigger than 35mm yet

cuts through micc like butter though.


knipex ratings are a little conservative. that little pair will happily cut 35mm tails

 

[Megavolt]

Hi,

I am going to be making abour 60 cuts of 70mm tri rated cable, and probably many hundred more of the same.

Whats the best way to cut it without knackering it up?

Do I need a pair of ratchet cutters?

Hi uksparks

What did you get in the end. Have to do something similar with 95mm so wondering what's best to get my self

 

[Brightspark2]

Hi uksparks

What did you get in the end. Have to do something similar with 95mm so wondering what's best to get my self

A battery band saw! There brilliant. We use it for all sorts of cable, will cover you all the way up to the bigger SWAs too, 300mm+.

Loads of other uses too of course.

 

[Megavolt]

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A battery band saw! There brilliant. We use it for all sorts of cable, will cover you all the way up to the bigger SWAs too, 300mm+.

Loads of other uses too of course.

Ha great thanks never even thought of that. I already have a 18v bandsaw.

 

[Brightspark2]

Ha great thanks never even thought of that. I already have a 18v bandsaw.

There you go, will go through it like butter!

 

[Lucien Nunes]

Will that leave a clean end on tri-rated though? I've never used a saw on fine stranded, only cable shears, which take all of a second to go through 70mm so I'd be tempted to keep the bandsaw for armoured etc. I do keep separate shears for MICC and rough stuff, so that the ones used for the more delicate cables are as sharp as poss. When they start getting chipped or slack, they get demoted to the rough work and new ones take over the delicate.

 

[shanky887614]

Will that leave a clean end on tri-rated though? I've never used a saw on fine stranded, only cable shears, which take all of a second to go through 70mm so I'd be tempted to keep the bandsaw for armoured etc. I do keep separate shears for MICC and rough stuff, so that the ones used for the more delicate cables are as sharp as poss. When they start getting chipped or slack, they get demoted to the rough work and new ones take over the delicate.

what ones do you recomend

 

[Megavolt]

Tempted to giving these a try but seem to cheap if that makes sence.

Got lots of good reviews tho

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150-mm-RA...mm-ELECTRICAL-BRAND-NEW-CUTTERS-/290739607492

 

[Guest77]

i use these, there rated for 70mm but i havent tried them on anything bigger than 35mm yet

cuts through micc like butter though.


knipex ratings are a little conservative. that little pair will happily cut 35mm tails

I think cutting 70mm2 cable would be a struggle with them Shanks, especially lots of cuts.