Cutters for 70mm tri rated Cable

[GEOFF S]

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?

These what you need.

95 12 500 | Cable Cutters, | Knipex

Cheers

 

[shanky887614]

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

tri-rated.

ill be honest you are right i was cutting some 25mm tails with them and i wouldnt like to try bigger.

apparently there rated toto 50 stranded and 70tri but i wouldnt try it on any bigger.


my 165mm pair of knipex seemed sharper (the bolt ruins the pair so they dont cut very well, the but came off somewhere)

 

[Leesparkykent]

I have these. Lawson HIS: Draper 64329 RCC Expert 280mm Ratchet Action Cable Cutter

 

[Brightspark2]

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.

Yes, a perfect cut.

 

[marc8]

4" grinder with 1mm blade works a treat even making of big armour cable quick spin round nice cut.