Making off SWA

[WaterSparky]

Whats your preferred way? What you thinks easier? Any useful tools made for terminating it?

My way is to score with a junior.
Then when making off the gland I like to use an adjustable with slip joint pliers.
Then when stripping the inner to reveal the conductors, I use bending and a sharp blade.

Just a question on what tools and tricks you guys use to terminate it.

Cheers

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Whats your preferred way? What you thinks easier? Any useful tools made for terminating it?

My way is to score with a junior.
Then when making off the gland I like to use an adjustable with slip joint pliers.
Then when stripping the inner to reveal the conductors, I use bending and a sharp blade.

Just a question on what tools and tricks you guys use to terminate it.

Cheers

looks like you have you have it about rite...

 

[telectrix]

wrap a bit of tape round the cable first to ensure a straight cut with the hacksaw. for the inner insulation i use a rotary cutter, similar to jakari and if the insulation won't pull off, slice it to the end with stanley.

 

[Flanders]

Yuo can buy a tool for cutting of the SWA a bit like a pipe cutter they are expensive bet have I have heard they are good if doing a lot of it

 

[telectrix]

got a cheap one. used it once. took 5 x as long as with a junior hacksaw.

 

[SirKit Breaker]

Yuo can buy a tool for cutting of the SWA a bit like a pipe cutter they are expensive bet have I have heard they are good if doing a lot of it

Ratchet pipe cutter £10 from Wickes

 

[telectrix]

is that £310, howard?

 

[iamelectric]

its called a blade runner think kewtech makes it and its a great tool when in tight spaces its about 35 notes but worth it as it gives the perfect ring

 

[telectrix]

yep. £30 from test-meter. i got one. that's the one that takes bloody ages. but they are usefull in a confined space.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

ring it first and get it glanded off before fixing to an enclosure...
then you will have enough room to ring it....

 

[telectrix]

funny, i always used to do it that way , but got told it was wrong. should fit gland into enclosure first. soon as the boss had gone, went back to my way. a bonus is that if you've not yet fitted the enclosure to the wall or whatever and the cables a fraction long or short, you can adjust the position of the box so the cable dresses just so.

 

[Flanders]

Yes anything bigger than a 50mm and it gland first and then stick it in the enclosure, then take it out again and put the banjo on it !!!

 

[telectrix]

then strip the whole lot down again to put the condom on, which you've just found on the floor.

 

[Flanders]

I was getting to that, I seen many a split sheave were clearly they couldn't be bothered to start again the ruff necks

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

Gland in the enclosure first up to 35mm after that gland on the cable first! Tried to do a 120 4 core with the gland in the enclosure first once. Stabbed myself right through my finger with one of the steel cores. Always ring the inner sheath as It looks horrible when its all miss matched and rough!