For an indoor gland lovely any standard above domestic installation maybe not so much. I’d like to say junior hacksaw no matter the size of swa a be aware of a new blade as occasionally you can cut slightly deeper when ringing.
When attempting a few metres stripping back I like to unravel all swa in one it leaving 200 to 300 and cutting the excess. Then becomes easier to remove 1-4 steels at a time to have a nice end when needed with certain cheaper glands.
Ringing the swa with a junior hacksaw is an art but feeling comfortable or naturally doing it is something else. Forming the swa in the certain angles and positions will also help giving you a precise connection between the olive a cone. This with larger swa’s will end up landing the cable into position with minimal resistance. Repetition, trial and error and lot of practice is probably unrated.
For a larger swa when you only get one gland in a pack bw, cw glands are suspect. E1w from cablecraft I’ve found don’t mix metals (comes with a brass nut), a ip washer (fibre washer will give you the same outcome but fibre washers deteriorate in harsher environments) also a brass screw for tapping the swa bond into a gland plate, jb, cabinet, board.
Tools needed
-Knipex cobra adjustable wrench x2 250mm long will do to a 32mm maybe 40 (less chance of damaging the brass which wouldn’t pass compex or Atex gland inspections when being assessed) believe it or not tend to be more handy than expected only have a 160 set knipex cobra grips in my bag now.
-Stanley
-Junior hacksaw
Enjoy lol
When attempting a few metres stripping back I like to unravel all swa in one it leaving 200 to 300 and cutting the excess. Then becomes easier to remove 1-4 steels at a time to have a nice end when needed with certain cheaper glands.
Ringing the swa with a junior hacksaw is an art but feeling comfortable or naturally doing it is something else. Forming the swa in the certain angles and positions will also help giving you a precise connection between the olive a cone. This with larger swa’s will end up landing the cable into position with minimal resistance. Repetition, trial and error and lot of practice is probably unrated.
For a larger swa when you only get one gland in a pack bw, cw glands are suspect. E1w from cablecraft I’ve found don’t mix metals (comes with a brass nut), a ip washer (fibre washer will give you the same outcome but fibre washers deteriorate in harsher environments) also a brass screw for tapping the swa bond into a gland plate, jb, cabinet, board.
Tools needed
-Knipex cobra adjustable wrench x2 250mm long will do to a 32mm maybe 40 (less chance of damaging the brass which wouldn’t pass compex or Atex gland inspections when being assessed) believe it or not tend to be more handy than expected only have a 160 set knipex cobra grips in my bag now.
-Stanley
-Junior hacksaw
Enjoy lol
