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Originally Posted by tv_vt
I have a Pedro's cutter, and it basically doesn't work on brake cables. I need to file down the end for several minutes to get it nice and smooth after the cut.
What cutter currently on the market do you all recommend? Several have mentioned the Shimano CT10, which is not available now, replaced by the CT12.
Thanks!
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Brake cable housing needs to be cut in two steps to avoid having to file the end flat.
First step is to slowly clamp the cutter onto rotating/bending housing until one blade slips between adjacent coils, then cut.
Second step is to rotate the cable housing against half-closed jaws until the big burr catches on one of the blades, then clip it off.
Learning curve for this fast two-step cut goes quickly.
I don't know how the brand of cutter makes any difference. The shape of the blades (the sharpening angle and the (lack of) a circular indentation in the blades) could affect the ease of achieving results.