Re: [Paddlewise] Replacing a rudder cable - suggestions needed

From: <NEWTOT_at_mail.modot.state.mo.us>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 11:22:53 -0500
Evan,
There is a specific tool for cutting cables and it is found at bike shops!  If
you are concerned about getting a clean cut, I suggest buying the $20 bike tool
or asking a bike mechanic to cut the cable for you.  This makes me wonder if
anyone uses bicycle brake cable (not the "shift" cable that is smaller & weaker)
for their rudders.  At any rate, the tool makes a clean cut w/o fraying the
ends, but I would still use solder or super glue to ensure they stay that way.

Tim
Boat'n in the Ozarks


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