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General Category => Off Topics and General Interest => Topic started by: Dan_ on April 20, 2015, 05:30:33 PM

Title: How to treat those pesky cut cable ends
Post by: Dan_ on April 20, 2015, 05:30:33 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUQQ9aggStw

Title: Re: How to treat those pesky cut cable ends
Post by: Tom H on April 21, 2015, 05:15:48 AM

I've cut cable with O/A torch, welding the end, but that puts a small ball at the end that needs grinding down.

I like this Twist Welding method.  Can't wait to try it out.

Title: Re: How to treat those pesky cut cable ends
Post by: Bob S. on April 21, 2015, 12:05:28 PM

I like the twist welding, too. But really like the electric glider!!!!
The way of the future. Too bad they didn't get full FAA blessing! :o Surprised????? Not me....
The batteries are NOT "fuel" and must be counted as part of the 254 weight :(

Title: Re: How to treat those pesky cut cable ends
Post by: stevejahr on April 21, 2015, 02:30:50 PM

That is very cool... now I need to go buy all new cables for every bicycle I own and try it out.

Title: Re: How to treat those pesky cut cable ends
Post by: ianahner on June 17, 2015, 08:46:37 AM

As a builder of bicycle frames, I have been exposed to this conundrum for quite a while.

This method is genius, but a little bit of a pain in the butt due to the drill needed. The way I've taken to doing it on bikes is actually silver brazing them. Harris 56% silver rod and a little bit of flux makes an amazing cable termination. The silver is very low temperature as well, though I typically have an oxy-fuel torch ready to go and therefore use it, this can be done easily with just a propane blow torch from a local hardware store. Because this method doesn't get the metal hot enough to melt, the balling issue that comes up with welding is non-existant.

I'll try to take a couple pictures of the results. I may try the drill twist-weld thing at some point, but as far as I am concerned, it doesn't get much easier than dipping the cable end in a jar of flux, hitting it with a torch and touching it with a filler rod. Takes less than a minute.

Cheers guys!