There is one other trick that works if you can find the proper size brass tubing for the cable to slide into. It needs to be a close sliding fit or it does no good. Take a piece of tubing 1/2 to 3/4 " long and slide it over where the wire is to be cut. Cut through the middle of the tubing with good wire cutters and grind the end smooth and square while still in the tubing or cut through everything with a dremel cut off wheel and slide off the remainder of the brass tube. The tube keeps the wires in position and keeps them from bending or flairing just as a good solder job does.
ORIGINAL: decombs21
Having some difficulty getting a "clean" cut on Great Planes Flexible Cable Pushrod I thought I would consult the collective mind of RCU.
What I did in the past was apply some flux to the area I wanted to cut, heat with an iron and solder it as good as I could. This produced one "good" cut and another cut that looked awful. I've got to do this again to make a front steering cable of correct length as the former was too short.
Can anyone share with me their favorite method for doing this? All comments welcome.
Dave