You are making hard work of that. Yes cut on the flats to get deeper. Also a smaller diameter wheel helps. I make sure to cut as deep as possible without cutting the bit you want to keep. A nick on the hexagon doesn't matter. I never cut around. When you have both sides cut, Place it flat on an anvil, or some heavy steel. Take a small cold chisel place as near to the route end as possible and hit hard. They split quite easily, then turn over and repeat. Thanks for posting.
You are making hard work of that. Yes cut on the flats to get deeper. Also a smaller diameter wheel helps. I make sure to cut as deep as possible without cutting the bit you want to keep. A nick on the hexagon doesn't matter. I never cut around. When you have both sides cut, Place it flat on an anvil, or some heavy steel. Take a small cold chisel place as near to the route end as possible and hit hard. They split quite easily, then turn over and repeat. Thanks for posting.
I was hoping you had some emergency repair Without using an expensive crimper machine .
A super hose clamp type part for filed repairs !
i want to buy same crimper