I just fixed a frayed end that has been difficult and painful every six months when I go up the ladder and change the shade cloth. How to say it? What I'm thinking is: if it was Christmas, this tip would be better than fruit cake! Thanks so much.
Simple! Easy! And it actually worked. Be sure you know the direction of the twist of the cable. I had to turn the drill clockwise to tighten over the cable but then reverse (counterclockwise) to twist while heating since the cable was twisted that way.
This is awesome! I find myself having to make cable assemblies (thimbles, ferrules, etc.) out of 3/16" cable, just like you, and nothing I had laying around (e.g., bolt cutters) did anything but mash and fray the strands. But not only does this method "cut" clean but it leaves a nice tapered end, perfect for working with ferrules. Thanks!
That makes my day that is the best coolest trick I've ever seen i'm gonna do it in about two seconds and I'm sure it'll work out that is so awesome thank you very much for your time and effort in that video
Ive never seen that done Jon. When i buy cable for my winch and they cut the length off at the store , its a mess. Great and easy tip sir. Right On Jon !!👍🇺🇸🎥
Exceptional tip Jon, thanks for sharing with the rest of the world. I’m discussing how to cut my rudder cables over on my channel and in the process of looking for the name of the cutting tool I stumbled upon this video. I must say I think it is genius. I am not an expert when it comes to working with steel cable or rope so I wanted to ask you if you think heating the cable will affect it negatively in any way? Thanks again, Matt😊
Right On! 🙌 Nice Matt! I don’t think it compromises the cable in any way. Because the cable is stranded the heat does not travel very far. It really is a game changer for cutting wire cable and having the ends nice and neat. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!
@@RightOnJonCrane Hello Jon, please disregard my other question. For some reason TH-cam only displayed the “Right On! And nothing else. Once I logged in I could see the entire response, It sure does change things & will make routing cables that you cut through small holes like I had to do on my airplane without having to put tape or anything else over the end of the cable.
Hi Jon ☺ thanks for the red hot tip,lol, what a great simple idea, right on , have you finished that stack of table tops already ?, stay safe mate, best wishe's to you and your's, Stuart UK.
NO! looks great but heat kills cable. I had a cable brake and a friend that worked construction looked at it and said it had been heated. I said yeah I cut the frayed end off with a torch. he said that's why it broke and made me cut it off about 10 feet up the cable with an angle grinder. never use heat on a cable or wire rope.
Sure, heat affects steel, but there is no way in hell cutting a cable with a torch will affect it 10 feet up the rope. It's pretty easy to tell when heat affects steel, the steel changes color. If you're beyond the part of the cable that changed color from heat, the cable hasn't been affected. If you look at the video you can see this pretty clearly after he's finished staring at the end, the colors are grey-blue-brown-yellow. (metallurgists refer to the yellow as "straw") once your beyond the part that turned yellow, the temper and strength of the steel is unaffected. In the video, it was about an inch and a half at the most. I can guarantee you with 100 percent certainty that when you cut the cable with a torch it didn't change color 10 feet away. That's just silly.
If I’m running railing cable, one end is crimped, how can I use this to cut the other end? There is no cut to use the drill. Do I cut extra then apply this method to the other end? That’s 2 cuts. What am I not seeing?
Oh sorry to hear that! I’d give it another shot. Be sure the drill is turning the same direction as the twist of the wire. Also the wire should be red hot before turning the drill. I’ve done lots of these with great results. Hope it works for you! 🙌
I think I had the cord held too far back rather than in a vice… I tried a second time with a small vice and It also didn’t work but I may have not had a good enough grip. :) but at least it didn’t explode. My wire rope might be too large as well. I’m still trying. :)
@@seanreynoldscs Hey! Right On! 🙌 That’s cool you got it to go! I’ve found this is really helpful when I’m inserting the wire into a crimp. It slides right in.
@@RightOnJonCrane That was probably the single best tip in our mechically inclined world , that I have ever seen , you are always providing high quality tips and great ideas ,
Thats great but please donrt put your fingys near the cuty cut.... one way to lose em. and give your drill a littl more room otherwise your likely to melt stuff inside if she aint spookum.
It only changes the temper a short distance from the heated area. Steel will change color when it's heated hot enough to change the temper. If you're beyond the area that was discolored from heating, you;re beyond the area that the temper was changed.
@@RightOnJonCrane Had to go get the old drill with the keyed chuck, then after 1 false start, it worked fine with 3/16 cable. I just had to pull the cable away from the vise harder than I did at first. The first one rolled itself into a red-hot knot! The others came off nice and smooth. Very neat results! Thx.
Thanks not only for a useful tip for not taking longer than necessary to deliver it! Other channels would have made this a 15-minute video!
Awesome tip! One of those few and far between videos with an actual solution, put together not to be click bait, and not wasting time. Bravo!
Now that's a hot tip 😁
I like that Chuck! 🔥😄
I just fixed a frayed end that has been difficult and painful every six months when I go up the ladder and change the shade cloth.
How to say it? What I'm thinking is: if it was Christmas, this tip would be better than fruit cake! Thanks so much.
Great tip!
Another great tip, don't try to take the stub out of the drill chuck until it's cooled
Coming in hot! 🔥
That's a hot tip!
Thank you very much for that tip.I work with small steel cables,gas,and that NEVER crossed my mind.WOW😮🤙
I'm 69 and have been a mechanic my entire working life and that is simply awesome., great tip Jon !! BTW what happened to the pizza reviews??
Right On Matt!! A quick video with a great tip. 🙌✨ Yes more pizza reviews soon! A slight delay in the action!!
Simple! Easy! And it actually worked. Be sure you know the direction of the twist of the cable. I had to turn the drill clockwise to tighten over the cable but then reverse (counterclockwise) to twist while heating since the cable was twisted that way.
Right on! 🙌 I’m glad you used the technique! Works great! Thanks for watching and the great feedback!
It is by far the best method I have seen
Why oh why. ...... Didn't I think of that! Brilliant. Thank you
Right! Thats a good trick! Thanks for watching and I hope you subscribe to the channel. 🙌
This is awesome! I find myself having to make cable assemblies (thimbles, ferrules, etc.) out of 3/16" cable, just like you, and nothing I had laying around (e.g., bolt cutters) did anything but mash and fray the strands. But not only does this method "cut" clean but it leaves a nice tapered end, perfect for working with ferrules. Thanks!
Wow, I never knew this trick! I've fought this for years....
This is great, never see this done before. I just sorted out my 4 x 30M steel wire rope so now to get rid of the fraying ends, Thanks.
What a neat tip. Thanks
That makes my day that is the best coolest trick I've ever seen i'm gonna do it in about two seconds and I'm sure it'll work out that is so awesome thank you very much for your time and effort in that video
What a fantastic tip!!!!!!! Thanks Jon!
Right On John! I thought you might like that one! You have so many good tips and tricks! 🙌✨
Haha, get it! Nice tip!
Great solution to an old problem! I will do this in the future.
Thank you Jon! This works fantastic.
That's the balls!
Thanks for sharing.
Right On! 🙌Thanks!
Worked extremely well!! Even just using a small propane torch, not mapp. Thanks!!
Worked great for me on 1/16" cable using standard propane rather than Mapp gas. Thanks!
Right On! 🙌That’s great!
Looks good, will have to remember this for another day.
Thanks for sharing.
Nice clean tip. Love it Jon.
Right On Randy! 👏 Smooth as silk!
thx for the tip
Right On! 🙌
Brilliant!!!! Thank you so much. I had never thought of doing this but it seems like it would work quite well and looks nice too!
Right On! 🙌 Thanks
Good stuff Jon Crane and quite timely!! I have 12 cable ends that can use that!!☻
Right On Roadking! It works great. I just did a bunch of them!! 🙌✨
Ive never seen that done Jon. When i buy cable for my winch and they cut the length off at the store , its a mess. Great and easy tip sir. Right On Jon !!👍🇺🇸🎥
Right on Roger! I’ve used this up to 1/2” wire! Works like a charm!
Thank you for making this video it has been very helpful
Oh Right On! 🙌 I’m glad you’re putting it to use! No more frayed ends!
That's brilliant. I've only recently done some work with metal wire for the first time. I'll definitely be using this trick in the future.
Holy crap that is a super amazing tip.
Gotta made sure your drill is turning in the right direction to tighten the lay of the wire ,great video btw way
Right On! 👍 Thanks 🙌✨
this is way better than other method which involves silver solder
Now that's slick!
Right on Lefty! 🙌
Excellent Idea Mr. Jon😊 your music makes me think of the intro music to book of boba fett 😊 so u know it's cool!
Right On Vic! Yes Boba Fett!! I need some beskar!
Thank you sir. Great idea!
Thank Ye Kindly Ben! 🙌☘️✨
That’s a neat trick.
Right On Greg! ☘️🍺🙌
Groovy . Thanks.
Right On Fester! 🙌 I dig it!
Excellent! Thanks for sharing this great tip!
Excellent! Thank you!
Works great. Thanks!
Awesome tip. Thanks
That’s brilliant
Great tip!!! Cheers!!!
Right On! 🙌✨☘️
that’s a great technique 💪
Great trick thx.
Right On! Thanks for watching! 🙌☘️
Exceptional tip Jon, thanks for sharing with the rest of the world. I’m discussing how to cut my rudder cables over on my channel and in the process of looking for the name of the cutting tool I stumbled upon this video. I must say I think it is genius. I am not an expert when it comes to working with steel cable or rope so I wanted to ask you if you think heating the cable will affect it negatively in any way? Thanks again, Matt😊
Right On! 🙌 Nice Matt! I don’t think it compromises the cable in any way. Because the cable is stranded the heat does not travel very far. It really is a game changer for cutting wire cable and having the ends nice and neat. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!
@@RightOnJonCrane Hello Jon, please disregard my other question. For some reason TH-cam only displayed the “Right On! And nothing else. Once I logged in I could see the entire response, It sure does change things & will make routing cables that you cut through small holes like I had to do on my airplane without having to put tape or anything else over the end of the cable.
Brilliant!!!
Right On John! 🙌✨
Awesome tip
Well Done 10X
nice tip, thank you
Right On Don! 🙌✨
Awesome! Thanks!
That’s cool, thanks.
Right On Tony! 🙌✨ I have your sticker in an envelope ready to go out!! I’m sending it by horse! 😵💫
RIGHT ON EXPRESS!🐎
How do you handle the ends of PVC coated cables?
Sweet
Sweet
any tips on how to straighten a steel rope? trick with a drill that works with wire doesn't do a thing
It only work if your winch is direceted in right direction like drill, other way you cannot tigthen the head
Hi Jon ☺ thanks for the red hot tip,lol, what a great simple idea, right on , have you finished that stack of table tops already ?, stay safe mate, best wishe's to you and your's, Stuart UK.
Right On Stuart! I’m still working on the table tops. I’ll have some videos coming out soon on those. They are looking good!
Thats friggin awesome what a wonderful tip! (excuse the pun) Thanks for sharing :0)
Right On! 🙌Thanks Christian! It is pretty awesome! 🔥🔥
Genius!
Nice!
Right On! 🙌✨
Smart!👌
Genius
Right On! 🙌
I am still learning new things......
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Great tip! Does this also work with stainless steel cable?
Does this work with stainless steel cable?
Yes, I have used this with stainless many times! 🙌
excellent Ill do it with 1/2'
NO! looks great but heat kills cable. I had a cable brake and a friend that worked construction looked at it and said it had been heated. I said yeah I cut the frayed end off with a torch. he said that's why it broke and made me cut it off about 10 feet up the cable with an angle grinder. never use heat on a cable or wire rope.
Sure, heat affects steel, but there is no way in hell cutting a cable with a torch will affect it 10 feet up the rope. It's pretty easy to tell when heat affects steel, the steel changes color. If you're beyond the part of the cable that changed color from heat, the cable hasn't been affected. If you look at the video you can see this pretty clearly after he's finished staring at the end, the colors are grey-blue-brown-yellow. (metallurgists refer to the yellow as "straw") once your beyond the part that turned yellow, the temper and strength of the steel is unaffected. In the video, it was about an inch and a half at the most. I can guarantee you with 100 percent certainty that when you cut the cable with a torch it didn't change color 10 feet away. That's just silly.
If I’m running railing cable, one end is crimped, how can I use this to cut the other end? There is no cut to use the drill. Do I cut extra then apply this method to the other end? That’s 2 cuts. What am I not seeing?
Cut the cable first with a grinder and cut off wheel, then apply the torch trick.
does the heat change the appearance of stainless steel cable?
How can we do it with Taylor Ham involved????
That’s exactly what’s missing!! Now I feel a Taylor Ham Tuesday coming on!! 🙌🔥
will this work with Stainless steel wire cable?
Yes indeed! 🙌 I’ve used it on lots of stainless. Right On! 🙌
A+
Did not work for me. The cord just kinda exploded and frayed worse than before.
Oh sorry to hear that! I’d give it another shot. Be sure the drill is turning the same direction as the twist of the wire. Also the wire should be red hot before turning the drill. I’ve done lots of these with great results. Hope it works for you! 🙌
I think I had the cord held too far back rather than in a vice… I tried a second time with a small vice and It also didn’t work but I may have not had a good enough grip. :) but at least it didn’t explode. My wire rope might be too large as well. I’m still trying. :)
I have 1/4” wire and it has a center cord. I’ll try a third time now with a real clamp in my shop rather than in the yard.
Okay third time was perfect. More heat and more controlled environment. Thanks!
@@seanreynoldscs Hey! Right On! 🙌 That’s cool you got it to go! I’ve found this is really helpful when I’m inserting the wire into a crimp. It slides right in.
Big Shot
Billy Joel? 😄🙌
@@RightOnJonCrane That was probably the single best tip in our mechically inclined world , that I have ever seen , you are always providing high quality tips and great ideas ,
Where"s the cat? txs for sharing
Ha! Right On Tom! The foreman was sleeping on the job!!
Thats great but please donrt put your fingys near the cuty cut.... one way to lose em. and give your drill a littl more room otherwise your likely to melt stuff inside if she aint spookum.
Fk yeah!
I'd wager it takes the temper out of the wire. In some situations, it wouldn't work. Still, a neat concept.
It only changes the temper a short distance from the heated area. Steel will change color when it's heated hot enough to change the temper. If you're beyond the area that was discolored from heating, you;re beyond the area that the temper was changed.
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD NO ONE USES CABLE CUTTERS OR THE CORRECT ONES AND BRILLIANT
Right On! 👍
Does NOT work when the cable strands are twisted in the opposite direction. The drill just untwists the cable strands.
Yes that is right! Right On! 🙌✨👍 Use forward or reverse 🔄 depending on the twist. 👍
@@RightOnJonCrane Had to go get the old drill with the keyed chuck, then after 1 false start, it worked fine with 3/16 cable. I just had to pull the cable away from the vise harder than I did at first. The first one rolled itself into a red-hot knot! The others came off nice and smooth. Very neat results!
Thx.
@@SH-th4wy Very cool! It’s nice to hear the feedback. I think it’s nice how it can form a taper. It makes it easy to slip into a crimp sleeve.
Yo! Fuckin siiiick!
Right On! 🙌
Nice method but not as good as the judo chop