Here's a tip. Use CA glue AKA super glue on the fresh cut cable ends and ditch those crimp ends. No fraying and you can use regular wire cutters once the wire is glued. You can remove cables from deraileur without any hassles in the future.
A little crazy but all in all a great lessons at each tool. Schools these days don't focus enough on the WHYs of what they are teaching. Calvin tells WHY and shows HOW for each tool.
My boss at the bike shop bought us a set of CN10 cable cutters for each work station. I subsequently discovered him cutting spokes out of a wheel with one pair. I counted to ten, then took them apart, showed him the damaged edges, then used diamond stones to dress the faces and a small rotary bit to grind the bevels back to true and sharp again. Nifty return spring design, BTW! Maybe you should do a video on edge maintenance for these tools? I've seem many badly 'sharpened' ones, particularly side cutters. Cheers, and thanks for the info. Mark
Haha you are so great. Without your help I wouldn't have been able to build my bike at such a low cost with such a good quality. Do you mind me having a little sticker of you at my bike?
What is the preferred way to cut the struts? Namely, I don't want to bend them as much as I should to bring the fender at correct distance from the tire. I also don't want to drill through the plastic caps (the ends of the struts are inserted into them) that are attached on the fender so that the struts would pass through them and thus stay straight.
Two tips: When cutting break or shift cable wrap the cut point with electricians tape. It prevents cable fray and if your cutting a small amount of cable off, you won’t get shrapnel spray. 2nd tip. Instead of cable ends, I like using shrink wrap.
This was far, *far* more interesting than it had any right to be. Thanks Calvin. As an aside, I normally cut housing (brake or gear) with my cable cutters, to get that nice clean cut. Any downside?
Side cutters typically work better on brake housing because one side goes through a winding and you only cut in one spot. It typically does not squish the housing as much.
On cable brake housing does Park recommend filing the end of the cable flat after cutting, or do you just through a ferrule end cap on and call it done?
I'm a big fan of your tools and of your UA-cam channel. Also, I get that a not so insignificant role of the channel is to advertise and, in effect, sell Park Tools products, HOWEVER- your CN10 cutters have a built in crimper so placing the LP7 (utility pliers) as crimping pliers in this video is a bit far feched.
Thanks! This is Calvins "preferred" way and not the only way to do it. Another great option is the crimper on the NP-6. Plus of course the crimping option on the CN-10 like you stated.
@@parktool NP-6 crimper is my absolute fave. The only cooler crimper I've used is the Jagwire one with the weird 3-prong thing that looks like a lathe scroll chuck. Unfortunately I tried to actually cut cables with the cutter part and one of its jaws flew clean across the room when it broke. Definitely *not* an issue with the CN-10. My beef though: when I pull the CN-10 out and get it lined up to make a cut, I often make it *just barely* through before realizing that the spring clip which holds the handles together is flipped up and in the way, stopping the tool from closing completely. Usually this cuts cable fine but it can leave a weird shred of housing hanging on and gets worse as the tool wears. Any chance of a revision?
Hey Calvin, i have a question, my fork has no mounting bolts, how can i dissasemble it? And it makes a weird loud sound when it decompresses. If you could help me it would mean a lot! Good luck, be careful!
Thats not suggested. The CN-10 will crush the hose slightly. Making hit harder to open up. Something with a thinner blade like our HBT-1 is a better solution.
@@newttella1043 Jagwire uses stranded design for both brakes and shift that's "compressionless". Confused me when I first had to change my housing, thought they put the wrong housing stock!
The HBT-1has a built in cutter- www.parktool.com/product/hydraulic-barb-tool-hbt-1 If it is plastic tubing the CN-10 also works well. The kevlar wrapped housing however does not cut as well with the CN-10.
Here's a tip. Use CA glue AKA super glue on the fresh cut cable ends and ditch those crimp ends. No fraying and you can use regular wire cutters once the wire is glued. You can remove cables from deraileur without any hassles in the future.
A little crazy but all in all a great lessons at each tool. Schools these days don't focus enough on the WHYs of what they are teaching. Calvin tells WHY and shows HOW for each tool.
My boss at the bike shop bought us a set of CN10 cable cutters for each work station. I subsequently discovered him cutting spokes out of a wheel with one pair. I counted to ten, then took them apart, showed him the damaged edges, then used diamond stones to dress the faces and a small rotary bit to grind the bevels back to true and sharp again. Nifty return spring design, BTW!
Maybe you should do a video on edge maintenance for these tools? I've seem many badly 'sharpened' ones, particularly side cutters.
Cheers, and thanks for the info. Mark
Scrap inner as a filler, had never thought of that before. Good man.
the best content this channel produces is calvin by himself
Seguramente el mejor referente en productos y mecánica aplicada. Ole! Por Calvin J. y P. T.
Always great information from Park Tool. Thanks Calvin.
Anagrams for "Calvin Jones" include... Ninja Cloves, Jan Cons Evil and No Jives Clan
"I'm ok, thanks for asking."
I think after self isolating for too long that Calvin is hearing voices in his head...
Great video though :)
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Stooge.
To avoid all those tiny metal pieces everywhere and missing pieces, I cut the cable over a strong magnet and voilà !
Great tip!
Wonderful advise. You rock Calvin!
I could have really used this video on Sunday. I will use these tips next time.
Haha you are so great. Without your help I wouldn't have been able to build my bike at such a low cost with such a good quality. Do you mind me having a little sticker of you at my bike?
What is the preferred way to cut the struts? Namely, I don't want to bend them as much as I should to bring the fender at correct distance from the tire. I also don't want to drill through the plastic caps (the ends of the struts are inserted into them) that are attached on the fender so that the struts would pass through them and thus stay straight.
Calvin is the best !!
Great video! I always come away with useful info.
Calvin is the best! Ahaha
Hey...I just found out I picked the right tool to cut my cable housing. 360 self high five.
Bonjour , câble cutter , super , merci au-revoir à bientôt ✌
Two tips: When cutting break or shift cable wrap the cut point with electricians tape. It prevents cable fray and if your cutting a small amount of cable off, you won’t get shrapnel spray. 2nd tip. Instead of cable ends, I like using shrink wrap.
That’s actually a pretty good tip
More sound advice. Cheers guys.
This was far, *far* more interesting than it had any right to be. Thanks Calvin.
As an aside, I normally cut housing (brake or gear) with my cable cutters, to get that nice clean cut. Any downside?
If results good, then it is good, yes?
Love the NICA plate!!
Thanks! Calvin
Would it be better to use the multi cable cutters on the single brake cable? Instead of side cutters?
Side cutters typically work better on brake housing because one side goes through a winding and you only cut in one spot. It typically does not squish the housing as much.
I like to cauterize zip tie ends with a match. I don't want to grab the bike and cut my hand on a sharp edge.
I prefer the NP-6 cause it gets every job done like tightening screws, cutting cables and crimping endcaps, but unfortunately it was not mentioned:(
you know what, this video this video right here is going to make me buy 300 dollars worth of park tools
On cable brake housing does Park recommend filing the end of the cable flat after cutting, or do you just through a ferrule end cap on and call it done?
This depends on how bad it is. Filing can help quite a bit if the end is sharp and or not flat. But sometimes the cut is so great it is not needed.
What it feels like to get a Park tool cutter
I'm a big fan of your tools and of your UA-cam channel. Also, I get that a not so insignificant role of the channel is to advertise and, in effect, sell Park Tools products, HOWEVER- your CN10 cutters have a built in crimper so placing the LP7 (utility pliers) as crimping pliers in this video is a bit far feched.
Thanks! This is Calvins "preferred" way and not the only way to do it. Another great option is the crimper on the NP-6. Plus of course the crimping option on the CN-10 like you stated.
It's a feature, dude... Marketing says to stress the features!!! ;)
@@parktool NP-6 crimper is my absolute fave. The only cooler crimper I've used is the Jagwire one with the weird 3-prong thing that looks like a lathe scroll chuck. Unfortunately I tried to actually cut cables with the cutter part and one of its jaws flew clean across the room when it broke. Definitely *not* an issue with the CN-10.
My beef though: when I pull the CN-10 out and get it lined up to make a cut, I often make it *just barely* through before realizing that the spring clip which holds the handles together is flipped up and in the way, stopping the tool from closing completely. Usually this cuts cable fine but it can leave a weird shred of housing hanging on and gets worse as the tool wears. Any chance of a revision?
Do not cut cables at home barefoot. I was doing this Barefoot and a piece of very fine metal got stuck in my foot. had to have it removed
Hey Calvin, i have a question, my fork has no mounting bolts, how can i dissasemble it? And it makes a weird loud sound when it decompresses. If you could help me it would mean a lot! Good luck, be careful!
Calvin Jhones rulzzz!!!!
Can we use the CN10 to cut hydraulic hoses?
Thats not suggested. The CN-10 will crush the hose slightly. Making hit harder to open up. Something with a thinner blade like our HBT-1 is a better solution.
never knew that shifter and brake housings were different designs
Cheap department store bikes only use brake cable housing, another reason they never shift properly.
ua-cam.com/video/IqAeXF4Pv0c/v-deo.html ;)
@@newttella1043 Jagwire uses stranded design for both brakes and shift that's "compressionless". Confused me when I first had to change my housing, thought they put the wrong housing stock!
@@drfusioncraft Interesting!
If we put Calvin in charge of the COVID-19 response we could be back to group rides and racing by Memorial day... just sayin.
How do you cut the hose for hydraulic brakes?
The HBT-1has a built in cutter-
www.parktool.com/product/hydraulic-barb-tool-hbt-1
If it is plastic tubing the CN-10 also works well. The kevlar wrapped housing however does not cut as well with the CN-10.
Hey park tool tell me how to install 10x speed cassette in 7x speed cassette
Why cant cable cutters be used for brake housing?
I use them for brake housing... takes maybe a little more work to clean up the cut but it definitely works.
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Trimming brake cable housing is ALWAYS a pain in the a*s #sigh.
Yea,yea yea. Gimmicks
Details matter more to some than others.
Why crimp cable ends with the pliers? Don't the cable cutters have crimp ends on the back side of them?
CN-10 does include crimpers, but the LP-7 makes a nice pattern.
@@parktool Thanks Calvin! at least I hope it is
Why buy one tool when two will do?
@@chiefsilverback can't argue with that haha
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Roundabout??
YES
Whoever invented zipties is making $$$$$
Mr Zip!
Nothing more annoying than cutting your hand on a Customes cable ties that he cut off at a sharp angle. 😡
NICA!
the man....cuts the wire
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редко в ваших видео, столько бреда.
Of course, bike mechanic man needs portfolio of cutting tools...! Who does not need them, is out!
First view
Anyone noticing the toilet-paper-roller-looking new tool on the pegboard??
It is not new, in fact it is really old. It is the long-discontinued TP-2
@@trekkeruss wow Didn't know that before
Good eye, yes, the TP-2. Now it is the video team's Gaff tape holder.