stop braided s/s cables from fraying??

Anyone know if there is any method to stop braided s/s cables from fraying after they have been cut? I know you can wrap them with tape, etc. when you cut them and this does the job at that point, however if you make a change to your throttle location, maintenance on e brake cables, etc. the ends will be frayed once they are removed from the block or barrel and you can't get them back in!

 

throttle cables?

I cut them with a torch

use the welding tip and put some tension on the cable,
as it melts it will fuse and taper

 

The grumpy reply that will not help you one bit is;
It is ugly Street Rod stuff and have no place on a traditionaly aimed vehicle of any kind.

Get rid of it and you will also have no problem with it.

 

i don't think he's talking braided hose, which FWIW ain't street rod stuff, it's for the serious hot rods, you DO realize where braided hose originally came from doncha?...he's talking about CABLES. the solution, is not to use hokey *** clamp on ends, get some solder on ends or cast em yourself from lead. if you DO use clamp on ends, say for a throttle cable, if it frays, just replace it, the small cable is cheap enough. for brake cables, i'd only use factory type ends.

 

You can also tin them with solder, same way you would electrical wire.

 

It needs to be done ASAP after cutting. Then degrease the end, heat it and apply solder (the electrical stuff with flux core is best). It will then be ****ed into the cable and job's a good 'un.

 

Well, since he was talking about BRAIDED my impression was that it was the outside housing of e.g. Lokar type throttle or parking brake cables.
Never seen the cable itself braided.

It don't care how much "aircraft" braided hoses are, they are also ugly.
Just because a cow is born in the stable doesn't make it a horse.

 

They sell crimp on "lugs" (sorry I don't know the proper word) you can use for your throttle cables made for exactly that purpose - I've used them & they work great - There's two styles - the plain "barrel" shaped one and a "double barrel" one that's used to make a LOOP in your cable end. I also suppose in a pinch you could snip off the end of a electrical lug and crimp the barrel part on - probably work ok too. McMaster-Carr sells them - probably cheaper elsewhere???

 

I have had some success with using a piece of heat shrink around the cable before I cut it and cut through the heat shrink. I have also used the heat shrink after the cut when I found out it was to frayed to get back in the fitting. Sometimes it works better than others. It is not much fun.

 

hahaha... That's the funniest thing I've heard all day.

 

Those things are called "Nico Press" swages.
Usually a light aircraft control cable item.

 

A Nico Press is too small for most throttle pedals, it will pull through the hole. So I cut a 1/4" off the end of a junk MIG tip, and crimp that on the cable. It's already annealed by the way. Super Glue will stop the cable from fraying too. One drop on the end, and hit it with activator.

 

A real nice cable cutter can be purchased at your local bicycle shop.It is made by Park tool.Cuts light cable without fraying.Come to think of it,the bike shop may also have some nice crimp on ends too.

Doc