if you need to cut some wire rope and
you don't have a pair of cutters or you
don't want to buy a pair of cutters
because you're only going to use them
once or twice in your lifetime there is
another tool that you may have in your
toolbox that'll help you out wrap
electrical tape at the place on the rope
where you want to cut it
this will stop the ends from fraying
you'll need a hammer and a cold chisel
even if you don't have a cold chisel
it's cheaper to buy a cold chisel than
to buy a rope cutter place the wire rope
on a hard metal surface place the cold
chisel in between the two pieces of tape
and give it a good whack
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and now you have a nice cleanly cut
piece of wire rope this method won't be
too useful if you're out in the field
then you'll need a pair of cutters I
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