Cutting 1/0

[Alpineforever 10+ year member]

What kinds of tools do you guys use to cut 1/0 guage cleanly, I need some insight because right now I don't have anything that can cut it cleanly and I don't wanna mess up my wire. So how do you guys do it, sharp knives or what?

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[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

hedge trimmers?

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

cable cutter

 

[hoxie08 5,000+ posts]

my dad has some heavy duty wire cutters. freaking massive. never had a problem cutting anything clean with them. they kinda just look like pliers and are just really sharp.

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

http://cableorganizer.com/klein-tools/cable-cutters/cable-cutter-hilev.htm

edit: mine look like this but i got them free

 

[audiobahnuser18 5,000+ posts]

I've used a box cutter. just lay the wire down on a flat surrace push pressure down on the knife/wire and slowly turn the wire so that the knife cut's around.

 

[Coolwazabi 10+ year member]

an axe on a chopping block..

 

[04_edge 10+ year member]

i used a good sharp box cutter

 

[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

box cutter and 10 extra blades ftw

 

[casper97ta 10+ year member]

bolt cutters

 

[audiobahnuser18 5,000+ posts]

Target Box cutter's i got when i used to work there i still go so many of em hahaha.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

i got a nice set of 1/0 or bigger cutter's cut's like budda

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

http://cableorganizer.com/klein-tools/cable-cutters/cable-cutter-hilev.htm
edit: mine look like this but i got them free

That's the way to do it. Cuts cleanly in seconds.

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

box cutter and 10 extra blades ftw

talk about takeing an hour just to cut some wire....

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

partsexpress has them, lowes has them and I'd guess HD has them.. like $12 in the store.

Quick, effortless and CLEAN.