Pietenpol-List: cutting aircraft cable

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Original Posted By: Rcaprd(at)aol.com
Howdy, folks;You know how all the tips and how-to's for cutting aircraft cable say to use a cold chisel and hammer (including Bingelis' books)? The problem is, once you've gotten your cable fitted and nicopressed in position, at least on one end of the cable there is no way to get a chisel, hammer, or anything else in there to do the cutting. So here's a nifty tip from one of the old Pietenpol newsletters for when you've got the cable all nicopressed in place and are ready to cut off the tag end. Take your Dremel tool with the small abrasive cut-off wheel and use it to slice through the tag end! Slip a small piece of stainless or other metal between the tag end and the standing cable so your cutoff wheel doesn't nick the standing part of the cable as it cuts through, and before you start cutting wrap the whole thing with some masking tape to catch the cutoff bits of cable.And you did remember to slip a piece of heat-shrink tubing over the cable before you fitted the cable and nico, didn't you? After cutting off the excess cable and making sure everything is fitted, cover the nico and cut end with heat shrink tubing (unless you're concerned about your inspector or designee not being able to see that the cables are properly nico'd).Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________

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Original Posted By: "Oscar Zuniga"
Oscar, I received one of the plates for the Pietenpol. I don't think I everpaid you for it. Please send me a reply email with your mailing address.Sorry I am so long.Doyle Combs----- Original Message -----