TECH: Make your own custom length cables

[Bret]

Very helpful. Thanks!

[cuttin]

I love to see people sharing Ideas and method. This site is the best.

[Guest]

never thought of that i will have to start using that trick

[deadbeat89]

cool man did it actually last?

[johnnyboy666]

yeah man thanks for the info!

[Wayland137]

Very helpful, thanks for the tip - screw J&P!

[SoNorthCustoms]

So what are you guys doing for lube on these cables when you build them? I'm assuming they need something, right?

[sumo]

i buy cable outer with a nylon liner and just use any old light oil on the cable

[SoNorthCustoms]

i buy cable outer with a nylon liner and just use any old light oil on the cable

Nice. I'm going to mock up some bars this weekend and get a better idea of cable lengths. Thanks for the awesome how to!

[MegaDON666]

Anyone got a line on cable Ferule's? I dont want to pay $80 bucks for Barnetts kit

[SoNorthCustoms]

Anyone got a line on cable Ferule's? I dont want to pay $80 bucks for Barnetts kit

Looks like everything is available from the site that was listed earlier in the thread: http://www.flanderscables.com/

[panmaster]

ive used this method with the bakers flux , and lead free solder and it works great ! i also use brass pen ink inserts ( from OLD pens ) cut down to 1/8 - 3/16 pieces to replicate the small barrel ends on triumph / british cables , the cable eventually breaks but the solder joint does'nt just my .02

[fxrjocky]

after looking at both sights posted earlier looks like flanders might be a little cheaper. But all their stuff is listed by part number once you look at buying kits. what are you guys using to measure your cable thickness? a micrometer or something similar cause i'm about to take off my tbars for a set of apes just for shits and giggles and wanna make my own cables

[ClassicCust0ms]

killer thread. i made my cables last night. i used my factory cables and spun new barrels on my POS harbor freight lath. spent zero bucks.

[Guest]

Thanks Sumo. Made a foot clutch cable instead of solid linkage for the old shovel. Used solid core solder and some liquid flux from the farm supply store I had sitting on a shelf for years. Sorry, couldn't read the brand on the flux anymore, Golden-something or other. Cost next to nothing...
(BTW the cable came from an old hang glider)