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08-05-2009 #1
TECH: Make your own custom length cables
figured id share this here - i agree we need more tech / build stuff - only one way thats going to happen - we post it....
a friend of mine asked me to show him how to make up cables so he didnt have to either pay out for custom cables or have yards of spare on his bike.
its fairly self explanitory, but like all stuff - if nobody has ever told you then its a black art.
i buy the longest universal cables available and cut em down [specific brake or clutch, get the right thickness]
solder and bakers fluid - dont use fluxcore its not upto the job
use a propper old fashioned soldering iron not a pissy little electric thing
feed the cable through the nipple and splay the ends out so i cant fall / pull out
heat from the side with the soldering iron - for this job you dot need to put solder directly onto the iron
Last edited by billdozer; 09-21-2009 at 12:33 PM.
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08-05-2009 #2Senior Member
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drop in some bakers fluid down the splayed end - if it bubbles brown then your cable is dirty and needs cleaning thorougly [just heat it on the iron and dip it in bakers fluid, repeat untill clean bubbles] or your soldering wont be strong enough. feed in solder down the hole till it fills up and you can see a tiny little bit out of the cable end of the nipple [ok so im running out of hands so you get the idea
dress off with a file and there you have it - one new cable to your exact length. done like this you end up with a wedge of solder inside the wire itself. basically means you cant pull it out through the smaller hole
can save a small fortune over time doing this yourself in a safe way.
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08-05-2009 #3Senior Member
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Awesome tech man! Thats something we can all use!
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08-05-2009 #4Junior Member
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Good stuff, Sumo.
This is a case where its actually easier done than said.
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What kind of solder is that? its not electrical or plumbing is it? any special tips on cutting or prepping the housing? this was very usefull to me. Thanks
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bakers fluid - http://www.fernox.com/?cccpage=baker...ng_fluid&sub=9
dont know where you will get it in america but its readily available over here in england. above is the link to its spec. search from america and google will probably find it for you. from here it just tells me nearby shops
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thanks man! I paid Barnett $50.00 plus to make a really short one for my foot clutch. Never again I'll do it myself.
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This is excellent. Once again, one of those things that seems so simple everyone should have thought of it but most of us never do. Thanks for posting with the pics. This is the type of stuff that makes a forum great!
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08-05-2009 #11Senior Member
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Excellent post man, been wanting to try this for a while now, glad to see how it works...Thanks
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I am curious what you do with the end of the protective covering?
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so is the cable a cable kit or are there resources for the cables, outers and ends?
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i use venhill over here - known good quality and pretty cheap
http://www.venhill.co.uk/Cable_kits_...BLE_COMPONENTS
but again im sure there is an equivalent supplyer over there
as for the ends of the covering - thats what the ferrules are for - just push them on
although you can buy kits and for your first couple of cables its probably a good bet - that way you get a stock of various sized nipples / spare ferrules etc built upLast edited by sumo; 08-06-2009 at 12:10 AM.
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08-06-2009 #15Senior Member
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Great post Sumo.
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wish i had seen this about three weeks ago when i was deciding how to fab a rod for my rear brake. would have given me the idea to make a cable myself.
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I knew it couldn't be to hard but had know idea how to do it. I was way off on how to do it. Awesome post. Will be using this for a throttle and foot clutch cable.
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Great info! I was wondering how I was going to change out the dorky bars on my Sporty. Thanks guys!
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