Wrap the place you are going to cut in duct or electrical tape and cut in the
middle of the tape. It will fray less that way...
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> -Anybody have a suggestion on how best to cut steel braided fuel line,
>leaving
> a neat (non frayed) end?
>
> I need to replace the short piece between the 2nd and 3rd carbs, and have a
> long piece I could cut. -I know enough to push the rubber caps on to the
> middle of the piece to be used, then slide them out to the ends of the line
> once cut.
> I was thinking of cutting the line using a small thin cut-off disk on my
> Dremmel tool at high speed (even if only to cut the steel braid). Any other
> thoughts?
>
> Dave J.
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