Hey all,

I did most of my wiring today. I have to work tomarrow, but I should be able to finish hooking everything up wednesday weather permitting. Anyway, I tried cutting a little piece of the 4 ga. power wire with some bolt cutters (this is the only way to do it I could think of), but it mangled it pretty badly. How do you guys do it? What tool do I need and where do I get it? Thanks.

 

oooo i need to know this too....

 

uhhh... I just always use a box cutter(utility knife), CAREFULLY BTW!!! I'm not sure if this is the right way, but it always works for me. Just go at it for a little while and you will get a nice clean cut.

drew

 

Godsmack, that PS2 INSIDE thing on your sig is awesome

 

wow, umm wire cutters...

Klein tools owns in this category, they should have basic ones at sears or possible lowes

-kevin

 

Have you ever used wire cutters on 4ga? Maybe I'm just weak, but using the cutters on pliers I have to put some muscle into it to get through 8ga.

 

Thanks!

 

with a set of good wire cutters. i cut mine without any issues.

 

^ that or just bite through it...

 

Yeah, just use regular wire cutters. Make sure they are SHARP though. Obviously if they're dull, you can expect a difficult cut.

 

^that or just just use your fingernails

 

Ok. Thanks everybody. Guess I just need to get some GOOD cutters instead of the old rusty crap I usually find around .

 

Yeah, that's your problem.

 

I have Snap-On cutters. Cut 4 gauge like butter. Klein will work just as well in this area though, Klein's electrical tools are excellent.

 

Yeah, my dad uses pretty much all Klein. He's an elctrical contractor. Anyway, they're not cheap, but they are very good handtools.

 

Snap-On...I will never buy another pair of cutters again in my life, lifetime guarantee, which considering im 19 is a long *** time WELL worth my $40

(not to mention i install for circuit city and use them almost daily)

 

Well, while we're on the topic of lifetime warranties, Craftsman (Sears) offers this, too. You could buy some cutters, dull the hell out of them, and then have Sears replace them for free. It's great!

 

This is true...and I used Craftsman for a while, and still do for a lot of stuff, but there are many things where once I used the Snap On I couldnt go back, like the ratcheting screwdriver, panel popper, etc. And the Snap-On truck comes to me at work, so I dont have to bring broken tools to Sears

I wont deny that a lot of Snap On stuff is completely ridiculous, toolboxes etc, even some smaller stuff, and that craftsman is pretty good quality compared to almost everything else, but if you do a large quantity of installs, Snap On or Matco or Mac are where its at for the speciality tools

 

dude that snap on truck is shady...

 

thats cuz we live in gainesville....if you go inside the ones in south florida or large cities its crazy (that depends on the driver...some are insane though)

 

Exactly...I mean what do you expect from that city

 

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...es+%26+Cutters

Works like a charm for everything including 0Awg. Cuts like butter. The rest of my collection is mostly Klein and Snap-On. Filling two large tool chests and tons of various other locations. LoL

 

^^ that's what i use

 

gainesville sucks as a city, ive never argued that one, but lets not make this another UF vs GA thread please

 

just a simple joke, actually i probably hate UGA as much as you do...(auburn)

but university talks terminate....now...

 

no!! i was just posting a pic to own u about football but ill hold on... you cant handle urban anyway.

 

^ agreed.

I would use those style cutters, they work great and cut anything, but if I were to use em, Id also want a 2nd pair that cut flush against a surface

Ive got these right now, they work okay, theyre a brand new part from Snap On and they take a little while to perfect, not to mention they were on backorder forever.
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....store&tool=all

 

sorry i had to do it...see that gentlemen in the black shorts and white long sleeve shirt? he is my new idol and will bring greatness backto the swamp. see that dude in the blue shirt 3 people to the left of him...that bum is me.

 

I have a similiar set from MAC that cuts flush. I love new tools all the time though. Keep in mind I also do all my own A/V for the Home as well as my alarm system,networking,phone lines,cable,electrical,etc...

 

Damn, that looks like a sweet frat house, man. Not very large, but definitely nice. Looks brand new! All of the houses on my campus (Bucknell University) are old and are just now being renovated.

 

whats your ht setup don?

 

I never really caught on to the whole AC current thing...home audio and such, learning how to hardwire all that ****, like how green is ground for home stuff instead of black, wtf is that

 

The guy in the Blue shirt 3 people to Right of him is a goofy looking character.

 

you only see 1/2 of it across...the other hald we use for whiffle ball. its a big house for sure but at this campus its about average. 35 guys live in it. also it only looks good because we painted the sucker last semester. we tried to paint it orange and blue but the president of UF stopped us.

 

lol im going to tell nate that tomorrow. hes goofy but hilarious.

 

That actually is a pretty cool pic. I'm hesitant to say that he can pull of that kind of high octane O like The Ole Ball Coach, but utah was pretty fun to watch.

 

trust me ryan he will. ive spoken to 2 players i know on the team and its a whole new ball game. urban came and spoke for 20 min and i was very very impressed by him. if he left right now id be happier with him doing nothing than the zooker messing everything up here thats how much faith i have in this guy.

 

THAT is a whole nother thread. and since Im sitting in the garage and am supposed to be working I wont go into that one now...The wiring is good, the equiptment is decent. Well leave it that for now. LoL

 

Oh, are orange and blue your school colors, too? Sweet...

 

i bleed orange and blue...don are you hiding out from the wifey right now?