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joeball
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:57 pm Reply with quote
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Does anyone know how cable ends are attached to brake/der cables in the factory?

It appears that they are cast with some low melting point alloy but what is it attaching to? ...raw cable? ...flared end?

PJ Diddy mention his dad used to make custom ends for cables for use in garage doors.

I'm hoping there is a was to make your own cable ends.
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SeditiousCanary
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:01 pm Reply with quote
sorry, can't make it! Joined: 26 Jan 2006 Posts: 2315 Location: Fremont Troll

Talk to a motorcycle shop. They do them too.
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Aaron
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:24 pm Reply with quote
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I have Knarps for making custom MTB brake cables.
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joeball
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 8:05 am Reply with quote
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Aaron wrote:
I have Knarps for making custom MTB brake cables.


no it would be for the dana 3 speed shifter, unless i figure how to make a new twist unit that could use the Knarps in the shifter and regular derailleur cables in the gear box unit
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Aaron
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 1:26 pm Reply with quote
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My grandpa used to cast his own fishing lead weights. He had a tiny foundry for it. Wonder if Denny could do it at the sand pits in the UW machine shop?
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dennyt
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 1:28 pm Reply with quote
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I haven't done any casting in a long time, and I'm not interested right now :)
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Aaron
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 1:33 pm Reply with quote
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People come into my shop all the time wondering about this. If someone finds a place that will do it, let me know. For now Knarps are the only solution I know of. When someone finds a place that can do it let me know.
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henry
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 1:36 pm Reply with quote
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Aaron wrote:
People come into my shop all the time wondering about this. If someone finds a place that will do it, let me know. For now Knarps are the only solution I know of. When someone finds a place that can do it let me know.

haha if anyone finds a place, what should they do?

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joeball
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 1:52 pm Reply with quote
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Aaron wrote:
People come into my shop all the time wondering about this. If someone finds a place that will do it, let me know. For now Knarps are the only solution I know of. When someone finds a place that can do it let me know.

I found this
http://www.dansmc.com/solder_cable.htm


i may take the shift assembly to motorcycle shop and see what they have to say

can anyone recommend one?
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sekai
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:26 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 1466 Location: on the lake

the guys at aroura cycle were cool when i went there, bring a rockstar drink.

1"what is it?"
2"a chopper"
1"a bicycle? ok."
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