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Soldering Cable Nipples
Tomb:
I built a HD chop (not for me) which needed extra long clutch cable for fitment to the Harley clutch lever, Venhill made up the cable and sent it but minus the end that fits the Harley lever as "we don't stock those fittings", and charged me lots for an unfinished cable that was no use at all.
I won't use them again.
neat street:
As already said splay the cable, but just as important is to make sure the nipple and cable get hot enough for the solder to `weld` to both parts! Place a good coating of flux on both parts and would suggest a small gas blow torch with a small focused flame
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Yamahawk:
Jim, my cable guy at Homer's Cycle in Toledo, uses silver solder, and a small butane torch in the vise, and he has built me many cable, cheap. I go to him for all my stuff. Flux, heat, and solder your cable and nipple with silver solder, it has a higher tensile strength than regular 50/50 or lead free solder.
Charlie
mike the bike:
+1 on the silver solder and a decent flux.
Tomb:
+1 more, but its bloody expensive >:(
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