Just a question?

[JamesG161]

cable/wire rope cutters are very different than wire or side cutters... even a small pair of wire rope cutters can sever a very large diameter cable, but a bit slower with more effort involved.
a dedicated cable cutter has jaws resembling a parrots beak, except they are bypassing/shearing blades, rather than a pinching/anvil type, like wire cutters, dikes, an side cutters are.

the shape of the jaws on a wire rope cutter are designed so that they can be used to pick out a couple of individual strands of a large cable at a time. the will make a mess of the cable ends, but if getting it severed is the most important thing and you have the time, then smaller ones will work fine.

if the cutter is a quality brand with 24" handles, it will easily cut thru 3/8 cable in one stroke without much effort. and leave very clean ends to work with...

the hack saw method is reserved for AFTER you donate the wire rope cutters to the deep...

I have all four, small that they my be. BTW they are (except wire cutters) still in their protective covers and never used, but handy.
Jim...
PS: My cutter doesn't ricochet much.

 

[centerline]

Certainly, no one is going to carry two of that one. The webpage ad has 'em at over $600 each; hope you have a lanyard attached when using, etc.

the ones shown are rated for 1/2" cable. I have the next size smaller of the same brand rated for 3/8"... I bought them new for $90 at my local rigging shop.... the Felco brand tools are all excellent tools with good warrenties.

but dont just stop at the Felco brand, there are other good manufactures (some are identical but branded differently) of cutters also that may be much cheaper... Loos makes a good one.

 

[Jackdaw]

Certainly, no one is going to carry two of that one. The webpage ad has 'em at over $600 each; hope you have a lanyard attached when using, etc.

Why would I need two???

 

[DAVA390]

Maybe he`s thinking one for each boat?

 

[Jackdaw]

Maybe he`s thinking one for each boat?

LOL Didn't think about that. BlueJ just has a hack-saw.

 

[Meriachee]

You need at least two of everything you can't tie down. The sound of the iphone going over the side last year was only precipitated by the knowledge that it was, and that wasn't comforted by the knowledge that it had.

 

[Phil Herring]

The sound of the iphone going over the side last year

I'll bet that was a very small but memorable splash.

 

[Stu Jackson]

Yes I carry one.... thankfully the only time I used it was to cut a padlock that had rusted closed.

Me, too.

 

[bffatcat]

Yes we carry a small cable cutter on board, several thimbles, nicopress sleeves, and one of the portable tools you tighten with a wrench to press a nicopress sleeve. I also have a coil of 1 X 19 1/8" SS cable that was one of the older stays that I salvaged when I replaced my standing rigging. Never had to use any of it, but all it takes is one time to ruin a vacation.

about carrying on boardcable cutters
I do not carry cable cutters aboard I do Ha ve a sharp hack saw but fortunately Ive never had to use it