Smoke on the Water (12v battery fire)

[woodster]

Diagonal cutters will often be too small to cut heavy battery cables. A cable cutter tool like this http://www.harborfreight.com/10-inch-cable-cutter-40507.html for about $6 should be in everybody's tool box.

thats a good find because after you use them one time cutting a live wire they are not worth a darn for cutting anything else

 

[Maine Sail]

Many years ago I discover that my wife's Fiskars 9115 Smooth Action Anvil Pruner worked incredibly well at cutting battery cable, far better than most other hand held tools. Unless I am cutting 4/0 this is pretty much what I use...

 

[Solstice]

Many years ago I discover that my wife's Fiskars 9115 Smooth Action Anvil Pruner worked incredibly well at cutting battery cable, far better than most other hand held tools. Unless I am cutting 4/0 this is pretty much what I use... <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TARwBsnCUSk">YouTube Link</a>

I took your advice and used these with great success. However after about a dozen cuts of 2/0 I found they have dulled significantly. Do you re sharpen or just get a new pair?

 

[Maine Sail]

I took your advice and used these with great success. However after about a dozen cuts of 2/0 I found they have dulled significantly. Do you re sharpen or just get a new pair?

I just sharpen them. I have about 8 pair (I buy them on summer close out at Wal*Mart for about $6.00, and when they all start to get dull I spend about 15 minutes and sharpen them... I think I've only thrown one pair out that was just really abused....