I need to "trim" the steel whip of a two meter antenna, and have not been
sucessful in finding an easy way to cut. Tried a vise-grip with its
close-in pinchers, and also tried a heavy duty pair of wire cutters, but no
go.

What common tool can be used to do this ? This steel whip sure is tough
!!


Thanks !!


73 de Jim K4PYT

James wrote:
I need to "trim" the steel whip of a two meter antenna, and have not been
sucessful in finding an easy way to cut. Tried a vise-grip with its
close-in pinchers, and also tried a heavy duty pair of wire cutters, but no
go.

What common tool can be used to do this ? This steel whip sure is tough
!!


Thanks !!


73 de Jim K4PYT


I use a small rotary grinder to cut a line around the whip and snap it apart in a vice.

--
Leon
A computer without Microsoft is like a chocolate cake without mustard.
running Linux http://www.okv.ca/

On 7/18/2010 1:58 PM, James wrote:
I need to "trim" the steel whip of a two meter antenna, and have not been
sucessful in finding an easy way to cut. Tried a vise-grip with its
close-in pinchers, and also tried a heavy duty pair of wire cutters, but no
go.

What common tool can be used to do this ? This steel whip sure is tough
!!


Thanks !!


73 de Jim K4PYT


Dremel tools are your friend. Use a small abrasive disc wheel.

Andy
W4KDN

Good ideas, thanks to Andy and Leon.

I will try to borrow a dremel.

james

On Jul 18, 12:03*pm, "James" wrote:
Good ideas, thanks to Andy and Leon.

I will try to borrow a dremel.

james

Please ... treat yourself to your own Dremel. You'll always be glad
you did.

I bought my first Dremel under the Wards Powercraft name in the
1970s. I retrofitted
it with an Allied Radio Motor Speed Control and used it for decades.
A few years ago,
when the bearings began to sound funny, I bought a replacement. I
will NEVER be
without a working Dremel.

I have the additional collets (like the chuck on a drill) that allow
me to use tools
with smaller shafts (like surplus dental drills) and drill bits of any
size, down to a
# 80 drill bit. I have many dozens of attachments and even a little
Dremel drill
press.

"Sal"

"James" wrote in message
net...
I need to "trim" the steel whip of a two meter antenna, and have not been
sucessful in finding an easy way to cut. Tried a vise-grip with its
close-in pinchers, and also tried a heavy duty pair of wire cutters, but
no
go.

What common tool can be used to do this ? This steel whip sure is tough
!!

I usually use the side of a grinder wheel to cut it off. If I do not have
one handy, then I use a triangle shaped file. I often cut it part of the
way and then snap it off with the pliers. It usually takes bolt cutters to
cut the antenna and then the cut off piece goes out like a bullet.

The bench grinder is the best tool for this.

Leon, I'd prefer using a 'vise' rather than a 'vice'.

Walt, W2DU

walt wrote:
Leon, I'd prefer using a 'vise' rather than a 'vice'.

Walt, W2DU
That was my spell checker. It never heard of a vise.
Even now it is marking vise in red.

--
Leon
A computer without Microsoft is like a chocolate cake without mustard.
running Linux http://www.okv.ca/

On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:21:23 -0700, Leon Whyte
wrote:

walt wrote:
Leon, I'd prefer using a 'vise' rather than a 'vice'.

Walt, W2DU
That was my spell checker. It never heard of a vise.
Even now it is marking vise in red.

There's also something wrong with using a "bench grinder". Why would
you want to grind down the bench?

--
Jeff Liebermann
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558