It is recommended that all rigging professionals use Felco brand cable cutters to achieve fast and easy cuts. The unique triangular cutting design of Felco cable cutters gives a very clean cut to the cable and minimizes the fraying of the individual cable wire strands.

#1-SC Multi-Groove Hand Swaging Tool for 1/16”, 3/32", 1/8", 5/32, & 3/16"

Cable splicing is much easier if the cable is cut clean without frayed ends. We highly recommend  C7, C9, C12 or C16 cable cutters as shown in the Loos & Co. Cableware Division...

There are inconsistencies in cable diameters and specifications from import suppliers of wire rope and import suppliers of hand swaging tools. When swaging Locoloc brand copper sleeves using Locoloc brand swaging tools, Loos recommends using only wire rope that is certified to MIL-DTL-83420, RR-W-410E, or ASTM-A-...