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jimsport93 
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 Topic: Cutting wire reinforced hosePosted: April-17-2014 at 9:08pm |
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Just bought a 4 foot section of hose from the Boat Nurse.
Need to replace from the water pump up to the thermostat housing (and others). What is the best way to cut that stuff? With a razor knife and then snip the wire? |
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: April-17-2014 at 9:15pm |
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Jim,
Why are you using wired hose on the pressure side of the RWP? It typically is used on the suction side due to it's ability to keep it's shape under a negative pressure. I will typically just hack saw the hose. |
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jimsport93
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Posted: April-17-2014 at 9:33pm |
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Pete, gave Karen the PCM part number on the original hose (which is wire reinforced). Got the same thing. Just have never cut that stuff before. Replaced my impeller this year and the old hose busted a side wall when I tightened up the clamp. After 21 years it was time!
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TRBenj
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Posted: April-17-2014 at 9:43pm |
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Hack saw and then snips for the wires. No harm in using wire reinforced throughout- that's the way PCM did it for many years!
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Posted: April-17-2014 at 10:54pm |
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Chain saw and Morfoots help
Towels on hand will be helpful |
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Posted: April-17-2014 at 11:52pm |
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Chris, may not call Moorfoot on this one. Hard to get blood out of the carpet and upholstery!
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Posted: April-18-2014 at 12:51am |
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Put it in a vice and cut it with a sawzall with a metal blade. Usually you have to turn it over about halfway through so you're not following the wires. Keep a pair of wire cutters handy so you can trim off any wire sticking out. I try to cut the wire back as far into the hose as it can so it won't bite me the next time I have to mess with it. The small hoses are usually pretty easy, the exhaust hoses are the ones that put up a fight.
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Posted: April-18-2014 at 10:16am |
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Use a sharp (non serrated) knife and lubricant. WD 40 or soap, anything slippery. A fillet knife is my favorite choice. Spray the hose and the knife will run right though it. Pull the hose apart where the wire is to draw it out from the rubber, cut the wire with side cutters and it will suck back into the hose. No sharp edges, no smoke,no dust, clean straight cut and much faster than anything else. I do 10" diesel exhaust wired hose on site in seconds. At least thats how us hacks do it. |
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tullfooter
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Posted: April-18-2014 at 10:37am |
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Chop saw with a fiber blade. That's how the pros (and hacks like me) do it.
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Play hard, life's not a trial run.
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Posted: April-18-2014 at 11:23am |
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I'd like to pick D, all of the above.
Used them all, except the chain saw. |
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Posted: April-18-2014 at 11:35am |
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Man....I'm feeling the love!
  All good suggestions... Including the chainsaw! 
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Posted: April-18-2014 at 2:20pm |
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I don't know what's wrong with you guys. I just rip them apart with my bare hands.
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Posted: April-18-2014 at 11:31pm |
Tim , good thing you had a fine tooth blade in it!  btw, I used the chop saw on my exhaust hose. Made my first cut inside shop, all the rest outside. Mannnnn, between the rubber burn smell and the rubber "pill dust" . 
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Posted: April-20-2014 at 11:47am |
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Might be too late to suggest this but when I installed vinyl siding on a Habitat for Humanity house and my own the saw blade on the chop saw was turned around backwards and worked wonders. Not sure if the same would apply here but it's a thought.
Steve....maybe if it were a fine tooth blade I'da had a 1/8' scar instead of a 3/8' one! Besides...this is a Correct Craft site anyway, we all know it was the slalom fin that got me when I wiped out around #3 at 38'off. 
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Posted: April-21-2014 at 1:05am |
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Tim,
I'm impressed with your 38' off slalom run and getting to #3 ball!! You didn't tell me the speed, but at your age, I'm guessing 34 MPH, maybe 36. Whew!! That is some great skiing, especially if # 1 and #2 balls were in play!! I want to pull you through a course and get some pointers from you. My best was only 28' off at 34, full pass, but not now!! I would eat it at 32 off every time. Love, Todd |
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Posted: April-21-2014 at 11:31am |
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Least favorite part of my job is cutting corrugated exhaust hose. Gurrr. We don't have a good chop saw and it's up stairs. I take a nice set of side cuts and a really sharp razor knife and cut it as straight as possible between the two runs of wire.
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Posted: April-21-2014 at 10:17pm |
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Don't need anything powered to cut this stuff, holy cripes.
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TX Foilhead
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Posted: April-22-2014 at 12:05am |
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You should always take the opportunity to buy more power tools when the opportunity arises whether or not they are really needed.
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Posted: April-22-2014 at 1:33am |
BUT, when you already have the power equipment to cut it, why not???  . |
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jimsport93
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Posted: April-22-2014 at 9:50am |
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Ended up using a hack saw and snipped the wire. Very easy.
Got her done! Thanks for all the recommendations. |
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Posted: April-22-2014 at 12:48pm |
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My Guillotine works great for this, tough part is getting the kids to stop playing with it long enough so I can use it.
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Posted: April-22-2014 at 8:38pm |
"He who dies with the most tools wins." Tim the tool man Taylor
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: April-22-2014 at 9:26pm |
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Well, the ultimate cut is done on a saw designed for wire reinforced hose. Go to to closest Parker hydraulic hose center and have them cut it!! I'm at mine close to the plant 2 to 3 times a week and the cuts they make are CLEAN!!
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Posted: April-22-2014 at 9:29pm |
Chuckle. |
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Posted: April-22-2014 at 9:34pm |
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This is a water line with a clamp to hold it not a high pressure hydraulic line that needs to fit inside a fitting your talking about right!!
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Posted: April-22-2014 at 10:21pm |
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Ah but to keep it original you need to use one of the factories finishing hatchets
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