Is there a special tool or something for cutting braided fuel line? I keep fraying this stuff whenever I try to cut it... Are there "special" snips for it? Mine just seem to bend it (no, I'm not weak :-P)

 

best cut is with a band saw, i took my line to the machine shop for the hell of it and they make a PERFECT cut,..but at home dont even bother with a hacksaw, it frays the **** out of the line, i used a cut off air tool and that makes pretty nice cuts.

 

tape the hose with some duct tape. Then put 2 blades in the hacksaw (one with the teeth forward and one with the teeth back) and put it in a vice. Get to it.

 

a vice, a few layers of TIGHT duct-tape and a fine-toothed hacksaw always works best for me. It takes a few mess-ups but after awhile you'll be doing it near-perfect. Just cut really hard and fast and don't stop.

 

I used a dremel with a reinforced cutting wheel once, and the other time I put a pencil in it (so it wouldn't collapse) and used a pair of shears. The cutting wheel works a lot better.

 

LOL. I bet.

 

The pencil/shear idea was one of those, "I need the car tomorrow, the fuel line leaks and it's 3am. Hey, there's some gardening shears..."

I'm so glad we have 4 cars here now.

 

I used a die grinder with a 4" cutting wheel.

 

i agree w/JCB....try the haksaw w/2 blades goin in opposite directions...seems to work well w/out fraying...i believe this tip was even given on HotRod TV one day...good luck

 

2 blades? I don't see how that would work being that they cut in different lines? They won't be cutting the same line but rather parallel, no? Anyway I'll have to stop at Home Depot tomorrow to check for the blades that'll cut steel, already ruined a "metal" cutting blade trying to do this and managed to fray it up real good, I never thought of using 2 blades... Thanks for the help. Any brands you guys recommend or anything?

 

The hacksaw doesn't cause fraying if you use a new sharp blade with very fine teeth.

 

i use duct tape on the line like everyone else and a chop saw

 

Tried a hack saw, it was a bear to do and looked awful. Then I used a chop saw with a metal cutting blade. It was like a hot knife thru butta'.

I WILL NEVER CUT STEEL BRAIDED LINE WITH A HACK SAW AGAIN!!!!!!