No worries. I'm glad I could help you out.

it is a very useful information thanks Donn DIY, keep uploading helpful videos

me the same

yep true i am 15 and i just baught a new cable yesterday : costs 16€ but i could have been done with your method :[ always helpful for the next tries ;)

Emil Kvick You're totally right, it's never too late to learn and to teach others

I'm one of those that have never seen this. I'll be doing this soon.

Which metal you used to welding?

My cable is stainless steel and won’t accept lead or silver solder. Some special flux needed. Any one have ideas?

Yamaha. Went from a JT2-MX right to a DT-1 250, at 14 YO. That was a great Saturday. The seller knew the exhaust was clogged and bought new pipes but then lost interest. He included a new(er) stock pipe (which I used when I got old enough to register the bike) and an expansion chamber. That was a great Saturday (for me, NOT my neighbors). The pipe on it was totally clogged. I was about 110 lbs. It was 1975. I put the chamber on first. Oh, how loud. And I was about flappin' in the Wind! I know. Nothing like a YZ250. Or TZ750! 😳I have a ZX 14 today. Stupid Fast.

I was given a model airplane and it’s accessories and it came with a Z-Bender…that’s a pretty popular way to attach a cable… it’s very handy to be able to make your own cables as well!

Another very handy video!!! Awesome job 💪👏👏💪👏👍😂

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No worries. I'm glad you find it useful. ;)

+Benjamin Trevis - They have " Cable Ferrule " at Lowes of Home Depot at the Pre-Cut Cable Section, that you can get. If you are close to Harbor-freight, they have them in a Box for $5.99 and all different sizes too. It will be easier than making your own... Since these are for " Smaller Engines " as stated in the Video. Although it is still inventive, and I gave it a Thumb's Up :D.

The melting point of bass is massively higher than lead and hard to achieve for most folks.

@@ProleDaddy I believe he was talking about using round brass stock with a hole drilled through it as the cable end. A large chamfer on one side of the hole would allow mushrooming the cable end before soldering. This would eliminate the need for the bolt and making a mold. I think that's what he was describing, but not sure.

Bill Ray ,

Martin Utrott I use to have a vespa many moons ago and the cable was always breaking at the nipple end, would have been good to know this then.

very nicely done.

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Thanks!

Thanks, man! I hope you'll put this idea into good use. ;)

Thanks!

Cheers, mate! :)

@@DonnDIY Greetings my dear friend... This stand drill with which I drilled the solid nail... What is the largest size of drill that can be installed in it?! I am waiting for you to answer me...!!

Eso es una perdida de tiempo, total es la peor solución que e visto en mi vida ,y e visto muchísimas ,eso sí como un juego está bien.

@@alexgs7744 não, é chumbo (Pb)

No worries. You're welcome!

You're welcome, buddy!

Holy sh*t! That's a lot. Thanks for watching. ;)

Yeah , Stihl parts are hella expensive - and having to wait a day or two for them to show up isn't much joy when you need them for work !

You will die on any vehicle with brake cables anyways..... lol

even if they dont fail, YOU WILL DIE

Bryn Well I anyway, we’re all old enough to know that by now

soot from a candle flame also works.

Perry Toften

Perry Tofu

Perry Toften Good one of 8

Slick as hell, good thinkin'

Len Rookus LOL

But, but, but...how could you DO that in California? Isn't it ILLEGAL to even OWN pure lead?? But, I DO have a confession to make....I farted in California once (well, truth be told it MAY have been more than once!)......and I think THAT was probably illegal, too!! LOL!!!

HaHa!!!

they make these law to keep you safe ; / (California wants you to buy a brand new cable *and* pay the taxes)

Yeah....I feel SSOOO MUCH safer, now! I guess if all the currently illegal stuff I've done over the last 70+ years hasn't killed me, I ought to live to 100, with all these new rules/laws, huh?

Thanks a bunch! ;)

+Donn DIY Try acid core solder for the clutch cable. Once acid core solder cools is becomes hard like steel.

acid core solder?.. you mean solder with flux core? it has the same general hardness as any other solder without the flux core. The flux is there to clean the surface when soldering.

No I mean acid core. It's for repairing rads.

a link maybe? coz searchin for it only brings up rosin core (aka flux aka acid) solder

Cheers!

its ok, no need to say sorry you are French :-)

I would think this would be fine even for clutch cables. Would be nice if he tested the strength somehow.

В электро приборах много штучек для зажима провода об лудить трос и зажать

@@vahamusaitov9316 согласен. Так проще и быстрее

Malodietz!

Thanks!

That was the main point of making this video. I'm glad you liked it!

I've just realised that I can use your approach to fix my window actuator on my car - I've been putting it off because in principal I disagree with Audi wanting to charge me $400 when I know that the part costs less than $10 and they'll only need an hour's labour, if that. The whole system is based the same principal as the throttle cable. The part I received from ebay was the wrong bloody length of cable - apparently for a different version of my car (probably for one made on a Tuesday while the seagulls were flying inland but against a westerly wind …) - the only thing that was holding me back was how to make the securing lug - I was planning on using KNEEDIT but having seen your video I've realised that I can use that same principal to make up my own cable with some bicycle brake cable. Double-whammy! Thanks, Donn :)

My mother scooter a Yamaha jog 50 I can't find this cable in Brazil. There other motorcycles that they don't produce no more and we have to make it, I would prefer to buy but don't have this option.

Trying to get longer cables for a Harley. Aftermarket sites are selling throttle cables for like 75$ - 90$. Sometimes u gotta make due haha.

hence the frayed end

I agree.

Thanks for the enthusiasm - this way of repairing a cable with lead however is only suitable for throttle cables since there's not that much of a pull on'em. I wouldn't recommend it for clutch and brake cables, never. Brass ends soldered on would be maybe sufficient but not this lead end. Stay safe!

Dude! Angle grinder heaven right there! :D

What, you have 12 grinders, or 12 heads?

Cheers!

+Donn DIY I will be watching more of your video's

No worries.

I don't think expecting someone to have a nail, drill, and drill bit is too much to expect.

@@brianhaygood183 You’re right about that. Don’t worry about that complaint/whine….check out his/her user name…self explanatory…

Won’t it catch on fire when the torch hits it, to “settle” the solder?

@@chipper442 Sure. But, just blow the fire out and you're done. Solder melts really fast. You can flame the solder above the hold and drip it into it, or you can torch directly on the wood. Either way, the solder melts so fast it won't matter.

I just posted the same thing. I used to do this to fix bicycle cable when I was a kid. I did not have a torch but I did have a D550 soldering gun

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cantfoolme hi, level 2 pro here. You can just use extra flux and heat, no need to clean

@@aqib2000 I would still clean it as it does not take that much more time however I'm with you. The disrupted end and flux would be plenty strong.

@@aqib2000 lvl 5 necro here. a clean solder or weld is the best one.

Proud American It’s been s year since my comment, I am now a level 6 pro, I refute your comment

@@aqib2000 but pro's clean before they weld :p

I have tried lead on cables since I was 10 years old and it always pulls out on anything bigger than a throttle cable.

You're welcome! :D

bike is only one of those yamaha pee-wee 50's

I want silver solder material for lathe cutting tool tips soldering. give me link

I agree 100% Lead is way too soft. If you have an pot metal casting of some sort lying around. Old mower carburetor ect. Some grindings from that mixed in with silver solder would be super tough.

gold is the best

Gold is WAY TOO SOFT

i would try some sort of zinc die-casting alloy. i think that's what the factory uses.

i used terracotta..just jokin. some jb weld would be much batter.

can use a bit of brass rod, you can use it in a drill with a file if you havea bit too large, drill a hole, and a countersink, put in cable, splay open so it lays in the countersink, solder with flux and as strong as factory

Use silver based jeweler's solder and flux, very strong.

Maybe that "aluminum weld" zinc based rod you can get at hardware stores. This is a good idea mentioning zinc.

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