http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Cutting mudguard stays en Wed, 13 May 2026 03:19:32 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3926#post-41199 Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:10:53 +0000 Smudge 41199@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>What Arrelcat said! I habitually wear safety specs when I'm in the garage, gets to be a habit and then you're wearing them when things go wrong :-/<br /> Having developed slight dermatitis a few years ago due to exposure to fuel/oils I also try to wear surgical gloves whenever possible. Makes cleaning you hands afterwards much easier as well ;-)</p> <p>PPE is a good thing imho. I've had reason to thank it several times in the past both at work and at home. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3926#post-41176 Sat, 17 Sep 2011 09:21:34 +0000 Arellcat 41176@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Wear safety specs though, because the cut ends ping off around the place at some velocity.</em></p> <p>This is important. You only have one pair of eyes, and so too does anyone else standing watching, pets included.</p> <p>If I'm snipping any sort of wire whose end is likely to fly off, I line up the pliers/side cutters/etc. and cover the ends with a piece of cloth before crunching down. Works perfectly. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3926#post-41173 Sat, 17 Sep 2011 09:00:49 +0000 DaveC 41173@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ah, I wasn't sure what mudguard stays were but now I've read the whole thread I have the same problen. I've cut my leg twice now since Feb. Might have to invest in a pair of those cutters myself. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3926#post-41144 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:26:00 +0000 crowriver 41144@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>*Proud to be a cheapskate* </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3926#post-41117 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:31:19 +0000 amir 41117@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks all. Crowriver's suggestion looks the cheapest! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3926#post-41114 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:54:08 +0000 crowriver 41114@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I used High Leverage Diagonal Cut Pliers on two sets of SKS mudguards recently. Like a knife through butter. B&amp;Q sell them.</p> <p>Wear safety specs though, because the cut ends ping off around the place at some velocity. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3926#post-41112 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:35:42 +0000 Greenroofer 41112@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Last time I did it, I used my fencing tool<br /> <img src="http://s7g3.scene7.com/is/image/ae235/64198_P?$p$"></p> <p>(<a href="http://www.screwfix.com/p/forge-steel-fencing-tool-10/64198">http://www.screwfix.com/p/forge-steel-fencing-tool-10/64198</a>)</p> <p>They are dead useful for all sorts of things. As the owner of a terraced house with a small garden (as opposed to a farm) I still find a surprising number of times to use it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3926#post-41069 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:37:13 +0000 kaputnik 41069@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've used a hacksaw before with the wrong (wood) and right (metal) sort of blades. Both worked but blunt wood-cutting blade was like using a butter knife. Hardest bit is getting the stay not to bounce / roll around and the saw not to skite up and down the stay.</p> <p>Quickest and cleanest way I had it done was to have a pair of large bolt-croppers do it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3926#post-41067 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:23:43 +0000 recombodna 41067@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Thickness or diameter, recombo? ;-)"</p> <p>I can't believe any one would actually ASK that question!!!! Diameter of course! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3926#post-41064 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:19:20 +0000 Arellcat 41064@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thickness or diameter, recombo? ;-)</p> <p>I usually use a hacksaw, having first marked the length during test fitting. About 10mm beyond the mudguard bracket is usually about right. Make sure you fully round off the cut end with your fine metal file, because when you inadvertently lose one of the rubbery end caps and don't notice, you'll get either (or both) of a hole in your tights and a gash in your leg! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3926#post-41062 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:11:07 +0000 recombodna 41062@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yeah big hacksaw with new blade or a small grinder with a 1mm cutting disc. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3926#post-41058 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:39:26 +0000 wingpig 41058@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A senior hacksaw? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3926#post-41056 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:30:58 +0000 amir 41056@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>What tool do I need to cut (SKS) mudguard stays? Neither wirecutters nor my junior hacksaw will do it. </p>