Anyone put together their own steel braided lines?

[Woodz428]

I do it all the time. I usually tape around where I want to cut and then use a thin cut-off wheel. I like to use electrical tape and cut through the tape and line, that keeps the wirebraid from becoming unraveled. I use WD40 as a lube when "sliding"( pushing/turning) the hose onto the fitting. Never had a leak. After the first couple it gets pretty easy.

[DAVID GAGNARD]

Originally Posted by Woodz428

I do it all the time. I usually tape around where I want to cut and then use a thin cut-off wheel. I like to use electrical tape and cut through the tape and line, that keeps the wirebraid from becoming unraveled. I use WD40 as a lube when "sliding"( pushing/turning) the hose onto the fitting. Never had a leak. After the first couple it gets pretty easy.

I do the exact same thing and it's no big deal......You may need a little practise, but as Woodz says, after a few you get the hang of it......

One other thing I do, is after cutting my hose, always blow out the hose with air and then with a piece of copper wire (stripped romex) with a clean cloth on the end to get out any debris left from cutting the hose...........

It's not that hard, unless you "ravel" the wire ends, in that case, re-tape the end and re-cut it............

David