A new lock cable idea, was Lock Opened With Ball Point Pen

On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 23:47:06 GMT, Werehatrack
wrote:

On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 16:22:24 -0400, "Matt O'Toole"
wrote:

I've been wondering about this for awhile. Chain and wire cable can be cut
easily with either bolt/cable cutters or cordless grinders. But what about
cable wound from both wire and kevlar? A bolt cutter would have a tough time
because the kevlar strands would crush but not sever. Grinding would be
difficult for the same reason, and because the cable would be too flexible. It
could be cut for sure, but it would take longer, and maybe require stopping a
few times to hack away with another tool, like a knife. Any ideas? Has this
already been tried?

An all-saw does not even notice Kevlar when it's securely embedded or
immobilized; it goes right through. Lock cutters, if they're sharp,
shear it easily. Kevlar's greatest strength is in it's tensile
properties and flexibility, not its resistance to cutting. Yes, it's
*harder* to cut than most fibers, but it's not particularly
*difficult*.

When I was in Japan, my friend's Shimano bike had integral locks. One
was a head lock which does the same thing on my scooter accomplishes.

Michael J. Klein
Dasi Jen, Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan, ROC
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