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[r1]

now I have your attention
hows the best way to remove a nipple from a brake cable for a push bike?,as my son new brake cable has a nipple on each end and I have to remove one without destroying the cable so I can thread it.

[Vamps]

A blow lamp, should be soldered........ or cut it off but be careful with all the end bits of wire.....

[Andy H]

Ask Jimbob! 

Alternatively use good quality sharp side cutters.

[r1]

A blow lamp, should be soldered........ or cut it off but be careful with all the end bits of wire.....

yeah its the ends of the wire fraying that iam bothered about

[ronnyd]

Cut it as close to the unrequired nipple as you can, there should be enough solder left in that part of the cable
to stop it fraying

[ronnyd]

Ps you can also get crimp on ferrules to put on the cut end of the cable from your local cycle store

[F1 9LFG]

Ps you can also get crimp on ferrules to put on the cut end of the cable from your local cycle store

What he said 

[bigegg]

I use a pair of end nip cutters which are double hinged, like a bolt cropper.
These cut the ends so perfectly that the remain twisted together.
You *can* weld the ends of the cable back together (well, I can  ), but easier just to solder - even then, they sometimes untwist with the heat 

*Sharp* cold chisel, and a good hard smack to cut through all the wires together is another, workable, way

 

[bigegg]

Ps you can also get crimp on ferrules to put on the cut end of the cable from your local cycle store

What he said 

but they won't fit through the cable outer 

[F1 9LFG]

Ps you can also get crimp on ferrules to put on the cut end of the cable from your local cycle store

What he said 

but they won't fit through the cable outer 

Ah, sorry - missed the bit about wanting to thread it after cutting.  in that case, as you say 

[ronnyd]

Best not to fit the ferrule on until you have got everything else sorted.