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I've always assumed that you have to open up the inner plastic sheath with a bradawl to get the inner through
Cheapo cable cutters come with a pointy bit on the side for exactly this purpose. I've always found it a strange omission from more premium ones.
grams
I have Cyclo ones that give me no problems at all, but then I've always assumed that you have to open up the inner plastic sheath with a bradawl to get the inner through (or just push from the factory-cut end to the home-cut end). Using the broadest crimping section to re-round the outer profile also helps. I can't imagine what's going on if the cutter's mangling it so badly that you simply can't get the inner through.