[Gregski]

thanks guys I really appreciate the feedback and I hope this helps others as well, I am with you on the cut off wheel I get the thinnest possible and you won't know what's a thin wheel unless you see two or three kinds side by side at your local Ace or other supply house

also I recommend using a full size cut off wheel so like a new 4" and not a used up one or a mini so that your cut can just go straight through and you don't have to rotate the implement all the way around the hose

and finally just a twist on the tips give, I found that for me clear shipping tape holds the braids tightest our of masking tape or painters tape, it is a bit of a PIA to get off after the cut but I just cut it with a razor length wise and off it comes, and lately I just started to bend the end over about 1/8th of an inch to give me a starting point on peeling it back

again thank you all for you the tips