You're probably refering to steel braided cables. And you were told right, bolt cutters have a hard time with them, however, a hacksaw makes short work of the job...
Sorry,
If I were you, I'd leave a note that said something like this;

Dear Sir,
If you are here to steal this stand I just thought that it would only be fair to warn you, that I will make it my first priority to find and kill you. I will also harm your family, and if I happen to be anywhere near here right now, I'm probably already pointing my secondary (stolen) gun (which is not registered to me) at you while pleasuring myself.
Thanks, and have a great day!

P.S. I'm looking forward to F'ing up your life!