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Re: how to re-use plastic cable ties Anonymous 07-22-2006
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Posted by Anonymous on July 22, 2006, 4:41 am
To all who replied: This tip isn't about extreme frugality,
rather those times when you need to replace a few cable ties in
a pinch and it's not worth driving to a store. You lose only a
small fraction of the original length, which beats forcing a cut
blunt end through with little slack. Also, the plastic weld is
very strong if allowed to cool properly. Try a pull test if you
have doubts.

N.C.


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Posted by Al Bundy on July 22, 2006, 10:44 am

Anonymous wrote:
> To all who replied: This tip isn't about extreme frugality,
> rather those times when you need to replace a few cable ties in
> a pinch and it's not worth driving to a store. You lose only a
> small fraction of the original length, which beats forcing a cut
> blunt end through with little slack. Also, the plastic weld is
> very strong if allowed to cool properly. Try a pull test if you
> have doubts.
>
> N.C.
>
You're changing your story a bit now N.C.
You did post it as a cost saving technique until it seemed so foolish.
You did not post it on the survivalist group either.
Just keep a supply of ties handy folks.


Posted by Anthony Matonak on July 22, 2006, 11:20 am
Al Bundy wrote:
> Anonymous wrote:
>>To all who replied: This tip isn't about extreme frugality,
>>rather those times when you need to replace a few cable ties in
>>a pinch and it's not worth driving to a store.
>
> You're changing your story a bit now N.C.
> You did post it as a cost saving technique until it seemed so foolish.
> You did not post it on the survivalist group either.
> Just keep a supply of ties handy folks.

In a pinch, any kind of tape (packing tape works), snippets
of wire or string will work. I've even seen paper clips
bent around a bundle of wires. I imagine whoever did the
twisting had fingers of iron to manage that. It's a rare
office that doesn't have one of these things handy.

That said, cable ties are cheap and don't take up much space
in a tool kit so just keep a supply of them handy folks. :)

Anthony

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