over_clox@lemmy.world to Life Pro Tips@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoLPT: If you have a lot of loose zip ties, well cut the head off of one and zip the rest onto that!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square100linkfedilinkarrow-up1310arrow-down114
arrow-up1296arrow-down1imageLPT: If you have a lot of loose zip ties, well cut the head off of one and zip the rest onto that!lemmy.worldover_clox@lemmy.world to Life Pro Tips@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square100linkfedilink
minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·2 months agoYou can also take a precision screen driver or knife tip, and use it to pull back the locking tab and release the entire length.
minus-squareAxExRx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoI do this all the time, at work, but with a utility knife, or my pocket knife
minus-squareLowKeyLooker@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoYou can also squeeze the locking head with pliers to disengage the mechanism
minus-squareN0t_5ure@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoThey also make zip ties with a press release for the locking tabs, which are useful in temporary hold situations but don’t impair their function as normal zip ties (they don’t accidentally release).
minus-squareKrudler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoA tapered pointy end of one can go in upside down, through the wrong direction of the lock, and force the lock tooth upwards!
You can also take a precision screen driver or knife tip, and use it to pull back the locking tab and release the entire length.
I do this all the time, at work, but with a utility knife, or my pocket knife
You can also squeeze the locking head with pliers to disengage the mechanism
Smart!
They also make zip ties with a press release for the locking tabs, which are useful in temporary hold situations but don’t impair their function as normal zip ties (they don’t accidentally release).
A tapered pointy end of one can go in upside down, through the wrong direction of the lock, and force the lock tooth upwards!