over_clox@lemmy.world to Life Pro Tips@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 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-up1309arrow-down114
arrow-up1295arrow-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 · 5 months agomessage-square100linkfedilink
minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·5 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-up6·5 months agoI do this all the time, at work, but with a utility knife, or my pocket knife
minus-squareLowKeyLooker@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 months agoYou can also squeeze the locking head with pliers to disengage the mechanism
minus-squareN0t_5ure@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 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-up1·5 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!