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ProfessorGAC

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25. Panduit Used To Make...

Reply to Qutzupalotl (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2020, 02:05 PM

Jun 2020

...zip ties with a little tab on the buckle.
Push the tab with your thumb & slips right out.
Used them in some labs to secure bundles of metal tubing used for gas delivery to many lab instruments.
Maybe they still make them. It's been 25+ years since I worked daily in the lab.
On Edit: you can do this with an opened up paper clip, too.

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A handy tip for removing zip ties from anything [View all] Qutzupalotl Jun 2020 OP

Good to know but rather than break the bobby pin just pull the rubber off the end. GemDigger Jun 2020 #1

I think the small curve caused by bending might be helpful, Qutzupalotl Jun 2020 #3

Good to know. Nevilledog Jun 2020 #2

Practicing doing it behind your back could be real handy. nt Midnightwalk Jun 2020 #5

Maybe something to practice and keep in your back pocket. n/t Qutzupalotl Jun 2020 #7

That's pretty cool. nt Phoenix61 Jun 2020 #4

I just use scissors. Much faster than that bent hairpin. Glorfindel Jun 2020 #6

I suspect the authorities would confiscate scissors... a Bobby pin is easier to conceal PTWB Jun 2020 #23

Why would anyone even use zip ties on bags of bread, doritos, etc? mr_lebowski Jun 2020 #8

Maybe this is encoded advice for protesters? Mike 03 Jun 2020 #9

Ahhhh ... and bobby pins being famous for use in picking locks, such as the ones on handcuffs ... mr_lebowski Jun 2020 #10

That's what I thought lol! cwydro Jun 2020 #11

It's almost as if the population being addressed greenjar_01 Jun 2020 #15

They're ok ornotna Jun 2020 #16

I wasn't recommending a particular model, just illustrating the type of tool :) mr_lebowski Jun 2020 #18

I wonder if an old fashioned hat pin would slide in and do the job. Of course I don't carry hat pins Hekate Jun 2020 #22

remind me not to talk about secret plans with you anymore. TeamPooka Jun 2020 #17

Well, at least you won't have to worry about me spilling the beans ... mr_lebowski Jun 2020 #19

No, you're the guy who goes "Do we still have a sceret meeting tonight?" loudly in the cafe :) TeamPooka Jun 2020 #20

Bread, apples, etc. are not packaged with zip ties matt819 Jun 2020 #12

Some folks on this board never been tear gassed and it shows greenjar_01 Jun 2020 #13

Horrible knowledge to have for what seem to be it's clear purpose. SideStep Jun 2020 #14

I just use scissors. Goodheart Jun 2020 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Jun 2020 #24

Panduit Used To Make... ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #25

Hey guys - zip ties are sometimes used by cops instead of handcuffs FakeNoose Jun 2020 #26

I use the tip of a 0.5 mm mechanical pencil. eppur_se_muova Jun 2020 #27