Velcro cable wrap

[Kent Kressenberg]

Another technique is to use the rounded "end nippers" instead of dikes... 
pull the tail of the tie through them, back toward the handles, with the 
head against the latch of the tie, then pull some tension on the tail while 
cutting it off. The cut end retracts into the latch and NO damaging, sharp 
end.
73 de WB4SYU,
Kent

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John" <johnhutchinsusa at CHARTER.NET>
To: <HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 10:20 PM
Subject: Re: Velcro cable wrap


> Glen Zook wrote:
>> If you don't use a tie wrap gun to install them when
>> you cut them off there is often a very sharp edge left
>> which can get caught on your sleeve, cut you, etc.
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Too true. After recently help build a TV trailer and putting in a 
> kilzillion cable ties,
> I use a small pair of diagonal cutters perpendicular to the tie tail (i.e. 
> slice edge to edge with the flat side of the dikes up.)
> Leaves a cut that won't scratch the hide off. (sort of rounded.)
>
> 73, John WB4NNY
>
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