Comments on: Hot or Not? Stainless Steel Cable Ties http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/28/hot-or-not-stainless-steel-cable-ties/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Mike Cope http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/28/hot-or-not-stainless-steel-cable-ties/#comment-255064 Mike Cope Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:00:50 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/28/hot-or-not-stainless-steel-cable-ties/#comment-255064 The ties are cheap. Wait till you see what the price of the tool is required for them. You would have to go through a lot of ties to pay for itself. The ties are cheap. Wait till you see what the price of the tool is required for them.

You would have to go through a lot of ties to pay for itself.

]]> By: Toolmonger » Blog Archive » Material Source: CableOrganizer.Com http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/28/hot-or-not-stainless-steel-cable-ties/#comment-173897 Toolmonger » Blog Archive » Material Source: CableOrganizer.Com Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:56:30 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/28/hot-or-not-stainless-steel-cable-ties/#comment-173897 [...] Recent talk of cable ties and velcro gripping straps around the Toolmonger offices makes me think it’s a good time to share my favorite source of cable management tools and supplies: CableOrganizer.com. Appropriatly named, CableOrganizer carries a wide variety of cable and wire management products – as well as a nice selection of Klein tools and other specialty items. [...] [...] Recent talk of cable ties and velcro gripping straps around the Toolmonger offices makes me think it’s a good time to share my favorite source of cable management tools and supplies: CableOrganizer.com. Appropriatly named, CableOrganizer carries a wide variety of cable and wire management products – as well as a nice selection of Klein tools and other specialty items. [...]

]]> By: Subvert http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/28/hot-or-not-stainless-steel-cable-ties/#comment-171096 Subvert Sun, 02 Dec 2007 20:11:14 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/28/hot-or-not-stainless-steel-cable-ties/#comment-171096 Hot in the right situation. They're cheap and strong as hell. I'd say for the most part, I use a lot of the reusable zip ties, but I like having the metal option available too. They're a bit of a pain (sometimes literally) to use though. Hot in the right situation. They’re cheap and strong as hell. I’d say for the most part, I use a lot of the reusable zip ties, but I like having the metal option available too.

They’re a bit of a pain (sometimes literally) to use though.

]]> By: Simon http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/28/hot-or-not-stainless-steel-cable-ties/#comment-169034 Simon Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:32:39 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/28/hot-or-not-stainless-steel-cable-ties/#comment-169034 regarding zip ties that break from UV - generally the black ones are UV stable while the 'clear' ones are not. There are a lot of 'cheap' ones on the market now that are really poorly made and tend to slip. Big Box ones are usually crap compared to the 'installer grade'. regarding zip ties that break from UV - generally the black ones are UV stable while the ‘clear’ ones are not. There are a lot of ‘cheap’ ones on the market now that are really poorly made and tend to slip. Big Box ones are usually crap compared to the ‘installer grade’.

]]> By: John http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/28/hot-or-not-stainless-steel-cable-ties/#comment-168664 John Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:06:10 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/28/hot-or-not-stainless-steel-cable-ties/#comment-168664 I second Toolaremia's comment -- HOT for HOT applications. We sell them for holding exhaust heat wrap in place. They have, as they say, a thousand other uses too... Don't forget that really heavy-duty crates and pallets (or odd-shaped bundles) are often shipped baled together with steel strap, which is a very similar concept if not exactly the same. Super-strength, more rigid (and professional-looking) than wire, very weather-resistant. What more could you ask for? (Besides being cheap enough to be disposable -- but for super-temporary uses, these are generally overkill anyway.) I second Toolaremia’s comment — HOT for HOT applications. We sell them for holding exhaust heat wrap in place. They have, as they say, a thousand other uses too…

Don’t forget that really heavy-duty crates and pallets (or odd-shaped bundles) are often shipped baled together with steel strap, which is a very similar concept if not exactly the same. Super-strength, more rigid (and professional-looking) than wire, very weather-resistant. What more could you ask for? (Besides being cheap enough to be disposable — but for super-temporary uses, these are generally overkill anyway.)

]]> By: Toolaremia http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/28/hot-or-not-stainless-steel-cable-ties/#comment-167744 Toolaremia Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:04:41 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/28/hot-or-not-stainless-steel-cable-ties/#comment-167744 Mark, Seen that before. Very cool, but too time-consuming. Just stick a metal cable tie on it and move on. :-) Mark,
Seen that before. Very cool, but too time-consuming. Just stick a metal cable tie on it and move on. :-)

]]> By: Mark Bickford http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/28/hot-or-not-stainless-steel-cable-ties/#comment-167640 Mark Bickford Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:57:57 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/28/hot-or-not-stainless-steel-cable-ties/#comment-167640 Way neater: http://www.clamptool.com/ Way neater:
http://www.clamptool.com/

]]> By: Nate Bezanson http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/28/hot-or-not-stainless-steel-cable-ties/#comment-167599 Nate Bezanson Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:01:55 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/28/hot-or-not-stainless-steel-cable-ties/#comment-167599 Hot, definitely. They're impervious to ultraviolet, so they're useful in outdoor applications where even the black nylon ones wouldn't fare well. (Any spot with concentrated sun, like northern latitudes where a snow field might reflect additional light onto an exposed tie.) High temperature applications, too, obviously, and locations where abrasion is a concern. I've also seen packages advertise that they're stable in nuclear radiation environments, which I guess makes sense. Can't have your cyclotron experimental target falling apart after a few hours on the beamline, can you? Also, they're conductive. This can be good, if you're trying to ground a shield. Or it can be bad, if an inductive ring around your feedline wasn't the desired result. Ground cables, in particular, shouldn't be "choked" by encirclement with unconnected metal, as it can delay the rise-time of the current pulse during a lightning strike, making the ground less effective. Hot, definitely. They’re impervious to ultraviolet, so they’re useful in outdoor applications where even the black nylon ones wouldn’t fare well. (Any spot with concentrated sun, like northern latitudes where a snow field might reflect additional light onto an exposed tie.) High temperature applications, too, obviously, and locations where abrasion is a concern.

I’ve also seen packages advertise that they’re stable in nuclear radiation environments, which I guess makes sense. Can’t have your cyclotron experimental target falling apart after a few hours on the beamline, can you?

Also, they’re conductive. This can be good, if you’re trying to ground a shield. Or it can be bad, if an inductive ring around your feedline wasn’t the desired result. Ground cables, in particular, shouldn’t be “choked” by encirclement with unconnected metal, as it can delay the rise-time of the current pulse during a lightning strike, making the ground less effective.

]]> By: Daniel Rutter http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/28/hot-or-not-stainless-steel-cable-ties/#comment-167560 Daniel Rutter Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:10:58 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/28/hot-or-not-stainless-steel-cable-ties/#comment-167560 > I’d rather have a bucket-o-plastic ties for $5. Clearly, you have fewer and less muscular hippies to restrain than some of us do. > I’d rather have a bucket-o-plastic ties for $5.

Clearly, you have fewer and less muscular hippies to restrain than some of us do.

]]> By: Kurt Schwind http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/28/hot-or-not-stainless-steel-cable-ties/#comment-167444 Kurt Schwind Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:31:06 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/28/hot-or-not-stainless-steel-cable-ties/#comment-167444 NOT. For hot metal pipings I use wire and just snip/twist to length. I'd rather have a bucket-o-plastic ties for $5. NOT. For hot metal pipings I use wire and just snip/twist to length. I’d rather have a bucket-o-plastic ties for $5.

]]> By: Toolaremia http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/28/hot-or-not-stainless-steel-cable-ties/#comment-167407 Toolaremia Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:58:32 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/11/28/hot-or-not-stainless-steel-cable-ties/#comment-167407 HOT. For HOT applications. Like holding the "non-stock" exhaust in-place on one of my cars. Beats the heck out of coat hangers or bailing wire. I keep a few in my cars as emergency multipurpose ties. Also good for steering rack boots. They definitely take more weather, sun, heat, and weight than plastic ties. I generally use Panduit, but I bet these cheap Chinese knock-offs are good for 50% of the capacity, which isn't bad for the price. HOT. For HOT applications. Like holding the “non-stock” exhaust in-place on one of my cars. Beats the heck out of coat hangers or bailing wire. I keep a few in my cars as emergency multipurpose ties. Also good for steering rack boots. They definitely take more weather, sun, heat, and weight than plastic ties. I generally use Panduit, but I bet these cheap Chinese knock-offs are good for 50% of the capacity, which isn’t bad for the price.

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