Comments on: Cable Ties Don’t Have To Be Forever http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/08/cable-ties-dont-have-to-be-forever/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:48:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: kevin http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/08/cable-ties-dont-have-to-be-forever/#comment-309983 Fri, 09 May 2008 01:32:45 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/08/cable-ties-dont-have-to-be-forever/#comment-309983 I use cable ties quite often. The ones we get through our Bowman guy have a metal clip that locks the tie . They are releasable with a pic or piece of stiff wire and they hold like crazy. A bit more expensive than the ones that lock with a plastic clip, but way worth it for quality work. My experience with the reusable ones....I have to agree with mike t....to many chances of them getting loosed through the riggors of life. I use cable ties quite often. The ones we get through our Bowman guy have a metal clip that locks the tie . They are releasable with a pic or piece of stiff wire and they hold like crazy. A bit more expensive than the ones that lock with a plastic clip, but way worth it for quality work.
My experience with the reusable ones….I have to agree with mike t….to many chances of them getting loosed through the riggors of life.

]]> by: Joe Birmingham http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/08/cable-ties-dont-have-to-be-forever/#comment-309929 Fri, 09 May 2008 00:31:14 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/08/cable-ties-dont-have-to-be-forever/#comment-309929 Years ago, I worked for a distributor that included some cable tie lines. There is a huge difference in quality from on brand to the other. I have never used the Harbor Freight ones but the bulk variety pack I bought at Home Depot have a high failure rate and they dry out and become brittle over a few years. The two top brands that we sold were Catamount and Panduit. The guys who actually used them in factories like the Panduit product better but the purchasing department always liked Catamount because they were slightly cheaper. Years ago, I worked for a distributor that included some cable tie lines. There is a huge difference in quality from on brand to the other. I have never used the Harbor Freight ones but the bulk variety pack I bought at Home Depot have a high failure rate and they dry out and become brittle over a few years.

The two top brands that we sold were Catamount and Panduit. The guys who actually used them in factories like the Panduit product better but the purchasing department always liked Catamount because they were slightly cheaper.

]]> by: ChrisW http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/08/cable-ties-dont-have-to-be-forever/#comment-309684 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:33:36 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/08/cable-ties-dont-have-to-be-forever/#comment-309684 I too bought the HF ties. They are weak and a lot easier to release than others, but I only use them for light duty temporary ties anyway. I too bought the HF ties. They are weak and a lot easier to release than others, but I only use them for light duty temporary ties anyway.

]]> by: mike t http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/08/cable-ties-dont-have-to-be-forever/#comment-309567 Thu, 08 May 2008 20:03:52 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/08/cable-ties-dont-have-to-be-forever/#comment-309567 I bought the releaseable ties from harbor freight, its too easy to accidentally release them, way too easy, also they dont have the strenght of the regular ties and break much easier. Maybe other brands are better??? I bought the releaseable ties from harbor freight, its too easy to accidentally release them, way too easy, also they dont have the strenght of the regular ties and break much easier. Maybe other brands are better???

]]> by: Mark Alger http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/08/cable-ties-dont-have-to-be-forever/#comment-309479 Thu, 08 May 2008 19:02:33 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/08/cable-ties-dont-have-to-be-forever/#comment-309479 Every cable tie I've ever encountered could be disengaged by slipping a small, flattish object (say, a jeweler's screwdriver blade) between the "pawl" and the "rack" parts. This disengages the locking mechanism, allowing the tie to be pulled loose with ease. I'd bet -- oh... say a nickel -- that something the like is the trick with these things -- at some large multiple of the unit price. M Every cable tie I’ve ever encountered could be disengaged by slipping a small, flattish object (say, a jeweler’s screwdriver blade) between the “pawl” and the “rack” parts. This disengages the locking mechanism, allowing the tie to be pulled loose with ease. I’d bet — oh… say a nickel — that something the like is the trick with these things — at some large multiple of the unit price.

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