Before I explain my tech let me appologize for not posting this last week during Tech Week. I didn't know it was Tech Week and my HAMB junkie husband was too involved getting the Willys back on the road to notice... I'm not complaining, when he's thrashing I have control of the TV remote. This idea came to me during the big snow storm we just had. I was helping Traves get the snow blower running and he asked me to hand him a zip tie. When I asked where they were he pointed to a pile of various fasteners. Poking out of this pile all over were a bunch of zip ties. I took 1 zip tie and held it with the 'teeth' up, I then slid a bunch of the same size zip ties onto it. Because the 'teeth' were away from the other zip ties they will slide back off but there is enough friction to hold them in place. But wait it gets better... If you take the 1st zip tie you slid on and loop it through the main zip tie's locking hole, it will form a loop so you can hang the bunch up and out of the way. And, like the rest of the bundle the teeth are facing away from the locking pin so you can undo the loop and all of the zip ties remain usable. I know its not a fun cool new tool but, with your zip ties out of the way it will be easier to find your tools.
Excellent !! I have a drawer with Lots of zip ties of various sizes, thrown in together. Guess I'll sort them out tomorrow. Thanks for the tip.
Free tech is the best tech. Thanks Mrs. Fiddy,I'm gonna get my wife busy on this tomorrow. I use a lot of em in my day job and they always migrate to the bottom of my box. Too cool!
Mrs. Fiddy, it is a woman's perogative to arrive "fashionably late", even for Tech Week! Good tip, thanks! I'm doing this one today. Tucker
I think I love you. (dont tell Travis) Great idea. Beats the hell out of the billet rack I wanted to have Body make...
nah nah nah.... i needed help FROM the 'blower' whilst fixing the snow thrower. now i need her to organize my steel pile
That's a good idea! My luck I'd get them all locked on and have to throw it all out. I usually wrap one around the bundle, and make it tighter as I use the ties.
if you get zip ties in a plastic bag,don't cut the end of the bag to get them out,cut a hole in the middle of the bag,then they don't fall out!
Now I've got to find a new use for the empty Pringles can! i use them for condoms! anywho, dawn, i cant wait to meet the girl that was nuts enough to marry traves this june!!!think ill buy ya a card! only a girl would come up with a way to keep the zippers in check!
Traves had to stop using them as condoms, after spending half the night in the ER trying to get it off him we decided it wasn't such a good idea.
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