A simple trick to undo a cable tie and use it again

  • Jan 06, 2022
A simple trick to undo a cable tie and use it again

Most people, when faced with cable ties in everyday life, simply cut or bite them with a suitable tool. However, one can approach the solution of the issue from a fundamentally different angle. Unbuttoning the tie is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance. Of course, in order for everything to work out, you need to know how it is done in principle.

All you need is a pin. Photo: youtube.com.
All you need is a pin. / Photo: youtube.com.
All you need is a pin. / Photo: youtube.com.

There are a thousand and one uses for cable ties or cable ties. At a minimum, the unbuttoned zip ties can be used in the future to reconnect or secure something. There are much more "sophisticated" methods of application, such as the use of screeds for cleaning sewer pipes. You can simply buy new ties, but it is much better to systematically remove them from other things.

We insert the pin into the lock. / Photo: youtube.com.
We insert the pin into the lock. / Photo: youtube.com.

The zip ties are easy to unfasten, but not simple-minded. In order to crank such an operation, you need an ordinary pin. A sharp metal object must be planted in the tie between the tape and the locking tab. You need to insert the needle from the back. This operation will move the teeth back and allow the tape to move in the opposite direction.

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Close and pull. / Photo: youtube.com.
Close and pull. / Photo: youtube.com.

When the needle or pin is inserted, all that remains is to pull gently. The structure is unbuttoned in literally one movement without any serious effort. The method works equally well with cable ties of any size. The devices unbuttoned in this way can be put off until better times and then used again.

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Now you're done! / Photo: youtube.com.
Now you're done! / Photo: youtube.com.

Continuing the topic, read about 7 interior items, which is high time to put it in a garbage bag and take it to the landfill.
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