I’ll just add: I’ve found that a lot of things for which people grab zip ties can be secured with judicious and creative use of tubes-turned-rubber bands.

- Jake
The Bike Project
Urbana, IL

> On Aug 5, 2020, at 7:57 PM, Jean-François Caron <jfcaron3@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> You can also use a file to blunt the cut end!
>
> When removing zip ties, I can *usually* use a pick or tiny flat screwdriver to lift the ratchet inside and actually undo the whole thing without cutting.  Usually it's re-usable (although likely less strong), so I have a bucket of used zip ties from shipping that I use for random jobs.  Even if this is not possible, if the zip tie is around something large-ish, if you cut on the correct side of the buckle, you can re-use it for anything smaller.  It's a bit of a sarcastic "life hack" but it's a good trick to know.
>
> Jean-François
>
>> On Aug 5, 2020, at 20:39, Bob Giordano <mist@strans.org> wrote:
>>
>> Quick, simple request:
>>
>> anytime you snip off the extra length
>> of a zip tie, please melt the end of
>> the remaining part because othewise it is
>> like a little razor blade!
>>
>> It only takes a second to wave a lit match
>> over the end of that snipped end to make
>> it harmless.
>>
>> (I just zoomed in on the beautiful pic of
>> the ghost bike recently posted and could see
>> the razor end of the zip tie)
>>
>> thanks!!
>>
>> Bob Giordano, free cycles missoula, mist
>>
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