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LPT: If you have a lot of loose zip ties, well cut the head off of one and zip the rest onto that! (infosec.pub)
submitted 3 days ago by over_clox@lemmy.world to c/lifeprotips@lemmy.world
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[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (2 children)

They came in a bag, I just find it easier and neater to deal with them this way when they get tossed off in a toolbox or the random kitchen junk/fastener drawer.

[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If you cut a small hole in the bag 1/5 of the way down, it keeps them together and you can bend a tie to get a single one out.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Still doesn't make it any easier to pull out a specific color in a mixed variety color pack..

[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Good point, I have single-colour bags only.

[–] socsa@piefed.social 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ok, now imagine you have like 4000 of them, which normally just fit in a normal sized ziplock bag. Bro is going to sit there for literally hours threading them onto another zip tie.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Oh hell with all that, if I got that many zip ties, I'm just gonna zip tie them in sensible size nobody's really counting bundles.