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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! (lemmy.world)
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[–] Cort@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago (3 children)

You can also take a precision screen driver or knife tip, and use it to pull back the locking tab and release the entire length.

[–] axexrx@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I do this all the time, at work, but with a utility knife, or my pocket knife

[–] LowKeyLooker@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You can also squeeze the locking head with pliers to disengage the mechanism

[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

They also make zip ties with a press release for the locking tabs, which are useful in temporary hold situations but don't impair their function as normal zip ties (they don't accidentally release).

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

A tapered pointy end of one can go in upside down, through the wrong direction of the lock, and force the lock tooth upwards!