After using them all… RIP-TIE wins hands down!
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Anthony P. Kuzub
After using them all… RIP-TIE wins hands down!
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All fine and well but I hate velcro on cables. Unless you restick it back together when you undo it you have a velcro spaghetti pile at the snake head or patch……of course if you can’t figure out knots….;-)
I think of the tying methods: it’s a loose loose situation. Each has its own draw backs. What is your preferred method and why John?
I see you as a sash cord guy… with a classic chock knot
I like the black cotton sash cord. Clove hitch around the cable and a firm overhand to secure it. It seldom comes loose if you have the right kind of cord.
I also like it if the cord is long enough to go twice around the bundle a la opera tie. But I’m kinda partial to knots to start with.
Have you ever found a way to keep cloth sash from fraying?
Nail polish, or shellack kinda thing?
Skippy used some dip stuff…kinda latex/glue.
And your illustration isn’t the common clove hitch. Usually it’s shown without the backer….but that’s exactly the thing I’m talking about, as shown.
Skippy uses some kinda dip for seizing tie ends. kinda latex/glue.
But he also uses zip ties to hold them in place which is fine until you need to move one out of the way…….
I’d be curious to know what it was… maybe I’ll have to inquire about that… That’s always been my beef with it. And, when it’s wet (gutter or booze) and cold there’s is nothing worse than “sash juice” in the face.
@ 3 cents a foot it’s a much better price than Rip Ties: http://www.productionadvantageonline.com/Products/TL3000.aspx
I’ve seen a lot of companies choke it and both ties go one way
But I like this one… and I think that’s the one above?
At the studio we’ve gone exclusively with the Panduit system. I do really like them because the hook size bites into the wire (if they are tight) and stays in place
That choke thingy is pretty much a one use thing. As soon as the tension is gone it falls off..
I wonder if you could head shrink them on…