ZIP-TIES !

Also know as cable ties, these handy-dandy self locking, ratcheting plastic fasteners are amazing! A genius idea!
Originally invented by Thomas & Betts, an electrical company, in 1958 under the brand name Ty-Rap initially designed for airplane wire harnesses. The original design used a metal tooth, these can still be obtained, however a majority of what you can buy now is solid plastic. These little devices are applicable in thousands of every uses. I work in retail and we use 100's of them a week for building displays. They come in a variety of sizes-(lengths/widths) and colors. Some have adjustable locks and or eyelets for screws to go through. They can bear a tremendous weight load, are water proof, and easily cut with wire cutters!
So perfect for the D.I.Y'er! . . .

I have put together some pictures of a few of the more interesting applications


A garage pull!

Made with one the belt sized Zip Ties -
(I've seen these belt sized ones used to lash telephone polls together)



They make great impromptu shower curtain rings!



They make great anchor filler for screws in concrete / cinder block walls.
Just drill a pilot hole with a masonry bit and then put a scrap length of zip tie in and screw in the screw (or hook in this case) and then snip off the excess!




Make shift shoelaces! Be careful not to over tighten!



My cell phone holster broke, . . I fixed it!



Makes a great belt loop!



I have a coffee mug that didn't have a handle. So I remedied that, . .

with Zip-Ties!





I mentioned that I work in retail, and that we use a lot of zip-ties. Here is one of the wierder uses for them. Amidst cleaning and straightening up an aisle last year I noticed a some brochures for a product laying all over the floor, so I made a holder