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Appreciating the Ty-Rap aka Cable-tie aka Zip-tie

ie Offline McStitchy

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Appreciating the Ty-Rap aka Cable-tie aka Zip-tie
on: December 29, 2018, 05:36:43 PM
Just wanted to say how much I appreciate the invention of the Zip-tie  :D

Here's a couple of my own uses:

Securing felt-pads...






Securing a gas-cable holder of a lawn-mower.
I had to make some holes first...





Securing handles of a basket that came loose all the time...






Here's a little histoy referenced from Wikipedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_tie :

Cable ties were first invented by Thomas & Betts, an electrical company, in 1958 under the brand name Ty-Rap. Initially they were designed for airplane wire harnesses. The original design used a metal tooth, and these can still be obtained. Manufacturers later changed to the nylon/plastic design.

The design has over the years been extended and developed into numerous spin-off products. One example was a self-locking loop developed as an alternative to purse-string suture in colon anastomosis.

Ty-Rap cable tie inventor, Maurus C. Logan, worked for Thomas & Betts and finished his career with the company as Vice President of Research and Development. During his tenure at Thomas & Betts, he contributed to the development and marketing of many successful Thomas & Betts products. Logan died on 12 November 2007, at the age of 86.

The idea of the cable tie came to Logan while touring a Boeing aircraft manufacturing facility in 1956. Aircraft wiring was a cumbersome and detailed undertaking, involving thousands of feet of wire organized on sheets of 50-foot long plywood and held in place with knotted, waxcoated, braided nylon cord. Each knot had to be pulled tight by wrapping the cord around one's finger which sometimes cut the operator's fingers until they developed thick calluses or "hamburger hands." Logan was convinced there had to be an easier, more forgiving, way to accomplish this critical task.

For the next couple of years, Logan experimented with various tools and materials. On June 24, 1958, a patent for the Ty-Rap cable tie was submitted.


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Re: Appreciating the Ty-Rap aka Cable-tie aka Zip-tie
Reply #1 on: December 29, 2018, 05:56:54 PM
Very nice work!!  And a big thanks for a great read!!


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Re: Appreciating the Ty-Rap aka Cable-tie aka Zip-tie
Reply #2 on: December 29, 2018, 06:06:00 PM
Thanks zrxoa1  :hatsoff:


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Re: Appreciating the Ty-Rap aka Cable-tie aka Zip-tie
Reply #3 on: December 29, 2018, 06:11:35 PM
Great post, Matt!  :like:


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Re: Appreciating the Ty-Rap aka Cable-tie aka Zip-tie
Reply #4 on: December 29, 2018, 06:12:47 PM
Good work and write up Matt :cheers: :like:
That is definitely worth the zip tie badge  :tu:
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Re: Appreciating the Ty-Rap aka Cable-tie aka Zip-tie
Reply #5 on: December 29, 2018, 06:25:03 PM
Cheers Nix and Wim  :cheers:


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Reply #6 on: December 29, 2018, 06:26:29 PM
 :hatsoff:
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Re: Appreciating the Ty-Rap aka Cable-tie aka Zip-tie
Reply #7 on: December 29, 2018, 07:28:34 PM
Badge awarded, congrats  :tu:


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Re: Appreciating the Ty-Rap aka Cable-tie aka Zip-tie
Reply #8 on: December 29, 2018, 07:29:47 PM
Congratulations on your badge Matt :cheers: :like:
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Re: Appreciating the Ty-Rap aka Cable-tie aka Zip-tie
Reply #9 on: December 29, 2018, 07:33:30 PM
Badge awarded, congrats  :tu:

Thanks Kev  :cheers:


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Re: Appreciating the Ty-Rap aka Cable-tie aka Zip-tie
Reply #10 on: December 29, 2018, 07:33:40 PM
Congratulations on your badge Matt :cheers: :like:

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Re: Appreciating the Ty-Rap aka Cable-tie aka Zip-tie
Reply #11 on: December 29, 2018, 07:44:27 PM
Great thread and informative :like: Congrats on the badge :tu: :like:


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Re: Appreciating the Ty-Rap aka Cable-tie aka Zip-tie
Reply #12 on: December 29, 2018, 07:55:11 PM
Cheers Poncho  :salute:


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Re: Appreciating the Ty-Rap aka Cable-tie aka Zip-tie
Reply #13 on: December 30, 2018, 02:25:58 AM
 :hatsoff: well done.  Zip Ties and Duct tape, two solid tools for anyones tool box. 
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Re: Appreciating the Ty-Rap aka Cable-tie aka Zip-tie
Reply #14 on: December 30, 2018, 11:36:04 AM
Interesting read, thx.

Can't stop myself, forgive me  :facepalm:

mmmmmm "hamburger hands."


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Re: Appreciating the Ty-Rap aka Cable-tie aka Zip-tie
Reply #15 on: December 30, 2018, 11:51:55 AM
:hatsoff: well done.  Zip Ties and Duct tape, two solid tools for anyones tool box.

Aloha and thanks  :cheers:


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Reply #16 on: December 30, 2018, 11:57:29 AM
Interesting read, thx.

Can't stop myself, forgive me  :facepalm:

mmmmmm "hamburger hands."
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 :rofl: ...thanks Blackbeard  :salute:



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Re: Appreciating the Ty-Rap aka Cable-tie aka Zip-tie
Reply #17 on: December 31, 2018, 12:55:05 AM
Congrats on the the badge, I still call them tie wraps  :cheers:


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Re: Appreciating the Ty-Rap aka Cable-tie aka Zip-tie
Reply #18 on: December 31, 2018, 11:10:39 AM
Thanks Greg  :hatsoff:
I call them cable tie because that's the area I've came across them first.
I still learned how to use the knotted, waxcoated, braided nylon cord method though. Gosh... I'm getting old  :D
« Last Edit: December 31, 2018, 11:12:06 AM by MTMatt »


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Re: Appreciating the Ty-Rap aka Cable-tie aka Zip-tie
Reply #19 on: December 31, 2018, 11:20:43 PM
Bear in mind you can also get stainless steel Ty Wraps , not cheap , but can come in handy for cold weather , and automotive use . Better to split a bag among a few mates !

Best Regards,

Chris



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Reply #20 on: January 01, 2019, 12:33:06 AM
Interesting read. Thanks for posting! :cheers:
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Re: Appreciating the Ty-Rap aka Cable-tie aka Zip-tie
Reply #21 on: January 01, 2019, 12:45:26 AM
Bear in mind you can also get stainless steel Ty Wraps , not cheap , but can come in handy for cold weather , and automotive use . Better to split a bag among a few mates !

Best Regards,

Chris

I've never handled metal Ty Wraps.
Only those with a screw as often used in cars.
I'll have a look out for them, thanks Chris  :salute:


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Re: Appreciating the Ty-Rap aka Cable-tie aka Zip-tie
Reply #22 on: January 01, 2019, 12:45:44 AM
Interesting read. Thanks for posting! :cheers:

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Re: Appreciating the Ty-Rap aka Cable-tie aka Zip-tie
Reply #23 on: January 01, 2019, 12:45:59 AM
Thanks Greg  :hatsoff:
I call them cable tie because that's the area I've came across them first.
I still learned how to use the knotted, waxcoated, braided nylon cord method though. Gosh... I'm getting old  :D

Don't think you are alone either!

Lacing still has its place if you want to go Old School sometimes. :hatsoff:


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Re: Appreciating the Ty-Rap aka Cable-tie aka Zip-tie
Reply #24 on: January 01, 2019, 12:53:08 AM
Thanks Greg  :hatsoff:
I call them cable tie because that's the area I've came across them first.
I still learned how to use the knotted, waxcoated, braided nylon cord method though. Gosh... I'm getting old  :D

Don't think you are alone either!

Lacing still has its place if you want to go Old School sometimes. :hatsoff:

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Re: Appreciating the Ty-Rap aka Cable-tie aka Zip-tie
Reply #25 on: January 04, 2019, 04:09:57 AM
Nice thread! :2tu: I've always called the big ones cable ties and the little one zip ties idk why..It's like fork lift. Everyone calls it something different. In Indiana everyone called it fork lift or fork truck, I move to Ohio and they call it a "ToW MoTOr"   :poh:
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Reply #26 on: January 04, 2019, 04:15:22 AM
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Reply #27 on: January 04, 2019, 06:09:47 AM
Tow Motor is a brand name and an early maker of the FL.

Kind of like Coke or Kleenex or Duct Tape or Channel Lock or SawZall.
« Last Edit: January 04, 2019, 06:35:37 AM by ezdog »


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Re: Appreciating the Ty-Rap aka Cable-tie aka Zip-tie
Reply #28 on: January 04, 2019, 09:14:39 AM
Nice thread! :2tu: I've always called the big ones cable ties and the little one zip ties idk why..It's like fork lift. Everyone calls it something different. In Indiana everyone called it fork lift or fork truck, I move to Ohio and they call it a "ToW MoTOr"   :poh:

 :sa:

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Re: Appreciating the Ty-Rap aka Cable-tie aka Zip-tie
Reply #29 on: January 04, 2019, 09:16:42 AM
Tow Motor is a brand name and an early maker of the FL.

Kind of like Coke or Kleenex or Duct Tape or Channel Lock or SawZall.

That makes sense  :salute:


 

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