<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>A) No clippers gets fully flush, so you're risking a scrape or a cut.<br></div><div>B) You're guaranteeing a scrape or a cut.<br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>C) You're guaranteeing a deep scrape or cut.<br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>D) Leaving it long and taping the tail out of the way is probably the safest and also the most hassle. <br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker="__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"Tim Long via Stagecraft" <stagecraft@theatrical.net><br><b>To: </b>"Stagecraft Mailing List" <stagecraft@theatrical.net><br><b>Cc: </b>"Tim Long" <tim1024sml@hotmail.com><br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, June 2, 2021 8:27:34 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>[SML] Zip Tie Ends<br></div><div><br><style style="display:none">/*<![CDATA[*/P {
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Hi all,</div>
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Longtime lurker here with a question.</div>
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Once you've secured the zip tie around the bundle, what style do you use in cutting off the excess?</div>
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A) Flush to the ratchet mechanism?</div>
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B) 1/4" (or so) away from the mechanism? </div>
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C) As B, but with a 45 degree angle?</div>
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D) Other</div>
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And:</div>
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Is there a specific reason you do it that way?</div>
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I usually do A myself because I've gotten many scratches/cuts from B & C. I've encountered a lot of category C lately and I am glad the first aid kit is stocked.</div>
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Just curious as to what people do.</div>
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Thanks,</div>
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