<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Use a knife not a pair of cutters and make it flush. Otherwise it will be sharp. If I’m making tripe of cables, I want to be able to run it through my hands while coiling it <br><br><div dir="ltr">Dorian Kelly<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><br></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On 3 Jun 2021, at 3:22 pm, Jeffrey Kanyuck via Stagecraft <stagecraft@theatrical.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal">I do a double 30Deg Cut about an inch out. The inch gives it some flex, the double angle cut makes the end not so sharp.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Stagecraft <stagecraft-bounces@theatrical.net> <b>
On Behalf Of </b>Tim Long via Stagecraft<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 2, 2021 11:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Stagecraft Mailing List <stagecraft@theatrical.net><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Tim Long <tim1024sml@hotmail.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] [SML] Zip Tie Ends<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Hi all,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Longtime lurker here with a question.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Once you've secured the zip tie around the bundle, what style do you use in cutting off the excess?</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">A) Flush to the ratchet mechanism?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">B) 1/4" (or so) away from the mechanism? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">C) As B, but with a 45 degree angle?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">D) Other</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">And:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Is there a specific reason you do it that way?</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Tim<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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