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[–] 47 points 11 months ago (7 children)

Are those zipties? I fucking hate zipties whenever cleaning out old installs. They're just about always so tight it feels uncomfortable to cut those when youre dealing with fibres or just about anything, really.

I use velcro ties myself most of the times. If I absolutely have to use zipties, I leave then so loose that they're just guiding the cabling, not choking it.

Just today I cleaned out one +15 years old install and oh boy, multiple zipties there. Awful

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  • [–] 20 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    They're just about always so tight it feels uncomfortable to cut those when youre dealing with fibres or just about anything

    Use dikes, not a knife, and cut the head of the tie, not the strap

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago* (1 child)

    YES

    Flush cutters specifically. And you cut the side of the head opposite the tail with the cutter flat against the face of the tail passing through the head.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child)

    Can't believe ppl just use knives, lol, I would cut all the things with a knife.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    To be fair, it's a technique that's not obvious to everyone. I remember when my old boss taught me at my first maintenance job

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Oh, I def believe you get very proficient in such a thing very quickly, I only (re)build PC for family & friends.

    I don't imagine going in a sever room cutting zip ties like:

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    I use whatever I have with me, sometimes I have the tools with me but I'd lie if I said I always carry the toolbag around.

    Yeah I do sometimes have dykes at hand but that shouldnt be necessary in professional environment.

    Still hate the zipties in this context tho

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  • [–] 15 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    They’re just about always so tight it feels uncomfortable to cut those when youre dealing with fibres or just about anything, really.

    Exactly. Let's use a securing mechanism that requires a razor-sharp blade, held perilously close to what you don't want to cut, in order to undo.

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 11 months ago* (2 children)

    One of these are safe-ish (not razor-sharp):

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago* (2 children)

    These were my goto. I miss them 🥲

    Snap-On

    But the steel stamped type that come in every electronics kit work as well.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)
  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago

    Might I introduce you to the wonder of reusable cable ties?

    They have a release tab. You can undo them, adjust the cables, then retighten them.

    Velcro is great, till it starts losing it's grip.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    Yeah if you never have to be the one to open it up again and pull stuff apart again then sure. But I'm sure as hell not going to cut and redo zip ties the 4-5 times a year I'm in there adding or changing out something.

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