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Old Jan 8, 2025 | 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by 08xl1200r
One tip for zip ties is to use flush cutters to trim them, that will leave a blunt square end...diagonal cutters leave a VERY sharp end than can cut skin, etc.


Flush cutters should always be used when cutting zip ties, if they are cut with regular diagonal cutters the edge can be like a razor.

Knipex are my go-to pliers of any type since I discovered them about 20 years ago (in a Sears store ).

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Old Jan 11, 2025 | 11:33 AM
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Here is the P/N for the frame-mounted ZipTies…


I just picked some up last week.





 
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Originally Posted by Broadway22
I know this is a pretty basic question but there are different quality levels of zip ties. Where do you get yours for tying up your wires to the frame. I am also searching for the kind that push into the holes in the side of the backbone to hold up the throttle cables.
It is a Christmas tree tie wrap. Some are reusable.

 
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Originally Posted by Dan89FLSTC


Flush cutters should always be used when cutting zip ties, if they are cut with regular diagonal cutters the edge can be like a razor.

Knipex are my go-to pliers of any type since I discovered them about 20 years ago (in a Sears store ).

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That is a fact. I spent untold hours working on instrument panels in numerous aircraft and my hands would be bleeding when I was done.
 
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