Crafts from plastic clamps. Clamps (ties) from plastic bottles

A clamp or a plastic tie is a very useful little thing with which you can, for example, put things in order under a computer desk by collecting all the wires in a heap. Of course, now one of those reading the article will say that a coupler in a store costs a penny - and it will turn out to be right. I want to note that it may not always be at hand, there may be other reasons. Below is an instruction on how to make a reusable clamp from an ordinary plastic bottle.
Such a collar has one obvious plus, which the purchased one definitely does not have - this is reusability. It can be removed infinitely many times without problems, and pulled and fixed the same number of times.

It will take

• Plastic bottle.
• Scissors
• Stationery knife
• Ruler
• Hole puncher.

We make clamps - couplers from plastic bottles with our own hands

When one tie is not enough, and there are no others at hand, you can make one long clamp by simply connecting several short ones together.

2. Get rid of sharp ends

After cutting with wire cutters or scissors, the ends of the ties are quite sharp and can hurt. This is easy to avoid if you do not cut, but break the ends, twisting them with pliers.

3. Break ties without a knife

Plastic ties are considered one-piece fasteners, but in fact they can be opened. To do this, you need to carefully open the latch by lifting it with a pin, tweezers or other thin object.

4. Reuse zip ties

The tie can be reused if you cut it as far as possible from the lock and remove the cut end. The length will decrease, but the collar will still work.

5. Store your zip ties in a bundle.

Ties are inconvenient to remove from the bags in which they are sold. And if you store these things in bulk, they get confused. An easier and more convenient option is to fasten the ties into a bundle.

6. Or blocks

Another a good option- string several ties on one and store in the form of such cassettes. They are easy to remove and fold very compactly.

7. Tidy up your cables

Ties can not only tie up. With their help, it is easy to organize cables into neat bundles that do not tangle and are conveniently attached to a table or wall.

8. Make a Smartphone Stand

From two clamps of suitable length, it is very easy to build for a telephone on hastily. To do this, it is enough to pull the gadget along the edges, releasing the ends of the ties back and using them as an emphasis.

9. Use zip ties as a binder

Do you urgently need to fasten several sheets, but, as luck would have it, you don’t have a folder at hand? Use screeds, they are just as good! True, if you need to add more sheets, the clamps will have to be cut.

10. Fix the zipper

Using a lock with a broken tongue is still a pleasure. One of the easiest ways to fix it is to install a plastic tie on the slider, make a ring out of it and cut off the free end.

11. Make a gimbal for your smartphone

Is the outlet high up and the phone is hanging in the air while charging? Make a simple suspension for it, which will be attached to the power adapter.

12. Replace broken curtain ring

One of the broken rings on a shower curtain (or even a regular one) can easily be replaced with plastic ties. Pass them through the holes, throw them over the bar and cut off the excess ends. Ready!

13. Make a potholder for the lid

It is easy to make a convenient tack for the lid of the pan from an ordinary plastic clamp. Just tighten it on the handle. Now you can lift the lid while cooking without fear of burning yourself.

14. Attach a bunch of keys

Who said keys have to be on a metal ring? A bunch on a plastic clamp is no worse. Yes, to remove or add a key, you have to cut the clamp, but usually such a need does not appear often.

15. Make a dog leash

Even from small plastic collars, you can build a leash for small breeds. Make rings and connect them into a chain of the desired length. For the handle, leave a larger ring, and attach the other end to the collar through a carabiner.

16. Store cables properly

Always tangled charging cables and headphones are easy to organize using a simple plastic tie organizer. To do it, just insert the end of the clamp into the lock with the non-working side.

17. Make a Bubble Stick

When the stick from the kit is lost or broken, it can be replaced with an analog made from a plastic tie. It is made very simply: just thread one end into the lock and form a ring.

18. Fix the cabinet handle

When there are no screws or a screwdriver at hand, you can quickly fix a broken drawer cabinet handle with zip ties. Fix them in the holes, and then connect them together.

19. Make bicycle spikes

If you don’t have studded tires, but you still want to ride on snow and ice, you can build an impromptu spike from clamps. Just wrap them around the tires, cut off the protruding ends - and go.

20. Use zip ties instead of fishing line

Running out of trimmer line and need to mow your lawn urgently? Not a problem! Just load a couple of larger screeds into the drum.

21. Make a cool lampshade

Plastic ties can be used not only as fasteners, but also as an element of decor. Make a frame from a mesh, hang it with multi-colored ties - it will turn out to be creative for a lamp or chandelier. True, it will take a lot of clamps and the same amount of patience.

22. Clean the sink drain

With the help of a conventional screed, blockages can be easily removed. To do this, you need to make notches along the edges with a knife or scissors to get burrs that, when turning the screed, will cling to hair and other debris from the drain.

23. Fix the latch on the network cable

If you do not want to re-crimp an Ethernet port with a broken latch, a plastic tie will help out. Cut off the lock on it to reduce its height, attach it to the place of the old latch and insert it into. For reliability, you can fix the impromptu latch on the cable with another tie.

24. Use zip ties for crafts

Plastic ties are an ideal type of fastener for various crafts. With their help, for example, you can make a pretty mat out of a leaky garden hose. And if you add a border along the edge, you get a practical basket for leaves and other needs on the site.

25. Fix a tire puncture

When you don't have a patch handy, you can use two zip ties to repair a punctured tire in an emergency. Remove the inner tube from the tire, locate the hole, and then simply tighten the two zip ties to separate the punctured area.

Plastic ties have long and firmly entered our lives. But, despite this, many still use them for their intended purpose - to connect many danglers into a bundle. However, there are a number of ways to use them non-standard, which will be described in today's article. For some, they will seem banal and well-known, but for some of our readers, this review will be a real discovery. In addition, looking at the variety of colors of plastic ties offered on Russian shelves, it is quite possible to beat some products in a way that any designer would envy.

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The easiest ways to use a plastic screed

I would like to start today's article with the most elementary methods, gradually approaching those that can amaze many with their unusualness. For example, plastic ties can be used to tie tomato or raspberry seedlings to pegs in the country. This does not even require a developed imagination. Everyone can tie the bushes, and therefore it is not worth dwelling in detail on how to do this.

Key ring

Often spare keys are in some container without a ring, and some are completely scattered throughout the house. In this case, a plastic screed is indispensable. Especially if, along with spare keys from one lock, there are also from others. Different colors of plastic will help you quickly find the right bundle. But, which are used on a daily basis, this method should be used with caution - the screed has a bad "habit" to break at the most inopportune moment.

lock on suitcase

Modern suitcases have quite desired function- dogs can be fastened with a small lock to protect the contents from people who are not entirely clean at hand. This is a great help when traveling by train, where in the crowd of the station it is easy not to keep track of your luggage. The problem is that the keys to these locks are very small and often lost. This is where a plastic tie comes in handy. It can be used instead of a lock. Of course, the protection will not be so reliable, but it is unlikely that the thief always keeps a tool with him, which can be used to bite through the plastic, and it cannot be quickly cut with a knife.

This also includes the option of repairing a dog, from which the tongue flew off, which happens quite often. It is enough to thread the screed into the hole and tighten, and then cut off the resulting tail to the desired length.

Binder of magazines and newspapers or folder for papers

Sometimes it is necessary to sew papers into one pile so that they do not roll around the table. There is no problem when a folder is at hand. And if not? Then plastic ties come to the rescue again. With their help, you can easily sew a different number of documents by making holes in them with a hole punch or by spreading the sheets into plastic folders that already have devices for connecting. The second option is, of course, preferable. The crusts are made from ordinary cardboard, cut to size.

Repair broken curtain rings in the bathroom

The problem of damage to the rings on which it hangs is known to many. The same plastic tie will help to solve it, which is threaded through the hole in the curtain and tightened to the required length of the ring around the bar. Here everything is also quite simple.

Solving the problem of placing a smartphone when charging and in other cases

Charging a smartphone is a sore point, especially if the cord is very short. In this case, you need to make 2 loops. The size should allow you to freely put them on a smartphone. After that, they are interconnected by another screed. Now you can attach them to your gadget. The power supply of the charger is inserted into through the connecting ring. Now the smartphone is hanging on the charger and does not interfere with anyone, the wire is located freely, there is no stretch.

Another option is to use ties as a stand for a gadget for watching video files. 2 rings are arranged so that their locks are on one edge of the smartphone. Then, resting the gadget on protruding tails, you can free your hands.

Cord for lawn mowers

Winter bike aid

If you tighten plastic ties around the entire wheel at a distance of 5 cm from one another, then it becomes possible to ride in winter without fear of falling. Ties will improve grip on the surface. Of course, they won’t help on a flooded ice rink, but on an ordinary winter road they will help out a lot.

A gift for a girl: an interesting "Hand Made"

If you apply a little creativity and give free rein to your imagination, you can not think what to buy a girl for March 8 or February 14. The child will not be left out either. Plastic ties will help to make a toy for him. You just need to let your imagination run wild. And what will come of it is up to the master to decide. Sometimes things can even turn out that look more interesting than intended. You can verify this by looking at the photo below.

Belt badge

When the buckle on your favorite belt breaks, it is comparable to a disaster for many. The same plastic screed will temporarily help out in such a situation. If it is threaded into the tongue ring and tightened to the required size, the bow problem will be solved.

Viking style beer mug

For today, this is the last and most, according to the HouseChief editors, an interesting item that can be made using plastic ties. Everyone can make a beer mug from a can and collars. She will look quite unusual. To do this, you need to cut off the top cover from an ordinary tin can. In this case, it is better to bend the edges so as not to cut yourself. After that, a carbine is taken - its dimensions are selected depending on the hand. It remains only to pull it to the bank in 2-3 places and the Viking mug is ready.

Finally

In fact, the methods of using plastic ties listed today are only a small part of what can be made from them. After all, everything here depends on imagination and the presence of hands growing from the right place. But do not forget why, in the first place, we need plastic ties. It will be very unpleasant for the home master when there is a real need for clamps, and they are not at hand due to the manufacture of various crafts from them.

We hope that today's article was interesting and useful to our reader. If you have any questions on the topic, you can ask them in the comments below. The HouseChief editors will try to answer them as soon as possible. Perhaps someone has more interesting ways to use plastic ties. In this case, please write about them in the comments below. This information may be useful to other readers. And finally, we bring to your attention a short video. Perhaps from it you will learn something new on today's topic.

During construction and installation works, a variety of fasteners are widely used. Among them, special clamps made of durable material - plastic are popular.

Purpose and benefits

Plastic collars with a coupler are made in the form of narrow polyamide (nylon) strips. A special lock is placed at one end of the flexible structure, where, during installation, the second free end is inserted and tightened.

On the inner surface there are teeth that counteract the reverse movement of the clamped strip and prevent the lock from opening.

This device is used to ensure a reliable screed of a variety of wires, cables and other structures. It loses to metal counterparts in durability, but has the advantage of corrosion resistance.

Clamp is used for:

• laying wires and fixing them on the base or frame;
• ensuring the tightness of fastening;
• fixing pipes of small diameter;
• installation of light structures;
• packing materials.

Thanks to their use of these, quick and easy fixing of wires is ensured. The lock is pretty secure. The advantages of clamps are:

• ease of installation;
• material durability;
• plasticity of fastening;
• resistance to damage and moisture;
• applicability in a wide temperature range, and therefore frost-resistant plastic clamps are popular.

Varieties of fasteners

On sale you can find a wide variety of devices for screeds. They differ in many ways. Therefore, if necessary, you can choose the best option.

Structural features

The most simple design- this is a plastic clamp for fastening with a one-time action lock. They are produced in different color solutions, have the same technical and operational characteristics. Their mechanism allows you to pull the wires and firmly fix. The clamp can be additionally attached to the frame elements.

Ties with a mounting hole have one feature - the lock has a head that can be fixed with screws to the base. It is convenient in installation, however, the color and overall variety is more meager here.

Designs with a self-adhesive pad for fixing are also popular, as well as modifications such as dowel clamps. They serve as fasteners, but lack the function of a screed. But clamp holders, which are used to fix pipes, are not recommended for use with wire ties.

If you have to cut a strip to remove disposable devices, then the reusable plastic clamp has an opening lock. Thanks to him, it becomes possible to re-mount the mount. There are also clamps with an anchor fastening mechanism on sale, as well as strips in the form of balls with and without a nameplate element.

Diversity in size

Fasteners can have different lengths - from 60 mm to 1.5-2 m. When choosing the dimensions of plastic clamps, you need to take into account the volume of structures that are to be fastened. In this case, it is possible to connect the clamps to each other. But the width determines the parameters of the bearing load.

There are models, for example 2.5; 3.6; 4.8 mm. Depending on the purpose, there are also wider samples. If narrow screeds can withstand weight up to 10 kg, then wider ones are focused on heavy structures up to 80 kg.

Color selection

Color performance carries not only an aesthetic load. It depends on the UV resistance parameter. If colorless fasteners are used primarily for internal works, then black, due to the presence of coal powder, are suitable for outdoor installation.

Multi-colored stripes will help to correctly mark and differentiate wires or pipes. In the photo of plastic clamps you can see the advantages of this approach.

Specifics of operation

In order for fasteners to serve for a long time, several important nuances must be taken into account:

The plastic strips are exposed negative influence from ultraviolet, radiation and chemical reagents. This is especially critical at high altitude.

The material withstands high temperature loads. With an increase in temperature above +85 degrees, an increase in elasticity occurs without loss in strength. But when the temperature drops below 40 degrees below zero, the fragility of the plastic increases.

Operation in extremely humid conditions or in very dry places may adversely affect the quality of fastening.

Vibration that persists for long periods of time often causes tiny cracks to form in the nylon strips.

A significant increase in load in excess of the norm causes an increase in the degree of stretching and threatens to break the fastener.

Plastic clamps are effective way fastening of various cables and designs. But this is only achieved when right choice modifications and compliance with operating conditions.

Photo of plastic clamps

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