🔩 12 cool ideas using plastic cable ties

Plastic cable ties for a long time and become part of our lives. But, despite this, many people still use them for their intended purpose - to connect to the beam sets loose wires. However, there are a number of non-standard methods of their application, which will be described in today's article. For some they may seem banal and well-known, but for some of our readers of this review will be a real discovery. In addition, looking at a variety of colors of plastic ties, offered on the Russian shelves, it is possible to beat some of the products so that any designer envy.

If there is a desire and hands, plastic clamps can be very useful
If there is a desire and hands, plastic clamps can be very useful

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  • 1 The most simple ways to use plastic ties
    • 1.1 Key ring
    • 1.2 The lock on a suitcase
    • 1.3 Filing of magazines and newspapers, or folder for papers
    • 1.4 Repair broken curtain rings in the bathroom
    • 1.5 Solution smartphone accommodation problems during charging and in other cases
    • 1.6 Cord trimmers
    • 1.7 If hangers take up too much space in the closet
    • 1.8 The device, which helps to ride a bike in winter
    • 1.9 Gift girl: interesting «Hand Made»
    • 1.10 plaque belt
    • 1.11 Beer mug in the Viking style
  • 2 Finally

The most simple ways to use plastic ties

Start today's article I would like to with the most basic of ways, gradually approaching those of many can hit their uniqueness. For example, plastic ties can be used for the garter to the stakes or tomato seedlings raspberry in the country. You do not even need a developed imagination. Tie shrubs everyone can, so dwell on how to do it, not worth it.

Garter bushes with plastic ties
Garter bushes with plastic ties

Key ring

Often the spare keys are in any capacity without a ring, and some and completely scattered throughout the house. In this case, the plastic tie irreplaceable. Especially if, along with a spare key from one of the castle are more and from others. Different colors of plastic can help you quickly find the right bundle. And here for keysEnjoyed on a daily basis, this method should be used with caution - screed has a bad "habit" to break down at the most inopportune moment.

Ties will help in keeping the spare keys, if not the ring
Ties will help in keeping the spare keys, if not the ring

The lock on a suitcase

On modern suitcases have quite the desired function - dogs can be fastened a small padlock to protect the contents of the off-net into the hands of people. That's fine saves in the train journeys, where the crush of the station easy to keep track of luggage. The problem is that the key of these clasps are very small and are often lost. Here also help plastic tie. It can be used instead of the padlock. Of course, the defense will not be as robust, but it is unlikely a thief always kept a tool that can eat plastic, but it does not cut with a knife quickly.

This may also include the repair option, and dogs, from which flew off the tongue, which happens quite often. Suffice it to thread the tie into the hole and tightened, after which the resulting tail cut to the desired length.

Here's a lock, you can easily replace a plastic strip
Here's a lock, you can easily replace a plastic strip

Filing of magazines and newspapers, or folder for papers

Sometimes it is necessary to make paper in a stack so that they are not lying around the table. No problem, when the handy folder. And if not? Then again come to the aid of the plastic ties. They can be readily make a different quantity of documents having made holes in them or expanding punch sheets in plastic folders for which there are already devices for the connection. The second option, of course, preferred. Crusts are made of ordinary cardboard, the cut-to-size.

Good and very cheap folder
Good and very cheap folder

Repair broken curtain rings in the bathroom

The problem of corruption rings, on which hangs curtain in the bathroom, Known to many. It will help to solve all the same plastic plate, which is threaded through the hole in the curtain and dragged to the desired length of the ring around the stem. Everything here is also quite simple.

Solution smartphone accommodation problems during charging and in other cases

Charging smartphone - a sensitive issue, particularly if the cord is very short. In this case, you need to do 2 loops. The size should allow free dress them to your smartphone. After that, they are connected to each other one more tie. Now you can fasten them to the gadget. The power supply is inserted into the charger socket through the coupling ring. Now the smart phone hanging on the charger and no one interferes, the wire is loose, no exaggeration.

Repair rings in the bathroom will not take long
Repair rings in the bathroom will not take long

Another option - use the tie as a support for a gadget for watching videos. 2 rings are arranged so that their locks located along one edge of the smartphone. Then, Opera gadget on sticking tails, can be hands-free.

Stand gadget will allow hands-free operation
Stand gadget will allow hands-free operation

Cord trimmers

Anyone who has worked trimmers, Knows how quickly erased on grass fishing line. If the cord is ended, it is quite possible to replace a plastic strip of suitable length. Disadvantage of this option is that there is no difference whether to take with him into the courtyard ties or additional supply of factory fishing line. Sometimes, however, this method can help out if the house supply cord is too small.

If hangers take up too much space in the closet

About love women to the great multitude of dresses, you can compose legends. Here's how to place them in a more compact, so they do not take up much space in the closet? Very simple. We just need to make a few plastic tie a kind of chain and fix it on the wall or on top of the door. This will provide an opportunity to hang a lot of dresses on hangers without using extra space, freeing up space in the cabinet.

The device, which helps to ride a bike in winter

If around the wheel bike Tighten the plastic ties at a distance of 5 cm from each other, it becomes possible to ride in the winter, is not afraid to fall. Ties will improve grip. Of course, they will not help in the flooded rink, but on a normal winter road cool to help out.

This bike will go well in the snow
This bike will go well in the snow

Gift girl: interesting «Hand Made»

If you put a little bit of creativity and unleash the imagination, we can not think of what to buy the girl on March 8 and 14 February. The child, too, will not remain on the sidelines. Plastic cable ties make a toy to him. We just need to give free rein to the imagination. And what happens, solve the master. Sometimes it can even get things that look more interesting than intended. You can verify this by looking at the photo below.

Of plastic cable ties can make many different crafts
Of plastic cable ties can make many different crafts

plaque belt

When broken shackle buckles on your favorite belt, it is comparable to a disaster for many. Temporarily help out in this situation is still the same plastic tie. If it is threaded through the tongue ring and tighten to the correct size, arch problem will be solved.

Beer mug in the Viking style

Today it is the last and most, according HouseChief edition, an interesting subject, which can be done using plastic cable ties. Tankard from banks and clamps can make everyone. It will look quite unusual. To do this with the usual tin cut off the top cover. The edges at the same time better to bend, not to cut yourself. After that is taken carbine - its dimensions are selected depending on the hand. It remains only to pull him to the bank in 2-3 places and mug Vikings ready.

This beer mug will appeal to all guests
This beer mug will appeal to all guests

Finally

In fact, today listed methods of using plastic cable ties - is only a small part of what one can do. After all, it all depends on the imagination and the availability of arms growing from the right place. But do not forget, for what, in the first place, we need plastic ties. Handyman will be very unpleasant, when there will be a real need for clamps, and they are not at hand due to the manufacture of these various crafts.

Kids are exactly like glasses
Kids are exactly like glasses

We hope that today's article was interesting and useful to our readers. If you have any questions on the topic, you can ask in the comments below. Editorial HouseChief will try to answer them as soon as possible. Perhaps someone there are more interesting ways of using plastic cable ties. In this case, please write them in the comments below. This information can be useful to other readers. And we, finally, offer you a short video. Perhaps because of it you learn something else new on the topic today.