[SAGE] System Administrator Tool chest..

[Ulf Zimmermann]

On Sat, Feb 04, 2006 at 10:59:31PM -0800, Robert Harker wrote:
> > Cable ties of various sizes.  Need a temporary brake for the the
> > wheels on a rack.  Put a wide tie around the base of the wheel
> > and pull tight.
> 
> I am suprised that no one has mentioned a tie wrap gun. This tool automatically tightens and cuts tie wraps
> flush with head in one operation.  They normally have a tension adjustment
> so you can cinch a tie wrap sung to very tight.  If you are dressing the
> cables in a rack, this tool is the best way to trim the ends off the tie
> wraps.  They range in price and niceness from cheap:
> 	http://www.jdr.com/interact/item.asp?itemno=TW-TOOL
> To expensive:
> 	http://cgi.ebay.com/Panduit-GS2B-tie-wrap-gun-MS90387-1-ty-wrap_W0QQitemZ7511660454QQcategoryZ66990QQcmdZViewItem

Most people I know are never using tie wraps, at least not for cables in a
rack. Cables change all the time. Velcro is the way to go.

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Regards, Ulf.

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