A clamp or plastic tie is a very useful thing that can be used, for example, to clean up under a computer desk by collecting all the wires in a pile. Of course, now someone reading the article will say that the screed in the store costs a penny - and he will be right. I want to note that it may not always be at hand, there may be other reasons. Below are instructions on how to make a reusable clamp from a regular plastic bottle.
Such a clamp has one obvious advantage that the purchased one definitely does not have - it is reusable. It can be removed an infinite number of times without problems, and the same number of times it can be tightened and fixed.
Will need
- Plastic bottle.
- Scissors
- Stationery knife
- Ruler
- Hole puncher.
We make clamps - ties from plastic bottles with our own hands
Take a plastic bottle and cut off the bottom. Next, cut into small strips.
Next, we cut these strips into even rings, approximately 10-12 mm wide.
Here is a drawing of the end of the clamp, which will serve as a lock and secure everything into a tight ring.
At the end of the strip, use a hole punch to make three holes, or 6, connected to each other.
This is an option for a wide belt.
Now, using a utility knife and a ruler, we cut off the sides so that the tongue fits well into the holes.
We cut with scissors.
The result is a clamp like this.
Now the application diagram:
It's simple: the first three holes of the tie's tail go in a row. But the last jump - the bend is done only after the screed has captured the desired object.
Do not underestimate such a tie - its gripping force is quite significant.
You can make a narrow tie to fit through the single hole of the hole punch.
Clamping technology is the same.
It is very, very difficult to tear or separate with your hands.
A visual experiment. The clamp perfectly holds a wrist expander with a rigidity of 25 kg!
And now the screed is directly at work, performing its duties perfectly. The free end can be tucked into the bun.
Making 3-4 pieces is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance. This will be quite enough to cover all the interfering and protruding wires under your table.
