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Re: tie-wraps, zip wraps, etc.

To: jtc@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (James TenCate)
Subject: Re: tie-wraps, zip wraps, etc.
From: Roland Dudley <cobra@cdc.hp.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 94 8:58:20 PST
> 
> 
> >> Regardless of reports from others, I do not recommend using zip-wraps
> >> on gaitors or boots.  The plastic deteriorates and pops off within a
> >> year or so.
> 
> >I agree with this.  That's why I didn't even attempt to use the cable
> >ties that came with the gaiters.
> 
> Well, I'd like to offer a counter example.  The plastic tie wraps that are

At the time I had one other reason for not using the ties that came with
my new gaiters; they looked chintzy.  Since then I've come up with yet
another reason:  if clamps can't be tightened enough to keep oil from
leaking out, how could cable ties ever be gotten tight enough.


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