zip tie unlock key

[rbowman]

That gets tedious when you're building harnesses with hundreds of ties.

[Jim Joyce]

We used something similar in the military, or I should say we had such a tool in every toolbox. It was usually much faster to grab the tail with a pair of pliers, give it a yank to cinch it up, then either tape the tail or snip it with dykes. As others have said, a snipped tail can be very sharp.

[Thomas Prufer]

... or remembers how the lace breaks on the next-to-last knot...

Thomas Prufer

[rbowman]

Back in the '70s we got a contract for airport ALS (rabbit) controllers. At the time the FAA didn't approve of those new-fangled nylon ties and everything had to be laced.

Luckily most of the workers were women and they took it in stride as another macrame project.

[Sargan]

But a lot more convenient to you as you don't have the right tool

[chop]

But I am trying to get the right tool because I saw that they are available when one was used in a video short.