Usage Of Cable Ties In Our Everyday Lives

Cable ties are much more than mere tools to keep electrical wires organized. You can use them effectively, for a host of different purposes. In what follows, readers would be acquainted with a few handy uses of these cable ties.

The popularity of cable ties is on a steady upward trend, in households all over the world. Apart from their regular wire-organization and protection functions, they can be put to several other, slightly unconventional, but immensely beneficial uses. The cable ties can be used in practically any scenario where something has to be securely tied – and this is the principle which leads to its application for a wide array of different purposes. Here are some basic purposes for which a cable tie can be used:

• Electrical safety – The most well-known usage of cable ties. Messy electrical wires enhance the risks of potentially serious accidents. You can use cable ties to keep all the cables and wires in your home organized and properly maintained. If you feel that there are chances of probable confusions in future regarding the purpose of the different wires, use wire markers, so that they can be identified easily.
• Gardening – Are you a smart gardener? If yes, the benefits of a cable tie in this regard will not be lost on you! You can grow tomato plants (and other such vegetation's , with the help of cable ties. The ties help the plants to maintain an upright posture, which would be conducive for their growth. You can use cable ties on the garden fences and meshes too.
• Locking drawers and cabinets – Every time you step out of house, or when a stranger comes for a visit, it is rather difficult to reach out for the multiple locks and keys that you use. Say goodbye to all such problems – for cable ties can easily be used to keep your drawers, cabinets and other important sections of your rooms properly secure. That way, you can also keep potentially dangerous things (like matchboxes) out of the reach of children.
• Flower decorations – You can tie the stems of flowers with a cable tie, before putting them in a vase. This would prevent the flowers from getting removed from their proper positions. The only thing you need to take care of is that, the nodes of the flowers should not, in any way, get damaged.
• Keep your bicycle safe – Cable ties come in handy for ensuring the safety of your bicycle as well. You need to put a few sturdy, reliable cable ties around the tires, in order to practically rule out the chances of possible thefts. While carrying your bicycle from one place to another on your vehicle, you can also use a few cable ties to keep the cycle fixed at its designated place.
• Marking luggage items – Have you ever noticed how most heavy bags, and other luggage items, look almost the same? Save yourself the hassles of probable luggage misplacement, by using a cable tie of a specific color on your bag. Your belongings will be kept secure, and you will be able to easily identify your bag as well!
• Making handcuffs – Plastic cable ties are used for making handcuffs as well. They offer the requisite amount of strength and reliability, and can be put on wrists of any size.

In addition to the above, a cable tie can also be used in place of a shirt or a trouser button, in case the latter gets torn, when you need to go out in a hurry. While going on camping, you should also pack in a few cable ties. These ties are multi-utility – in the truest sense of the word!