Can anyone please recommend a pair of those flush-cutter gizmos that allow you to properly cut cable ties - without the risk of cutting yourself to ribbons in the future? Preferably something I can buy online.

THANKS!

RS components or maplin

Can you not just cut them flush with a pair of sidecutters?

or use pincers; the sort for pulling nails out of wood.

I guess you could use a mni blow torch to melt the end down; probably not too clever near petrol lines

You can do it with side cutters by putting one side of the cutters on the tie body but it take a little practice.

Alternatively, there's a company who advertises in the kit car mags, selling tie-wraps that keeps the 'tail' flush with the rest of the band. Can't remember the name, 'cos it's ages since I last bought a mag...

David

I think he means that sidecutters or pincers etc don't cut em off flush, which is true, they don't, they leave a nasty sharp bit.

what he wants is a pair of these:

If you use a proper tie-wrap tensioner then the ends get broken off inside the head - but don't bother with the Maplins cheap-and-nasty one - it's rubbish.

David

As above either a cable tie gun for conventional zip ties or "flatty" cable ties.

Both can be bought from Car Builder solutions

www.nfauto.co.uk

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Originally posted by NS Dev
I think he means that sidecutters or pincers etc don't cut em off flush, which is true, they don't, they leave a nasty sharp bit.

what he wants is a pair of these:

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If you have the room to use it a junior hacksaw leaves a neat cut

Adrian

Flush cutting snips?

Mick

Thanks guys! I bought THIS flush cutter on EBAY and it works a treat!