Originally Posted by
wrench1
It's technically called lacing. It's been around since day one................... It's also the preferred method on several levels: FAA guidance, durability, strength, weight, etc..........Plus in my experience they never last as long as lacing or can cause other issues.........slicing my f'n knuckles open because someone was too lazy to trim the plastic end flush with the lock.
(my bold) Yeah, I hear you, and have the scars on my fingers to prove it !
My background is electronics, and we used ty-wraps, but I seemed to be one of the very few who trimmed the ends flush. Everyone else cut them off leaving a half inch ‘knife blade’ sticking out of each lock. I pointed this out to a junior colleague who had built a rack of equipment leaving all these sharp hazards inside for the next engineer who put their hands in. He just said if you’re that bothered, cut the ends flush yourself. Oh, yeah, thanks mate, don’t bother accepting my experience then. You’ll find out the hard way...........
