I was almost satisfy with my EDC until.....

wuyeah

wuyeah

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Dear all,
I was almost satisfy with my EDC knife cutting boxes, mail..etc, SOG Vision, until the end of my snowboard trip.

Most of Ski resort have now have changed old metal fram triangle lift ticket holder to those plastic cable. (don't know exactly how you guys call it in US, but those cable can be found in any hardware store. NYPD have recently carry a lot of those cable than handcuff.). They are tough, but i thought it should be no sweat for my knife.

The end of the trip, I try to cut the cable off from my jacket. Suprisingly, my SOG could not cut it like butter!!! it took me 2 trys to break the cable. (hard pulling, almost break a sweat) The serr. did not work as smooth as i thought it should be. A bit disappointed.....:(

I start to wonder, have any one use their knife to cut those plastic cable?? Are they really tough MFker to cut or I should start sharpen my EDC knife.

Any one use their knife cutting them like butter??
 
We call them zip ties, and they get used has cuffs by the police because they are so tough;)
The thicker ones can be a real pain to cut, or maybe your knife needs sharpening.
 
I'm not sure there's anything you could do to get a knife to go through one of those faster. Normally, they're tied up pretty tight and close to whatever they're tied to so you really can't get any kind of speed to help you cut them off.
 
How about a Spyderco Harpy?

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maximus otter
 
I use those zip ties all the time, and cut them all the time.
Different knives do it with different efficacies.
Victorinox SAK: moderate efficacy.

You want something that will cut it with just a flick:
spyderco Calypso Jr.

or

spyderco Ed Schempp mini-Persian. That ltttle tip will get right in there and slice it in one go, no matter how tight it's closed.
 
I've been retired for a while, but the purpose built "flex cuffs" that we used had a metal core.
 
I don't much like the scenario where you have to push hard to cut something that's attached to you. If you goof, you win a free ride to the emergency room. I'd suggest an SAK or a multitool with a sturdy pair of scissors.
 
I use zipties to tidey up the wires behind my computer and when I need to cut them off I use a small wire cutter. Works better then a knife and I don't worry about the knife slipping through and cutting a wire, or me!
 
I sharpened my EDC to have a "toothy" edge. No more trouble with those zip ties anymore :)
USe a rough stone, then hit it on a fine stone for a few swipes :)
 
I dont remember ever having a pair of wire cutters with me on the slopes, the ski patrol might get a little suspicious? ;)

Those zip ties can be a pain to cut with a knife, I would'nt worry about your SOG wuyeah. :D
 
I have'nt seen any knife that will cut through zip-ties "like butter", and they will dull the edge in a very short time too.

I prefer scissors to cut the smaller ones and wire-cutters for the really thick ones.

Good luck,
Allen.
 
I've found that levering through a zip tie with a serrated edge is about as good as it gets. Sawing through just dulls a sharp blade.

Just my experience.
 
Agreed - those zip ties are tough on edges. If you don't have wire cutters or something, I also agree that an SE of some sort is as close as it gets. It's one thing trimming, but to cut those loose, you have to exert a fair amount of force. We were staging rack mount servers yesterday, and we cut a bunch of them unpacking and assembling the rack and then cleaning up cables. It was pretty easy to slip the point under the zip tie and push to cut it free, but it was hard on edges. I was using a BM mini Grip and my Delica for this task - Delica won - edge was still sharp at the end of it, not shaving sharp but waaay sharper than my mini-grip. Trimming was done with my wire cutters on my Wave II.

- gord
 
zip ties are brutal on knives, i stopped using my knife to cut them off when i noticed how much it was dulling it, now i try to use scissors or wirecutters.
the toughest part is getting the knife under the ziptie to cut it off if it had been tightened really tight.
 
Hahaha, i just read all the reply through. All i can say is....

No wonder there are other tools for different situations.
 
We use big, red zip-ties to seal totes where I work. My SE Salt1 rips through them almost scary-easy.


Flinx
 
I just got my Dodo so I haven't tried it but the reverse S blade of the Dodo should make relatively quick work of a zip-tie. At least as quick as any knife can do -- that is tough plastic!
 
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