T316 SS zip tie cutters - any suggestions?

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We're doing some work in a sick animal research facility in the Midwest. We have about 2,500 SS zip ties to install on some of the head-gates.

The zip tie cutter we received (free!) with an order from Amazon worked OK for doing mockups, but after about about 100 it stopped tensioning correctly and I'm looking to get a "real" tool. Field crew came back today for a week or two before they head back.

I've found one on a couple sites that are priced similar and appear to be the same one:

https://www.startech.com/en-us/cables/cbmmcttool
Anyone used these, or have input on a good model?

Thanks,
 
I’ve got two sizes of the Panduit cable tie tensioner/cutter. They work quite well.
This is the bigger one which works on the smaller ties as well.

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I’ve got two sizes of the Panduit cable tie tensioner/cutter. They work quite well.
This is the bigger one which works on the smaller ties as well.

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Beautiful, that's the kind I'm looking for!

And only a cool grand (plus shipping of course) :oops:. Got some number crunching to do now... it's a nice job for us, and the money is there, but DAMN!

Thanks to everyone for the replies!
 
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Beautiful, that's the kind I'm looking for!

And only a cool grand (plus shipping of course) :oops:. Got some number crunching to do now... it's a nice job for us, and the money is there, but DAMN!

Thanks to everyone for the replies!

Both App and I bought ours off eBay….might check there.
 
That's what I had guessed after looking at those type of zip ties and with that volume, but forgot to edit my post.

Yeah, there's a good bit of strapping going on out there.

Three of our A-Team field crew is MIA for a month halfway across the country, sooner I can them back the better it is for everyone involved.
 
The 316 stainless ties are hard to cut with pliers, the one's we are looking for both tension them and cut with a rotating die.

I'm very familiar with what you are doing. I've got some of the Amazon specials and like you, found that after a couple of 100 ties, they quit being easy to use to do the tensioning part. The cutter still works well, the rest not so much. I also found that there is a lot of variance in the ties. Some have no issue tensioning and holding, others seem too hard for the gripper teeth to get a good purchase.
 
I'm very familiar with what you are doing. I've got some of the Amazon specials and like you, found that after a couple of 100 ties, they quit being easy to use to do the tensioning part. The cutter still works well, the rest not so much. I also found that there is a lot of variance in the ties. Some have no issue tensioning and holding, others seem too hard for the gripper teeth to get a good purchase.

I had reservations on the free tool, but they did work well for the mockups. Lesson I should have learned 100 times in my life.

The loss of tension means not only are the attached parts very loose, but the cutter leaves a sharp edge protruding from the ferrule that we now have soften. Can't have cattle infected with mad-cow disease getting a nick if they rub against the gate.
 
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I had reservations on the free tool, but they did work well for the mockups. Lesson I should have learned 100 times in my life.

The loss of tension means not only are the attached parts very loose, but the cutter leaves a sharp edge protruding from the ferrule that we now have soften. Can't have cattle infected with mad-cow disease getting a nick if they rub against the gate.

I've been able to manipulate the tool by applying a bit more pressure to the toothed pawl that grips the tie so I don't have any loose ones, it is just not as nice to do was when they are new. Your workers are most likely not going to be as persistent.