Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

I had an idea how to make heat-shrinkable clamps that could be used for various household purposes. The idea is based on the ability of PET plastic to shrink when exposed to hot air. Through experience, I came up with three types of clamps, which I will tell you about.
This clamp consists of two parts

Composite clamp


Making the first part:
The first element of the bundle is a ring approximately 2 cm wide, cut from a plastic bottle. The diameter of the ring is determined by the diameter of the bottle: the larger the volume of the bottle used, the larger the working diameter of the finished clamp.
Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Holes are made along the edges of the strip using a punch. To make this easier, I fold and iron the ring to form a double strip of plastic. I also punch a second hole combined with the first to widen the holes.
Making the second element:
For the second part of the bunch, I suggest using a plastic handle taken from wine packages. It has T-shaped ends, which are monolithically connected to the handle itself, so it is quite reliable against tearing.
Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Using a Clamp


One side of the plastic handle (T-end) is threaded through the hole in the bottle ring. Next, the clamp is wrapped around the product being crimped or the objects being connected and fastened at the other end.
Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

In order for the harness to tightly compress and fix the desired object, it is necessary to apply heat. For these purposes, you can use a hair dryer (heat gun) or other sources of hot air. At home, even a gas burner from a household stove will do.
When exposed to heat, a strip cut from a plastic bottle contracts, resulting in a reliable fixation of the two elements.
Note! The shrinkage of the plastic turned out to be not very large, so it is necessary that the strapping initially fits as tightly as possible to the object.
For this type of clamp, I use handles from plastic mayonnaise buckets. The general technology for making straps is similar to the previous version, with one difference: such handles have round latching loops, so round holes are made in strips of PET plastic.
The handles of plastic buckets are longer, so they allow you to crimp products of larger diameters.
Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Finally, I will tell you how I made a cut-out clamp from PET plastic.
For this binding, I cut several strips about 1 cm wide from a plastic bottle. I made a hole at one end with a punch.
At the other end I made semicircular cutouts located symmetrically on both sides of the strip.
After this, all that remains is to pass the sharp end of the strip into the hole and the heat-shrinkable clamp is ready!
Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Heat shrink bundles from plastic bottles

Advice! If you need to lengthen the plastic strapping, you can combine several strips into one design. As practice has shown, the rigidity of the connection remains just as reliable.
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Comments (13)
  1. Vitaly
    #1 Vitaly Guests 19 September 2018 16:43
    17
    Do you really have nothing to do? Plastic zip ties cost a penny, do not require a hairdryer, and are many times more reliable and aesthetically pleasing than this lopsided self-propelled gun.
  2. Wah
    #2 Wah Guests 19 September 2018 17:11
    3
    Is duct tape or adhesive tape not enough for you?
  3. Yuri Nikolaevich
    #3 Yuri Nikolaevich Guests September 20, 2018 08:55
    6
    Yes WELL DONE!
  4. alexico
    #4 alexico Guests September 20, 2018 09:00
    10
    You are not far-sighted people. What if tomorrow is the apocalypse? Humanity will not survive without these screeds.
  5. Misha
    #5 Misha Guests September 20, 2018 11:46
    15
    And with those scissors you can cut your nails
  6. Robinson Crusoe
    #6 Robinson Crusoe Guests 20 September 2018 23:02
    9
    A solution for extreme sports enthusiasts and tourists. Great idea!
  7. Bart
    #7 Bart Guests September 21, 2018 06:18
    5
    the nails are amazing!
  8. andmich
    #8 andmich Guests 21 September 2018 12:48
    13
    Great! I'll take note. I have practical experience in all sorts of different jobs, and so: there are bottles everywhere, even in the most remote places, but there may not be any zip ties there. Moreover, it turns out that you have run out of them or disappeared somewhere. No matter how consumers puff, declaring that they will buy everything...- It is good to know the possibilities of using improvised means. When you really need it - where are you going to buy it?
  9. Guest Dmitry
    #9 Guest Dmitry Guests 21 September 2018 18:48
    5
    A good idea when you need it urgently and have nothing at hand.
  10. DG
    #10 DG Guests 22 September 2018 20:02
    7
    Ay, well done! Critics - if you have zip ties, tape, ropes, wire, time and/or a nearby store, a person will 100% take advantage of it. Well, what if the above is not there, but needs to be done URGENTLY?! The master really came from the city at hand..., he thought about it and did it. Respect!