Author Topic: Don't throw your blue ties away - they're useful!!!  (Read 3764 times)

Offline flatcat

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Don't throw your blue ties away - they're useful!!!
« on: June 11, 2010, 08:21:55 »
Hello Playmofriends :wave:

Here is a pic of the blue ties which often come in Playmobil sets to hold bundled parts together:



Because they are so strong, and easy to put together and part they are very usefull!


Cable tie:




Plant tie:




IMO, from what I know of they are better than anything currently on the market for surving these purposes, but unfortunately they don't have part numbers otherwise I would order a load from DS :(

Does anyone else have any great uses for them?

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Re: Don't throw your blue ties away - they're useful!!!
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2010, 09:44:31 »
A very usefull and resourcefully tip Damo!!! Thank you!!! If i come across any i'll give them to my mother for her plants!!!

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Re: Don't throw your blue ties away - they're useful!!!
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2010, 11:05:01 »
I've never seen these before and thye seem especially useful.  Any particular sets they come with, Damo?
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Re: Don't throw your blue ties away - they're useful!!!
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2010, 11:18:50 »
Any particular sets they come with, Damo?

Mine came from sets 4823 and 4471 - they were used to bundle the frameworks of the boats together. It could well be that they only came in these sets but I am uncertain :-\
 

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Re: Don't throw your blue ties away - they're useful!!!
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2010, 16:29:16 »
I like the look of those - they do seem to have a lot of potential uses.  I usually save all the pits and pieces (even the sprues in case a little piece of a particular color plastic might be needed later  8} ) but I don't remember seeing them before - maybe they are new.  I will be on the lookout for them.   :)
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Re: Don't throw your blue ties away - they're useful!!!
« Reply #5 on: June 12, 2010, 06:57:21 »
That's a great idea!  It's good to reuse things!
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Re: Don't throw your blue ties away - they're useful!!!
« Reply #6 on: June 12, 2010, 12:20:26 »
I have never seen those before (but I don't get out much).  ???

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Re: Don't throw your blue ties away - they're useful!!!
« Reply #7 on: June 12, 2010, 14:39:29 »
I haven't seen these before either, but i don't manage to get many new sets,  :' (most of mine are someone else's cast offs from ebay! :love:

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Re: Don't throw your blue ties away - they're useful!!!
« Reply #8 on: June 12, 2010, 16:32:41 »
Those look very useful, but I've never seen them before.
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Re: Don't throw your blue ties away - they're useful!!!
« Reply #9 on: June 12, 2010, 17:53:46 »
Thanks Damo for the tip! That's a pretty good idea for the blue ties. From now on I'm going to give them to my mom for her garden. Thanks for sharing.




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