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The binder clip is in common use in the modern office. It can hold a few to many sheets of paper, and is usually used in place of the paper clip for large volumes of paper. Various practical (and sometimes whimsical) alternative uses have been proposed.
A bulldog clip Another picture of a bulldog clip. A bulldog clip is a device for temporarily but firmly binding sheets of paper together. It consists of a rectangular sheet of springy steel curved into a cylinder, with two flat steel strips inserted to form combined handles and jaws.
Tent hitch (taut-line hitch) – adjustable loop knot for use on lines under tension; Thief knot – resembles the reef knot except that the free, or working, ends are on opposite sides; Threefoil knot – another term for a trefoil knot; Thumb knot a.k.a. overhand knot – one of the most fundamental knots and forms the basis of many others
The simple Simon under bend is a knot belonging to the category bend. It was invented by Harry Asher. It is more secure than the similar Simple Simon over and more effective with quite large differences in thickness of the two ropes. [1] The simple Simon under holds well even with different sized ropes, or slippery synthetic ropes. [2]
Friction knots are held in place by the friction between the windings of line. Knotted-ends knots are held in place by the two ends of the line being knotted together. Stopping may be either a temporary whipping or seizing, the commonest variety consisting of a few round turns finished off with a reef knot .
There comes a day when a garden hose has been mended so often it is ready to retire. But rather than chuck it into the trash, why not put it to other uses? Here are 11 suggestions for using that ...
The Lapp knot can be tied as a loop knot, in which case A becomes the standing part in the loop, B and D the two strands of the loop, and C the free end. It is also a secure loop if B is the standing part rather than A, though this variation is insecure under ring loading as it mimics the weaker version of the Lapp bend.
Here are just a few of the many alternative uses for dental floss: Hang time - Use dental floss to hang pictures, sun catchers or Christmas ornaments. In fact, you can use it to hang just about ...