The key to this whole debate that people seem to be missing is that zip ties move relative to the structure, while correctly installed adel clamps don't (hence the term "clamp"). Remember, it's the oil and grit that does the damage, not the plastic zip tie. A poorly installed adel will saw through an engine mount just as a zip tie will because it too will accept oil and an abrasive. The difference is, a zip tie is NOT a cushoined clamp like an adel. Once again, a servicable, correctly installed adel clamp will NOT move, therefore can NOT do damage. The same cannot be said of a ziptie (unless you add a few extra steps).
Sure, the zipties work in some cases, just as bolts and nuts from Home Depot might work in some cases, but that does not mean they are a direct substitute for the right stuff. Use zipties if you like, just don't try fool yourself or others into thinking they are a newer, better version of an Adel clamp, because they aren't.
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WARNING! Incorrect design and/or fabrication of aircraft and/or components may result in injury or death. Information presented in this post is based on my own experience - Reader has sole responsibility for determining accuracy or suitability for use.
Michael Robinson
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Harmon Rocket II -SDS EFI
RV-8 - SDS CPI
1940 Taylorcraft BL-65
1984 L39C
Last edited by Toobuilder : 02-27-2010 at 08:26 AM.
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