Rapstrap

19/09/2021

We've been asked to supply some rapstraps for the 2022 Biennale of Sydney art expo, and they requested a short video to showcase the product. We've also been shortlisted in Cicada Innovations' sustainability competition!

A quick video requested by Cicada Innovations for the forthcoming Biennale of Sydney art exhibition. We were approached to supply more sustainable alternativ...

10/09/2021

Our new biodegradable straps are now available on ebay. Links on the page to other versions as well.

Unlike traditional ties, any unused portions can be simply cut off and used again. Just use it, cut it, and reuse what's left again & again. (See instructions below.). All data provided for guidance purposes only.

02/09/2021

Running a test on some "biodegradable" plastics. Couple of dark-horse candidates (PHB and the Bioplast material), so will see what happens over the next few months.

Time to try a controlled test with several of the "biodegradable" plastics in my collection. For speed, manufacturer testing is normally done at 58C using th...

26/08/2021

Our .com email servers should now be working again. Apologies for any inconvenience.

25/08/2021

They smell like popcorn! Found an old prototype mould for making some of the new biodegradable rapstraps. Results are not too bad. Material is probably based on corn starch.

24/08/2021

Currently updating our .com webservers, so our usual email addresses may not be working properly for a couple of days. Please use [email protected] to contact us.

20/08/2021

Ultimately we can blame the French for all that cable tie rubbish, though the Americans played a part. You can find out how nylon cable ties got started in our latest video.

Following up on my last video about biodegradable cable ties, who actually invented the original nylon version? The internet thinks it knows, but a bit of di...

20/08/2021

Just tidied the workshop yard and found one or two discarded cable ties... Definitely someone else's litter, probably washed in when it floods around here.

18/08/2021

Not a proper rapstrap, but a properly biodegradable material that doesn't require hot-composting for disposal. They're not exactly cheap to produce, but still getting quite a bit of interest for them. Shame the material doesn't work with our standard straps, but it's a step in the right direction.

I've moulded many biodegradable plastics over the years, and last summer I was asked to produce an alternative cable tie that would degrade in the ocean afte...

18/08/2021

New experimental biodegradable rapstraps! Finally found a material that works, though it's a bit tricky to mould. Surprisingly strong stuff. Was pulling on it quite hard without it yielding. Going to take some work to mass-produce them, but we'll keep at it.