I saw on the Internet videowhere from a regular plastic bottle received a kind of tape. The scope of its use is of course very limited.
Used in the construction of a wooden fence, where he strengthened by tightening the place of a board nailed to a horizontal bar. In winter, this section of the fence constantly swept a lot of snow, as a result, many boards flew away from the fence, so to speak. I used to use ordinary iron wire, but it quickly rusted and became unusable. Buying galvanized is expensive. The twine tension weakened over time. As a result, he began to tighten with a tape from plastic bottles and partially melt them after tying for reliable connections. One winter successfully stood this design.
The way to get tapes from plastic bottles is surprisingly simple and affordable.
You will need only two M5 bolts (no longer needed) with a length of at least 30 mm, two nuts and washers for them, a wooden block or board, a canvas of a stationery knife, as well as several larger washers, for example with an 8 mm hole (their number depends on the thickness of the cut tapes).
To begin with, we put the washers of large diameter in this case on the bar close to each other and mark the holes with a pencil.
We drill holes with a drill with a 5 mm drill.
We insert the bolts.
We insert large diameter washers in two pieces (the quantity depends on the thickness of the tape you need) so that a gap forms between them.
We insert a clerical knife as shown in the photo.
We put small washers in the bolts and tighten them with nuts (do not overtighten, otherwise the blade will burst).
Cut the bottom of the bottle and make a small narrow cut in the form of a strip counterclockwise.
We insert a strip into the hole between the large washers of the cutting device and pull without jerking while holding the bottle with the other hand.I previously fixed the wooden block with a clamp on the table.
The tape did not always turn out to be uniform in width, but for me it was not so significant.