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List Of Adhesive Tapes
- durnygbur 4y agoI close the packages with the wrong type of tape only to confuse the recipient and the folks in logistic centers.
- PaulHoule 4y agoI went through a time when I investigated a large number of adhesive tapes for attaching bare prints to the wall and eventually discovered https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu_Tack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu_Tack beats them all. I have about $100 of fancy tape that I'll probably never use left over.
- _def 4y agoInteresting, I just came to have this exact problem. I came to conclusion that I should use frames but now I want to try Blu tack.
- PaulHoule 4y agoI inherited a stupendous number of framed pictures (dangerous glass!) from my parents and was frankly resentful of it until the day I took them all apart and stored the pictures. These days my main side project is a frameless ‘decoration system’ motivated by that experience (and others) but you do have to be more careful in your materials choices if you don’t want in framed prints to fade quickly.
- focusedone 4y agoSomehow that reminds me of elementary school.
- IE6 4y agoOurs used it - although maybe not the brand named one. Our entire school (~100 years old) was made of a combination of brick and cinder blocks (that were painted on the inside) so no real good surfaces to mount anything using nails and scotch tape didn't stick too well. Blu Tack everywhere (we even called it that).
- myself248 4y agoA friend of mine decorated her entire college apartment for $10: One coffee-table art book from the B. Dalton outlet store, and one pack of Blu-Tak. Slice pages out of the book, stick 'em up, change as often as desired. Of course the prints were ruined, but who cared? I would never use it on anything important.
- firecall 4y agoI regret using Blu Tack on posters! It leaves a residue, can be hard to remove, and sometimes impossible to remove without ripping the poster! It doesn't seem to age well either, and it's not particularly high in grip strength! But it has its uses! My kids ones mixes Blu Tack with Plasticine, and it makes a disgusting sticky goo!
- riffraff 4y agoI love blu tack, it's one of the very few products that literally make me happy whenever I use it. I use it to stick pictures, kids' drawings, postcards and random stuff to a cork board on my wall and to doors, and it worked flawlessly for years. The only problem: my kids steal it to play with it.
- evil-olive 4y agofor a similar product but stronger, I recommend museum putty [0]. 0: https://www.quakehold.com/product/quakehold-museum-putty/ https://www.quakehold.com/product/quakehold-museum-putty/
- JKCalhoun 4y agoMissed Helicopter-Blade-Leading-Edge Tape: https://bikehike.org/what-is-helicopter-tape/ https://bikehike.org/what-is-helicopter-tape/
- sbierwagen 4y agoVisited that link on mobile and got a full screen hijack ad, which I didn’t think was possible anymore.
- kingcharles 4y agoYou could add it... :)
- alexjplant 4y agoDon't visit this link. It's one of those AI-driven SEO-hacking content aggregators that's ruining the web.
- spiderice 4y agoAI-driven? What exactly do you mean by that? Do they use AI to determine which articles will gain traction or something?
- zrobotics 4y agoArticles are written, in whole or in part, by AI. I didn't visit the parent link, but there are tons of these pages that are designed to look like blogs, many even include fictitious author pictures and bios.
- jasonhansel 4y agoI recommend checking out 3M VHB tape. It's essentially an extremely strong, pressure-sensitive double-sided tape. You can use it to affix (pretty much) anything to anything, without the mess and general annoyance associated with superglue--just put the VHB tape between two surfaces and squeeze them together until they stick.
- alanbernstein 4y agoI learned about this recently. I was also told that it can be removed very easily with isopropyl. I wanted to buy some but I could only find it in large quantities from industrial suppliers. Also on Amazon with lots of reviews warning that it's a counterfeit product. I wonder why 3M wouldn't want to sell it to consumers.
- daniel_reetz 4y agoIf you're in the US, Home Depot sells 1" wide VHB in small rolls for about $20. It's branded as Scotch Mount Extreme (or similar). The tape industry has an interesting structure. Companies like Bron and 3M create giant webs of tape and put them on very wide rolls. These rolls are sold wholesale to "converters" which are companies that slice up the rolls into smaller rolls and different shapes for different applications. Most converters will work with you to make a custom roll of tape - some will even package it for retail - but a company like 3M has no interest in selling you 20 feet of VHB when they can sell 20,000sf to a company that will package and distribute. I love tape and I'm glad to see this post here.
- sound1 4y agoDepends on geography. It is available in India (and from local manufacturers with same quality but different brand)
- radicality 4y agoI've once went on an Amazon-buying tape rabbit hole, and have had good luck with this store on Amazon (TapeCase) - https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/CE5D8D53-88AA-466E-BF16-52686EFBBC32 https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/CE5D8D53-88AA-466E-BF16-5.... You can buy few different kinds of tapes from 3M cut down into normal sizes. I bought some VHB 4910 clear mounting tape, and some VHB RP25 foam mounting tape. Here's a doc where you can read more about the different kinds, I never knew there's so many! You can then pick&chose whatever works best (say adhesion to metals or plastics, or say low resistance to solvents so that you can easily remove it etc) https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/1015904O/3m-industrial-adhesives-and-tapes.pdf https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/1015904O/3m-industrial-a...
- mdb31 4y agoTangentially related point: the names of certain kinds of sticky tape are, similar to vegetables, pretty much inscrutable between English and other languages. I've been looked at (and treated by) staff at Home Depot et al as a complete idiot for asking for 'repair tape' (which, of course, in US-English is 'duct tape', or, 'duck tape' if you really want). One good thing about the Internet (yeah!) is that US-English terms for such items are now more or less commonplace. So, at least, if I ask for 'duck tape' (in English, in my native language it would still lead to much confusion...), I get the repair tape I need. Progress!
- mbubb 4y agocame here looking for this comment as its one of those minor peeves - duck tape is from WWII era and is a water resistant cotton tape - modern home depot duct tape is a plasticky, sticky all, purpose fastening tape (not so good for sealing ducts, btw). There is something called gaffer's tape which I feel like might be more similar to the original duck tape. Fascinating how words drift over time https://www.chicagotribune.com/redeye/redeye-is-it-duck-or-duct-tape-20151130-story.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/redeye/redeye-is-it-duck-or-d...
- jasonhansel 4y agoTo be really technical about it: there's a reasonably popular brand of tape called "Duck" (https://www.duckbrand.com/ https://www.duckbrand.com/). They refer to their main product, which is a kind of duct tape, as "Duck Tape." To clarify that the term "Duck Tape" refers only to their company's product, they refer to it as "Duck Tape® Brand Duct Tape." So the phrase "Duck tape" is fine, if you capitalize the first word and use it to refer to tape made by the Duck brand. Likewise, "Duck Tape" is fine, if you capitalize both words, since it is the name of the specific product line made by Duck. In fact, if you call store-brand adhesive bandages "Band-Aids," and you call store-brand acetaminophen "Tylenol," you could argue that it makes sense to call store-brand duct tape "Duck Tape." And if you don't always capitalize "Band-Aids," you could argue that it makes sense not to capitalize "Duck Tape" either. So I would argue that using the phrase "duck tape" to refer to duct tape is fine, provided you accept that it is effectively a genericized trademark.
- dsego 4y agoI find self-amalgamating tape to be good to finish bicycle bar wraps instead of electrical tape, or for chainstay protection. I can imagine it could also be useful where it's difficult to apply heat shrink tubing. It's amazing, fuses to itself, sort of like tyre patches.
- chrisdhoover 4y agoThere is tape marketed for handle bars. There were two kinds when I was a mechanic a long time ago, the French cotton sticky tape, and the Italian brightly colored non sticky plastic tape. Everyone wraps from the bar end to the stem but I was taught to wrap from the stem to the bar end. Stem to end doesn’t curl with use as your hand glides over the edge instead of lifting the edge as happens with an end to stem wrap. Also a stem to end wrap requires no additional tape to hold it in place. The bar end button holds it together.
- mbubb 4y ago(I don't work for these companies...) This is a cool tape to make handles and such - it sticks to itself but you can peel it off easily: https://countycomm.com/products/self-vulcanizing-grip-silicone-x-treme-tape-usa-made https://countycomm.com/products/self-vulcanizing-grip-silico... Also for a different application - this Coban medical tape is very useful: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/v000095067/ https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/v000095067/ It has a stiffness that holds its position without being tacky or sticky. doesnt slip like an ace bandage might. great for covering bandages or wrapping ankles, etc And "Kinaesthetic tape" (KT) also nice when recouping from twists and sprains...
- kuang_eleven 4y agoThat first tape you mention looks identical to the "bondage tape" from the list. Very different application, but same stuff! I have also heard that it's used in veterinary practices, as it will not stick to fur.
- mbubb 4y agoI will never look at it quite the same…
- MerelyMortal 4y agoIt looks like CountyComm sold out. I remember the type items being different (actual mil-spec over-run type of stuff), and now it looks like they're just selling tacti-cool things now. They didn't use to have Twitter or Facebook share buttons on their comments (did they even have comments?), they didn't have a "VIP" program, carbon fiber combs, glow-in-the-dark patches that say "operator", etc. Good for them I guess, but oh well. I guess I'll never buy that Universal Cleaning Stick from them now.
- mbubb 4y agoyeah - I have bought a fair amount from them over the years - good lights and decent watches and pens
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- agumonkey 4y agoI wonder if adhesive tapes were also generally used (surely some people tacked some goo onto a leaf to seal something at once) in antique times.
- system2 4y agoPeople were being mummified with tape kind of stuff. They used similar techniques thousands of years ago.
- somewhereoutth 4y agoWhen removing cables gaffer taped to the floor, always remove the tape from the floor and the cable at the same time. Never remove the cable from the floor with the tape (which may be tempting, as you can just yank the cable up). Otherwise you will find yourself spending half an hour trying to release said cable from the tape's gooey embrace.
- gruez 4y ago>When removing cables gaffer taped to the floor, always remove the tape from the floor and the cable at the same time. "at the same time"? Is this equivalent to removing the tape from the floor, then detaching it from the cable? I'm not sure how you can remove the tape from them both at the same time.
- dmurray 4y agoIt means removing the tape while leaving the cable in place on the floor (perhaps held down with your foot). Remove all the tape on a given section of cable before picking the cable up. Technically, sure, the tape is likely in contact with one of the cable or the floor for a fraction longer than the other, but you get the idea.
- Cerium 4y agoI believe that somewhereoutth means that after the tape removing operation you must have three separate separate components, used tape, cable, and floor. If you separate the tape+cable from the floor the tape tends to wrap around the cable and stick to itself making removal very difficult.
- abkfenris 4y agoI gotthe habit of using 4” barrier webbing tape with gaffers on either side to make wire chases. That way there was nothing stuck to the cables and if another cable needed to run the same route, one side could be lifted, the cable slid in, and then reapplied.
- skuhn 4y agoI mostly use regular gaff tape on cables, but if you regularly have problems getting the tape off of the cable there is another kind with a non-adhesive channel in the middle of the tape (Pro calls it Cable Path).
- sound1 4y agoFor double sided tapes: 3M VHB tape (nothing can beat these but don't use them for delicate electronics like USB hubs, sometimes too hard to take them off) 3M Scotch foam tape but only if you use 2 layers, otherwise they fall off (okay for delicate stuff) These saved me tearing up my wall so many times.
- exmadscientist 4y agoA most inferior list. It's got trademarked versions of ordinary kinds of tape, but not my favorite tape: glass cloth tape. Glass cloth tape, such as 3M 361 https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b40068300/ https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b40068300/ , is remarkable stuff. It is, ironically, a much better tape for ducts than duct tape. It is also the only tape approved for use in Antarctic intermittent duty hot water systems, which have to swing from -40°C to +100°C and back. Daily. ("Approved for use" meaning here "doesn't fail right away".) It's not an all-purpose tape (especially not once you see the price), but nothing else can do what it can.
- Fordec 4y agoIt's also missing Z-tape. Double sided sticky tape that only electrically conducts in the z-axis. Great for where you would traditionally solder a component to a PCB but you don't want it to be a permanent fixture. https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b10167835/ https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b10167835/
- zarzavat 4y agoWhat is the canonical coordinate system of a roll of tape?
- HPsquared 4y agoRolled or unrolled?
- kyleShropshire 4y agoA small wad, after getting stuck to itself and an unsuccessful attempt at separating it, that is now stuck to one of your fingers no matter how hard you attempt to flick it off.
- dotancohen 4y agoYou have to know these things when you are a king.
- retSava 4y agoFunny, was just the other day praising duck tape and how it can seemingly solve close to any problem in the world. Including ensuring our (previous) car front bumper didn't fall off after a small collision. You can even say it saved the lives of three moon-traveling astronauts! It was used in creating an adapter for one kind of CO2-scrubbing filter, onto another, on the Apollo 13. Also used to repair part of a moon rover in deployment, I think it was a front wheel protector thing.
- jfk13 4y ago> Funny, was just the other day praising duck tape and how it can seemingly solve close to any problem in the world The universal rules of DIY: if it moves but it shouldn't, apply duck tape. If it doesn't move but it should, apply WD40.
- miohtama 4y agoLive and learn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bondage_tape https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bondage_tape
- anfractuosity 4y agoSeems to miss Z-Axis Conductive Tape, which sounds pretty cool
- gammarator 4y agoIf you have small kids I recommend blue painter’s tape. Great for temporary toy reconfigurations as well as hanging drawings on the walls.
- gorgoiler 4y agoI am something of a tape aficionado and it’s great to see all these suggestions. Another missing tape type is water-activated or self-adhesive gummed brown-paper (Kraft) tape. It’s the fibre reinforced stuff that applies like wallpaper to Amazon packaging. Here is an example: https://venuspack.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/water-activated-tape-dispenser-vh480.jpg https://venuspack.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/water-ac... It’s supposed to be better for recycling. You can write on it. It also just looks and feels nicer than brown plastic cellophane packing tape.
- jona-f 4y agoIt's also missing adhesive transfer tape. Just adhesive between non-sticky layers. Unobtainium.
- nlh 4y agoIndeed! It's also worth noting that the USPS (at least my local office) requires any package sent via Registered Mail to be covered in its entirety with this and only this tape (water activated, not gummed). Registered Mail is their most secure product - chain-of-custody, stored under lock-and-key at each hop along the transit path. So at least according to the USPS, this stuff is as good as gold. (A slight pain to apply what with water activation and all, but man does it hold!)
- dtgriscom 4y agoWhy would they require the water-activated? Wouldn't that be easier to open (by the classic steaming) than standard one-time adhesive tape?
- almog 4y agoProbably the tape I use the most, at least when hiking for fixing gear as well but mostly user related problems — Leukotape. It adheres to skin much better than moleskin and stays for weeks. I apply it as soon as I feel a hot-spot forming on my feet to prevent it from turning into a blister, or as a preventative measure for areas that I know are prone to blisters.
- afn 4y agoOK but did anyone saw a boat in half to prove the power of these adhesive tapes?
- swader999 4y agoElectrical tape is great. Low cost. Small. Sticks to itself when cold and wet. Take it skiing all the time.
- emmelaich 4y agoIf you want to get an idea of the variations on a theme, have a look at military supply identifiers and classification. There's an enormous range of just about anything, including tape. Another example is paper. And in the past, typewriter ribbons. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_Stock_Number https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_Stock_Number (which despite the name is used by USA and many other defence forces)
- orliesaurus 4y agoI need to hide some cables under my standing desk, I tried duct tape and it lasted a couple of days, I tried gluegun...and that didn't work out either...anyone has this same issue and has figured out how to tape the cables (chargers, desk lamp, etc) to the table's undersurface firmly once and for all?
- MereInterest 4y agoI ran into the same problem, and the main cause is that the downward force is able to slowly peel off any tape that is solely on the bottom of the desk. If the tape is extended onto the sides or top, it becomes much sturdier, because the tape would need to be dragged across the surface, rather than slowly peeled off. However, that makes the tape be much more visible. I'd recommend instead adding some screw hooks to the bottom of the desk. The mechanical fasteners can be entirely on the bottom of the desk, and are sturdier I'm general than the tape.
- elliekelly 4y agoHave you tried gaffer tape?
- Gracana 4y agoYou could use adhesive zip tie anchors, paired with velcro straps rather than zip ties.
- johnwalkr 4y agoTape isn’t strong when it has a force peeling it from a surface. “Cable tie mounts” plus cable ties will be reliable.
- zrobotics 4y ago3M command adhesives are really great in my experience, I'm using their cord hangers [0] for cable management under my desk and haven't had any issues. The only thing that might be causing problems is if the bottom side of the desk is unfinished MDF, in that case any adhesive won't work since the fibers themselves are coming off. Painting the underside should solve that issue. [0] https://www.command.com/3M/en_US/command/products/~/Command-Clear-Round-Cord-Clips/?N=5924736+3294529207+3294737338&rt=rud https://www.command.com/3M/en_US/command/products/~/Command-... edit: fix broken link
- mynameishere 4y agoNo "hook and loop" ie "Velcro" tape.
- LeoPanthera 4y agoI'm looking forward to the price of nano tape coming down. It works like magic, and doesn't leave any residue when removed. As far as I know (?) it's the only "adhesive" tape that doesn't use a chemical adhesive, instead taking advantage of the Van der Waals force. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nano_tape https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nano_tape https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_der_Waals_force https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_der_Waals_force
- bufferout 4y agoI get mine from AliExpress for cheap: https://a.aliexpress.com/_msPwpSw https://a.aliexpress.com/_msPwpSw Does indeed work like magic... I have an electronics enclosure that's been stuck to my front gate, outside, for at least 6 months without fail.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y agoFashion tape?
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- rkagerer 4y agoSo I clicked to see the different tapes and my partner walks in, looks over my shoulder and says "oh, what's bondage tape, click that" 1 hr later I've learned things I never knew I didn't know and this is how we fall down the Wikipedia rabbit hole... :-)
- eyelidlessness 4y agoI hope you and your partner enjoyed this hour exploring new concepts!
- di4na 4y agoIf you and yoir partner end up wanting to explore more than wikipedia, feel free to contact me with questions. Safety first can be hard with these ;)
- some_random 4y agoDon't buy bondage tape labeled as such, it's usually massively marked up. What you're looking for is 3M Vetrap. Highly recommend ;) Edit: Oh, and get some good Trauma Shears https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trauma_shears https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trauma_shears
- sn00tz00t 4y agoCan anyone tell me the benefit of using parafilm over tape/clingwrap in the lab? Not sure if its just a meme or there's something more to it. Seems like even cling wrap would be better.
- gear_envy 4y agoParafilm is basically an on-demand wax seal. No moisture gets in or out and it’s not sticky or clingy in the way tape and plastic wrap can be. It’s also reasonably stretchy so you can fit it over irregularly shaped openings if needed. Kimwipes, on the other hand, are a common lab product I’ve never really understood. Seems like glorified lint-free tissue paper to me.
- starky 4y agoParafilm is a lot easier to work with and properly seal a container than clingfilm.
- tsujp 4y agoI'm seeing a decent amount of complaints in this thread about this list not having X, Y, or Z item in it. Yes the comments are good but why not also attempt to edit the list on Wikipedia to include the thing you know it lacks?
- computator 4y agoAs a bit of a tape connoisseur, I want to point out that gaffer's tape is very different from duct tape. People often confuse the two. Unlike duct tape, gaffer's tape is easily removed, doesn't leave a sticky residue, and is light proof (very useful for light proofing edges of blinds or curtains if you like to sleep in total darkness). Duct tape and gaffer's tape are about equally thick and strong, and both tear easily crosswise using just your fingers. Gaffer's tape is very difficult to find in any retail store; you have to order it online, and of course it is much more expensive than duct tape.
- zrobotics 4y agoFYI- most music stores, and every guitar center I have ever been in, stock gaffer tape. It's a little more expensive {19.95 at B&H vs 29.99 at Guitar Center for a 50yd roll} but it has saved my butt a few times when I've needed it in a hurry. I volunteered as tech crew in a community theater, and there was one time where I hadn't reordered in time and dress rehearsal was that evening. Makes sense that musicians would need it as well. I'll definitely second that it is really useful stuff, I almost always prefer it over duct tape.
- klodolph 4y agoGaffer’s tape is also very useful for cable runs on solid floors (not carpets). I use it for a couple ethernet cable runs in my home office.
- exmadscientist 4y ago> gaffer's tape is easily removed I used to think this, too. Then I used it on shitty Ikea "melamine" "tables" and now my CTO has to stare at tables that look like they're missing patches of fur. At least both tables cost less than the roll of tape!
- r2_pilot 4y agoHave you tried Goo Gone?
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- davidjade 4y agoTwo unusual but very useful and crazy expensive tapes, if you have a boat: PTFE Film Tape https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b40070573/ https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b40070573/ (don't let that picture fool you, it is a tiny expensive roll. Known as "millionaires tape" with good reason). Preservation Sealing Tape https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b40068317/ https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b40068317/ (a bigger roll but crazy expensive and quite necessary when you need it).
- insaneirish 4y agoWorth taking a look at construction focused tape and some real-ish world testing of them: https://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/article/two-wingnuts-describe-their-backyard-tape-tests https://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/article/two-wingnuts-de... https://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/article/testing-construction-tapes-part-1 https://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/article/testing-constru... Long story short: acrylic pressure sensitive adhesives are very, very good. Huber Zip tape, 3M 8067, and tapes from Siga and Pro Clima tend to be very good when you care about weather/water resistance.
- netfortius 4y agoIt's surprising how many folks complain about "missing X" or "Y", instead of contributing to the actual article. It's Wikipedia, people!
- gorgoiler 4y agoWith respect, after you. I don’t really want to out my IP address by posting anonymously. I don’t really want to link a Wikipedia account to my HN account by having you correlate content. I don’t really want to put the effort into writing something only to have it reverted by some jumped up weirdo who guards “their” page. Reading Wikipedia is great. Edition on the other hand is, for me, a byline for hyper dramatic pseudonymous social media. I wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole.
- gorgoiler 4y agoAlso I can’t write. I meant “editing”, not “edition”. If that’s not immediate disqualification for being a Wikipedia writer, what is?
- ofrzeta 4y agoThat kinesiology tape is an esoteric thing, isn't it? Even though many people seem to use them I have a hard time believing that something like this might work.
- cillian64 4y agoOne theory is that it's less about actually supporting a joint and holding it in a particular position and is actually more about the sensation it provides which can remind you (consciously or unconsciously) to move in a different way.
- xtiansimon 4y agoGreat subject, glue... Adhesive in the printing industry is very interesting. For ‘tipped’ in material For book spines And artists make their own adhesive such as wheat paste.