Re: [Leica] Black tape types (flavours not considered)

["Sonny Carter" <sonc@sonc.com>]

Flavours?  Is that something like flavors?

Yeah, well, whatever.   The duct tape off-shoot of the black
tape controversy was already getting boring. Now Canadian
architects are telling Louisiana red-necks what duct tape
is.

Next thing you know, they'll be telling us how much baling
wire we need (and does it need to be galvanized?) to put our
pick-up truck back on the road.  ~(:>D     <<<<redneck
Cherokee smiley

Regards,
SonC

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Henning Wulff" <henningw@archiphoto.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 12:08 PM
Subject: [Leica] Black tape types (flavours not considered)


> OK.
>
> Tape.
>
> Whatever colour.
>
> Duct tape is for sealing air handling _ducts_. No more, no
less.
> There are various qualities, surface treatments and
adhesives,
> depending on the type of ducts, joint stability,
temperature range,
> insulated/non-insulated or whatever. In my architectural
practice
> I've inspected many duct installations and seen many types
of tape.
> They are specified by manufacturer and type/number. Most
are
> unsuitable for anything photographic, and are usually
gray, silver or
> white. Usually 2", sometimes wider or narrower.
>
> This is not the tape that you use to hold your race car
together, or
> that you use to make something watertight, although you
might try to
> use duct tape in a pinch. Those types of tape may be
derived from
> duct tape, but are not _duct_ tape. I realize that
unfortunately they
> are often still referred to as duct tape.
>
> Gaffer's tape is a whole range of usually cloth backed
tape with an
> adhesive that leaves little or no residue. A whole range
of this is
> available, with somewhat different characteristics.
>
> Hockey tape has relatively little adhesive and an abrasive
cloth
> backing to insure good friction with the puck and/or
hockey gloves.
>
> The tape that I put on cameras, and that I find a lot of
uses for is
> 3M Scotch #235. Available in various widths and a couple
of colours.
> I usually use 3/4", and carry some like Ted wrapped around
a film
> can. I also carry a small diameter roll of duct tape for
> miscellaneous uses, and have even been know to use some of
this on
> ducts, since it was the only duct tape available to me
before the
> building inspector was to arrive.
>
> --
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