Also known out here as 'Grip tape' . .

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Post #203,392 by Andrew Grygus 4/14/05 4:33:12 PM Reply	Also known out here as 'Grip tape' . . . . due to it's extensive use by "grips", the guys who set up, tear down and do the heavy lifting on motion picture sets, though they also use black as well as the common silver. There's one thing it isn't very good at. In comparative tests it proved less effective than practically any other tape for taping ducts, though the testers declared it just fine for most other uses. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #203,393 by ben_tilly 4/14/05 4:33:48 PM Reply	Do you have a link to that study? I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #203,395 by Andrew Grygus 4/14/05 4:37:30 PM Reply	Don't know if it's the same study, but . . . . . . you can [link\|http://ducts.lbl.gov/ducttape/\|start here]. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #203,396 by ben_tilly 4/14/05 4:49:33 PM Reply	Thanks. Forwarded. :-) I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #203,405 by FuManChu 4/14/05 6:57:12 PM Reply	Not usually the same You're talking about "gaff tape". It differs from ordinary duct tape by using a different adhesive (that doesn't degrade so quickly or messily), and it's always got a matte finish (no gloss) because it's got a cloth backing; this cuts light reflection on set. It's also missing any reinforcement (in the way of cross-strings woven into the mesh), so that it lays flat along its entire surface. That's important for putting any two taped surfaces against each other; for example, taped cables will often bind with hardware-store duct tape because of the uneven outer surface.

Why its important to keep up on your car maintenance - (tuberculosis) - (28) - April 14, 2005, 01:50:12 PM EDT

2005 Darwin Award nominee :-D -NT - (lincoln) - (2) - April 14, 2005, 02:07:13 PM EDT

I don't know about a Darwin award... - (jb4) - (1) - April 14, 2005, 03:07:29 PM EDT

Still - (lincoln) - April 14, 2005, 08:43:57 PM EDT

On a positive note... - (ChrisR) - (15) - April 14, 2005, 03:22:27 PM EDT

A hammer and duct tape can fix anything. -NT - (bionerd) - (14) - April 14, 2005, 03:43:19 PM EDT

So you DO understand - (bepatient) - (6) - April 14, 2005, 04:20:31 PM EDT

I'm sure she understands from her work. - (Another Scott) - April 14, 2005, 04:29:04 PM EDT

Also known out here as 'Grip tape' . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (4) - April 14, 2005, 04:33:12 PM EDT

Do you have a link to that study? -NT - (ben_tilly) - (2) - April 14, 2005, 04:33:48 PM EDT

Don't know if it's the same study, but . . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - April 14, 2005, 04:37:30 PM EDT

Thanks. Forwarded. :-) -NT - (ben_tilly) - April 14, 2005, 04:49:33 PM EDT

Not usually the same - (FuManChu) - April 14, 2005, 06:57:12 PM EDT

No, no, no - (Yendor) - (6) - April 14, 2005, 05:16:11 PM EDT

Bailing Wire! Can't forget that! - (folkert) - (1) - April 14, 2005, 05:18:43 PM EDT

Angle irons and bungee cords. -NT - (broomberg) - April 14, 2005, 07:30:19 PM EDT

So tell me.... - (ben_tilly) - (3) - April 14, 2005, 06:14:28 PM EDT

Sometimes I wish... - (Yendor) - April 14, 2005, 06:17:01 PM EDT

I've wanted to. -NT - (Steve Lowe) - (1) - April 14, 2005, 07:28:53 PM EDT

Me too. - (bionerd) - April 15, 2005, 10:08:44 AM EDT

well I have an accident report in my posession - (boxley) - (5) - April 14, 2005, 09:17:04 PM EDT

:-( - (Another Scott) - (4) - April 14, 2005, 09:44:41 PM EDT

oh I have 2005 born vehicle - (boxley) - (3) - April 14, 2005, 10:02:32 PM EDT

She's got a big insurance policy on you too, I'll bet. - (Another Scott) - (2) - April 14, 2005, 10:05:58 PM EDT

no I have a big insurance policy on me :-0 -NT - (boxley) - (1) - April 14, 2005, 10:46:42 PM EDT

That explains it then. ;-) -NT - (Another Scott) - April 14, 2005, 11:34:07 PM EDT

I thought only Trabants were started like that?! -NT - (scoenye) - (2) - April 15, 2005, 10:40:13 AM EDT

When ah were a lad - (pwhysall) - (1) - April 15, 2005, 10:46:22 AM EDT

My old Celica had a similar prob, but it was hammer-fixable. - (Meerkat) - April 15, 2005, 06:56:07 PM EDT

She's like a little piece of shrapnel inextricably lodged in the body politic.
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