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| Author: | Jimson [ Tue May 30, 2006 9:41 am ] |
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That's the whole question - tape looks a lot easier than surgical tubing - but, is binding tape somehow superior to painter's masking tape? Thanks. |
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| Author: | hoosierukes [ Tue May 30, 2006 9:49 am ] |
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I really liked the bright green 3M masking tape, but I can no longer find it. I've started using strapping tape. It works, but it's not the same. Geoff |
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| Author: | Jim Watts [ Tue May 30, 2006 10:27 am ] |
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The binding tape is a little thicker and a tackier adhesive on it than the masking tapes (brown, blue, green), works well as does straping tape. Those are the two tapes I've used. |
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| Author: | MSpencer [ Tue May 30, 2006 11:56 am ] |
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Yes, regular masking will not hold or adhere on bindings/purflings anywhere close to the brown SM tape. It is worth every penny. Mike White Oak, Texas |
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| Author: | Pete Harrington [ Tue May 30, 2006 12:54 pm ] |
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Speaking of tape, I used strapping tape for binding and upon peeling the tape off the top, suffered some pulled up fibers from my cedar. Is there a trick to using this brown tape which sounds like it is even "tackier" than the strapping? Pete PS Sorry for hijacking your thread Jimson.  |
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| Author: | burbank [ Tue May 30, 2006 1:54 pm ] |
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So Hesh, you have a lab AND a shop in your bathroom now? Cool! SM's binding tape is a big step above the usual stuff. The 45 degree thing works for me too, plus I peel slowly, keeping the tape I'm pulling on close to the top. And I "follow" it closely with my other fingers as I pull. Hadn't thought of heat - good idea. |
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Tue May 30, 2006 2:45 pm ] |
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I'll Bear with you Hesh! 
Great tip on the hair dryer at 45 degree BTW, i kind o love that brown plastic tape they use for parcels, should i keep on usin' it guys? |
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| Author: | TonyKarol [ Tue May 30, 2006 11:08 pm ] |
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I use the fiber tape, and on tops heat with a heat gun to release - leaves the wood where its supposed to be. Hard to buy tape from SM when a friend brings me a half case fo the fiber stuff every once and a while !! |
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| Author: | Michael Dale Payne [ Wed May 31, 2006 12:12 am ] |
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The big thing I notice is the heaver paper will not stretch as masking and painters tape will. This is critical to holding the binding tight. The adhesive is tackier but many high-grade painters tape would hold enough but I have not found one that will not stretch. |
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| Author: | Dave Anderson [ Wed May 31, 2006 12:24 am ] |
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Yeah,The brown stuff from Stew-Mac is very,good for this particular job and the old heat trick works very well for removing it. |
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| Author: | Mark Tripp [ Wed May 31, 2006 1:09 am ] |
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I agree - the brown Stewmac tape is great! Just did two guitars with it, one with herringbone purfling - it has the strength to pull the herringbone tight and hold it. Like some other folks, I wash coat with shellac to help mitigate fiber tearout. -Mark |
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| Author: | Brock Poling [ Wed May 31, 2006 4:17 am ] |
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I love the brown tape... and now the rest of my family has discovered its merits for other household uses. 
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| Author: | John B [ Wed May 31, 2006 4:21 am ] |
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I used it (and Harry Fleishman uses it) to glue the two top pieced together (and the two back pieces), glue the top and the back to the sides, and gluing the binding/purfling on. No other clamps, etc, necessary. |
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| Author: | Jeff Doty [ Wed May 31, 2006 7:56 am ] |
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After Using the brown Stew-Mac tape, and ending up with a gooey mess, I tried this tape that is listed here in the OLF resources link. IMO this tape is awsome! CA barely sticks to it, and clean up is much easier. Jeff |
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| Author: | MSpencer [ Wed May 31, 2006 11:51 am ] |
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I have used the Binding Tape (brown/stewmac)on cedar, engleman and sitka. I am with Hesh on the angular pull off, also another tip, peel the tape from the hardwood side first, up over the binding/purfling edge and then angular pull easily off the top. Never tried the tape on joining plates together, I use the Cumpiano (sp) type wedge jig. Might try it some time, thanks for the info. Never had any residue left behind on the brown tape, also I have never used a heat gun, but might if it gets stubborn. Mike White Oak, Texas |
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| Author: | Michael Dale Payne [ Thu Jun 01, 2006 12:14 am ] |
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I fold 1/4" of the end on to its self on the top end so that I have and easy lift tab to start the pull. I have never pulled out any fibers of the top. One time I did get some CA on some and pulled of till I got to the stuck point and then carfully scraped that off. |
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