Thread: Double Sided Tape

Little Boxes,

I used double sided tape this weekend for some routing templates. I got the 3M brand Poster Tape. It was a little costly at $12 for a 3 metre roll but it woked well.

You could also use double sided carpet tape but I must admit I haven't tried it.

I use the 3m double sided tape too (has brown paper on it) I used it to hold the template on the "sit in rocking horse" I am making.... also use it to hold bowls on the lathe when cleaning up the base sometimes. Very good stuff.


Cheers,
Chipman

I use carpet tape, sticks well and peels off cleanly at the end of the job.

cheers

George

I also use carpet tape- available at mitre 10

regards

James

Another vote for carpet tape. Good adhesion and cheap as chips (relatively speaking).

I use carpet tape from Bunnings, located with masking tape in the paint section. Not sure how big the roll is, but probably abt 10m x 38mm wide. Was abt $7 per roll when I bought last December. No doubt available from other retailers as well.

Thanks everyone for your input. Now i know what to look for.

Regards
Alan

Good morning, and a Happy New Year to all.

To continue this thread ...

I used 3M carpet tape to hold a template onto the workpiece while edge trimming (using a GMC router on a Triton stand, btw). It did a great job, and the edges are exactly aligned, with no gap between them.

So how do I separate the two now the job's done? I'm shy of using a screwdriver or similar level between the parts, and brute force is going no-where because there's nothing on which to get a grip.

Do I dissolve it in eucalyptus oil or just keep going with brute violence? What other techniques are out there?

Cheers,

I either twist so them or alternatively depending on size, but most times I can squeeze the two together on one side which normally will give you a small air gap on the opposite side which allows you to put a steel rule in that you can then use to pry it apart.

I used carpet tape untill I ran out, then I used the clear stationary type. I wish I hadden't, it was a cuss to get off after.
SB

I got 6 X 3m rolls in a $2 shop. Works a treat and comes off clean.

Have used double sided tape bought from the Reject Shop. Seems to work well and is cheap. .
Regards, Keith.

Bought two rolls of carpet tape from KMart a while ago ,I have used it a couple of times , but yeah its a mongrel to get apart after .
Just got to muscle it for a while till it gives up.
Got an old compressor form a fridge I use for a vacuum pump ,one fine day I'm going to make a vacuum template set-up and give that ago.
Just another project on the list of many.

Kev.

Originally Posted by 27saxophone

Good morning, and a Happy New Year to all.

So how do I separate the two now the job's done?
Cheers,

I use a plastic paint scraper, works a treat

Ciao,

M.