I'll watch this 100 times before I watch one of the "top 10" TH-camrs. This is a guy who fuckin loves tape and he's sharing that. He's not here to make money, or gain fans, or anything other than love tape.
1) Good information density: no unnecessary chitchat or other pauses, clean presentation style. 2) Good image and audio quality - items well focused and lit, camera is steady, no external noises, or excessive reverb or echo. It's extremely uncommon to have all these qualities coincide.
The serrated edges on medical tape is likely to stop the fabric from fraying too. As you can see when you rip it, the adhesive isn’t enough to keep the fibers fully attached.
As a fellow tape enthusiast I have to add a few of my own favorite tapes. Rubber splicing tape: this is actually what you called self fusing silicone tape, both exist but the actual silicone stuff is pretty crap compared to the rubber splicing tape except when you need very high temps. Teflon film tape: Available in both pure teflon with a silicone adhesive so very high temp all around and also with fiberglass reinforcement, reasonably affordable if you buy it on aliexpress or similar, of course high temp, low friction, resistant to all the chemicals, often called "millionaire's tape" because the name brand stuff can be silly expensive UHMWPE tape: sold as "drawer slider tape" so you can make anything low friction and somewhat wear resistant if used correctly EMI shielding tape: very fine metal fabric with adhesive, pretty niche use but handy sometimes as it's better in some ways than aluminum or copper foil tape.
please tell me what you think he might’ve been thinking of when talking about the self fusing tape that only it could do, i’m dying to know! is it ultra cold temp work?
It looks like you covered most of my favorites. Most of my specialty tapes come from the semiconductor world. Adhesive teflon tapes are awesome but translucent at best. If you need clear tape with very similar properties look for FEP tape. An addendum to teflon tape as well is PTFE coated fiberglass tape, 3M#5153. As for non-adhesive teflon thread seal, we used to use expanded ptfe gasket tape, sometimes gore tape, which comes in thicknesses up to 0.25” for very large pipes. Additionally, although i dont know the model number, 3m does make a conforming Kapton tape.
omg is that the "UI" for adding chapter markers?? i assumed it was some separate metadata with a dedicated input method, youtube just parses it out of the description? that's so janky
@spambot7110 There is a way to add chapter marks without putting timestamps in the description. But the timestamps are a well-established convention that TH-cam can retro-actively pick up "for free", assuming the 0:00 timestamp is present.
Not totally sure why TH-cam recommended this to me but as an artist and costume maker, this is incredibly helpful! I love using things in ways they were not designed for when making costume props and tapes/ adhesives at a huge part of that. It's also really cool to see that heat transfer tape is being appreciated outside of crafting.
When I worked at JPL we used a special kapton tape variant that was designed not to off gas in a vacuum. We referred to it as the JPL tape to differentiate it from regular kapton tape. Saving this video for reference
I’m doing my undergrad degree in materials science engineering and the way this video had me in a chokehold from the start. Brilliant job, I could watch another 20 hours of content about tape properties
This is the sort of knowledge that you just can't get anywhere else. Practical, straight to the point, and explained so well that anyone who watches a few times (consider it a reference video) will be able to pick the right tape for the job every time. Thank you!
I not only watched an hour of tape wisdom, I was so impressed that I let the ads play. I’ve used miles of blue painters tape in laser engraving. For confirming placement and alignment you can turn the laser power very low and get white marks on just the tape without damaging the substrate and then just add a few watts of power above what you’d normally use for that material and laser straight through the tape. Also protects the surface from smoke and other residue.
Monofiliment tape, most used in packaging, is really helpful working with steam pipes. Wrap it around a pipe a few times, barberpole it around a rope and pulling the rope from a distance allows you to unscrew pipes without risk of getting steam burns. They also use the same technique to unscrew bomb fuzes from dudded bombs.
Stupid Google algorithm saying "hey you are a nerd, watch this 1hr video about tape." I'm thinking nah, this will be lame. Guy that made the video says I won't even watch it in one sitting. Yet Here I am at the end thinking about replaying to make sure I got it all.
I have packed and shipped many hundreds of fragile electronic devices and I can tell you from experience that for some reason even cheap brown packing tape often adheres better to cardboard boxes than the clear variety does, even compared to the better brands of clear tape.
Kapton is Polyimide (and a DuPont brand name) The red stuff is Polyester, and also commonly available in transparent green, and opaque blue and yellow, among other colors. It's also often used on transformer cores to insulate the winding layers, and with resin mold making/vacuum bagging, because the resin doesn't adhere to it.
I have personally found 3M double sided VHB tape to be extremely good in the heat of my car, I used it to fasten a control box under my dash years ago and it is still holding strong even in the hot florida heat.
Grip tape! Sort of like 80 grit sandpaper but with an adhesive backing for steps and the like. Also skateboard tape. (More like 120grit) Oh and conductive copper tape with metal coated spheres that bridge the gap between the underlying surface and the surface of the tape. Anyway, great video!
when i diassemble something small, like smartphone I always put those very small crews on a transparent tape (like usual packing tape). I can group then on a tape and can be sure no one will be missing. If I have to wait say delivery of spare part I cover them with other tape.
Not mentioned in the section about aluminum foil tape at 23:00 minutes is that there is a special aluminum foil tape which will adhere to *wet surfaces*. The adhesive layer is grey, almost putty-like, and is noticeably thicker than the clear adhesive found on ordinary aluminum tape. Anyway, even ordinary aluminum tape may often stick to things that no other tape really wants to bond to, even temporarily. It's less sensitive than most tapes would be to dust or dirt on the surface you want to stick it to and I remember a family member telling me that back in the days before we had Blue-Tack putty he used aluminum foil tape to stick posters up on the bare, unpainted concrete or cinder block walls of his college dorm. It may even stick to the parchment paper that you might use when you're baking cookies on an otherwise uncoated metal sheet-pan ( In my former career, repairing vintage audio equipment, we used to use parchment paper to replace the badly heat discolored thin cardboard or velum ased as a light diffuser behind the tuning dial of a vintage AM FM receiver, but getting the parchment paper to stay in place was difficult and only a couple of tape types will stick to it). Aside from sealing ductwork, the main thing I've used aluminum foil tape for is shielding the cavity inside electric guitars and basses to reduce hum and buzz and reject radio interference. It might be a little less effective as a shield then using copper foil tape but has the advantage of being ridiculously cheap compared to copper foil. The disadvantage of aluminum tape for this purpose is that you can't solder to it and therefore you'll need an alternative, mechanical way of making a ground connection to it; also, the overlapping edges of the tape seams do not electrically bond to each other, unless you take a little Philips screwdriver and push it into the overlapping seams with a twisting motion to displace the insulating layer of adhesive and form a sort of cold rivet between the layers of tape. Copper foil tape is the preferred shielding material for many electronic applications ---- self-adhesive "Mu metal" is the best shield material of all but it's horribly expensive ---- but the insulating effect of the copper tape's adhesive may again be an issue; however it does allow you to solder to it. Copper tape is moderately expensive, costing far more than aluminum tape, although sometimes you'll get lucky and find it at the garden center for cheap because it's also used to prevent slugs from crawling into your garden; it generates a mild electric current when the slug tries to crawl across it. I'm told you can buy special copper foil tape that has an electrically conductive adhesive, but it's fairly expensive and I havent tried it.
One thing you can also do with masking tape is to transfer patterns, like bolt patterns from an engine to some other material. Useful if you need to make some brackets or gaskets and don't have the CAD model or time. Don't even need pencils for marking, just rub the top of your finger nail over the edges of the holes.
Thanks for this video! I haven’t nearly finished watching yet, but I already want to thank you for the demos of how each tape stretches to conform to the quarter! That’s a really great way to show that property visually
56:00 bro knew the answer to the question we've all been trying to figure out. I can finally rest knowing there is information out there to keep people from getting cylinder shaped objects stuck inside of cylinder shaped holes.
And people make fun of me because I have a designated drawer in my toolbox that is labeled Tapes & Adhesives. Well, now you just made me up my tape and adhesive game. I'm already loading up my Amazon cart. Do you have an affiliate link? If you don't you should see about getting one. Dude...... You're a genius!!! This should be a master class in tape tips and usage! Do ALL engineers have this knowledge? Is this just knowledge from experience and working with other engineers?? I've sat and watched a number of videos on tapes and glues, but none of them were as practical nor as applicable as your video. Thank you for sharing!! Teach us more. 🤯🤯
People make fun of you for having an adhesive drawer? You need new friends :) I have a bin labeled “duct tapes” and another one labeled “speciality tapes”. I’ve got a Ridgid toolbox full of adhesives. Caulking type tubes of various kinds, and super glues. I have a ziploc bag with two part glues. Epoxies of various types. Including a geared dispenser and static mixing nozzles of various sizes. I’ve got double sided VHB foam of various kinds. One of them is able to adhere at lower temperatures. It can bond at almost 0C. And finally, the most exotic VHB tape I have is adhesive only. As in: it’s a liner with adhesive on it. You peel off the liner and press it against one surface. Peel off the liner. The only thing left behind is a piece of sticky VHB adhesive. Ultra thin. So, yeah, a tape drawer seems like a totally normal thing. Where else would you store your tape collection???
How do you have a Holy Drawer, and feel enlightened after this? It was mostly him kinda explaining why its made, but an hour of how he plays with it. Im confused why the comments are like " all hail the sticky king"!
@@gf2e lol! That VHB that's just an adhesive is some amazing stuff! And I don't think you understand..... When I say drawer I mean the big drawer on my War Chest. Not a skinny craftsman home jobber. The bottom drawer of the bottom chest of my Snap-On roller. I'm OCD so of course it's organized and labeled and I catch flack from a couple of my good buddies, but honestly it's because they're jealous.
@@BIGWIGGLE223 The first time I found the VHB adhesive only was about 15 years ago at a surplus store in the Bay Area. It was really cheap because it was past expiration date. It had come from I think Boeing. I wanted to buy more but they were all out on my next visit. I was careful in how I used it. Because at that point in time, getting more of it would have probably cost ridiculous amounts of money. Not exactly “My Precioussssss” but close :) Now it’s easy to get from Amazon.
I have tiered hangers designed for multiple pairs of slacks to store rolls of tape in my utility and office closets. Also, an old paper towel holder keeps tapes corralled on my workbench. Oh and then there’s a whole box of different colors/types of electrical tape. - Don’t even get me started on adhesives….
2:01 I would just like to point out that the very first tape he is low key show off his bandaids while giving us an alternative to electrical tape for working bandages with improved abrasion resistance (for fingers) well played sir!
I often use Permacel / Nitto tape in the shop. It’s a double-sided kraft paper tape that’s great for temporarily holding fixtures and templates during machining operations and that can be removed with minimal residue when finished. UHMW tape comes in handy for reducing friction between sliding surfaces.
Wonderful talk. A few things not mentioned. You can use an activator for 3m double sided tape. The silicone tape is used to create weather sealed coax connectors. But in that case you can use a in tape over it. I find that using an office tape dispenser is invaluable for Kapton. If you need to cut it just clean your self healing mat and then use an xacto knife. I haven’t watched it all yet but gaffers tape is similar to automotive but it’s removable and residue free and absolutely amazing. EDIT Just finished and glad you brought in Gaffers. Also U-Haul packing Kraft tape is amazing for Fireworks fusing.
Don't watch the whole video. Are you kidding me? Watched it all and loved every minute of it. Thank you sir, please do more in-depth videos like this. Incredible. 10/10
Brother of a different mother! At holidays I give tours of my tape collection. I never appreciated Kapton tape (and so didn’t buy any.) Duct tape (such as a high quality black version or Gorilla tape) is awesome as rim tape on mountain bike wheels. UL-rated HVAC tapes are awesome - 181A/B aluminum tape (kind of like you showed) and cloth/duct tape, which have a mastic adhesive that is very sticky and has a broad temperature range. 3M VHB double sided foam tape is like you showed and super strong (used to stick your Gopro or light to your bike or motorcycle helmet). The UL tapes always have the rating and sometimes date of manufacture printed on them which can be useful, as long as you don’t mind seeing the text. Also there is adhesive impregnated cork tape and adhesive foam tape for thermally insulating hydronic pipes. The cork tape is especially nice because it’s highly conforming and self-adhesive (Parker Hannefin 475291). There is are also wide and thick mastic tapes for roofing and air sealing during construction. The self-vulcanizing tape you showed is commonly used in electrical work (think phone poles) as a permanent waterproof seal. The electrical ones not sure if they are much cheaper but maybe more on roll? The fabric tape you showed my seamstress mother showed me and it’s called basting tape. The usage information is at least as good as the tape information - you showed some uses and properties I didn’t think of! Goes in my permanent TH-cam collection. Another topic to cover is greases. There are a wide variety of greases with different lubricant and carrier properties - I have about 10-15 different types for bicycle, auto, food safe, specialized like Staburag’s NBU-30 and high-moly content grease for splines. Keep em coming!
I've worked in a print shop for almost two decades, so I'm constantly building displays, props, etc. out of materials such as Coroplast and/or Foamcore. Most of these projects are required to be reasonably durable, so I have used a wide assortment of adhesives throughout my career trying to find the most suitable product for my needs. A couple of years ago, I began using a double-sided adhesive tape called FloorBond, and that stuff is absolutely PHENOMENAL! Aside from its backing, I've yet to find a material to which this stuff won't adhere. If you're ever in need of a highly versatile, high-tack, semi-permanent, double-sided tape - I can't recommend anything better than FloorBond. You should definitely give it a try sometime! 👍🏻
54:15 just a small correction....while there certainly are some sealant properties to the tape, it is primarily intended to act as a lubricate of sorts so that you are able to more easily compress the NPT connections together. The tapered shape that you pointed out seals by mashing the threads together really tight. The Teflon tape helps you do that more effectively.
wrong. NPT threads have tiny gaps that create a leak channel in the root of the threads. the ptfe tape or pipe dope is for sealing this. they used to use string. NPTF (National Pipe Taper, Fuel) threads are different and are designed to seal as you describe. I think you're probably confusing the two
I just love it so much when people can nerd out on something like this for hours with crisp and rich detail. Thank you thank you thank you. You are my people.
If you consider Parafilm(R) to be a tape then it's also a cool and useful tape to include. It doesn't have an adhesive but it's extremely stretchy and can make watertight seals.
One more tape I used was vertically only conducting tape - great for quick contact during testing, also multiple separate electrodes. It was prepared by having vertical needles of silver embedded in the tape. Other was, gold tape (meh lab use) and one of those lovely 3M blue "bodyshop masking tapes" which was polyester with hydrogel adhesive. It left absolutely no residue, we were even checking under microscope and AFM and ZERO residue. Amazing. Now I use it for everything except high temp ones. Thanks for the self fusing and net tape - gave me some ideas!
Another very useful type of tape is UHMWPE tap, often sold as "drawer slider tape". It is low friction and quite tough. As long as one does not get a lot of harder debris in it, it will last a long while as a sliding surface.
The self fusing silicone tape is really good for wrapping the chainstay on your mountain bike to prevent damage from the chain on those long, rocky downhill sections of track. And the fibre reinforced tape is good for pranking your workmates. If they turn up to work in a new car, take a single thread of the fibre, stick it along the driver's side door, then ask them how they got the scratch on their car and watch them work themselves into a frenzy when they see it. It works best on dark coloured paint.
8:50 There's actually a difference between cheap kapton tape and the good (expensive) stuff. Cheap kapton tape usually cuts corners on the adhesive and cannot handle high temperatures, or leaves reside when removing the tape.
For two surfaces held together with VHB tape or similar (double sided mounting tape), you can usually separate them by sliding a plastic card or putty knife between one of the surfaces and the tape. This works similarly to the pulling action you show here, but can be used even if you can't get a grip on the tape itself.
All my tapes live in the same cabinet, but they have Insane diversity in how they are used. My Favorites are PVC drain pipe tape, Aluminium tape and Black or white Gaffer tape, and recently challenging the 2 inch wide pipe wrap tape is Zip systems Flashing tape. It's cool to see someone else has as diverse a collection as I do.
A tape I use almost daily myself, is label tape I think it was designed for lab samples, it is resistant to freezing temperatures, provides an excellent writing surface in a variety of colours, and despite sticking to most things, comes off cleanly even after extended periods.
I really appreciate the thoroughness An Adam Savage’s video on fasteners, where he mentioned that there’s almost always a better option than duct tape, introduced me to gaffer tape. I appreciate learning about alternatives I might not have known otherwise
Nuclear Tape, my friend. Also known as 3M Performance Plus Duct Tape 8979N. It is the god of duct tape. Basically, a highly specialized duct tape ideally suited for demanding applications in the nuclear power plant, shipbuilding, and steel fabrication industries. It is commonly used for sealing, holding, identification, and protection. All the normal things you might want to use duct tape for but if your world was post-apocalyptic. It resists wear, abrasion, moisture, and UV exposure for up to 12 months. I used a bunch of it on my garden hose that I cut in half with my lawn mower on accident about 5 years ago... still going strong to this day.
Great video, and yes I watched it the whole way through. Missed the other colours of PTFE tape -- I've used pink in NPT joints, and apparently there's green and gray/silver flavours for specialised uses. For plumbing I ended up preferring the belt-and-suspenders of PTFE + pipe dope compound. There's also a paper-backed packing tape sometimes called "kraft" tape and frequently sold by moving companies. I have found it to be much more durable and adhesive than cellophane packing tape and less frustrating to work with -- less prone to flapping around and ending up stuck to itself, and if it does self-stick then the backer makes it easier to separate. I have also used UHMW tape in building jigs for e.g. the table saw. It's sticky on one side and very slick and abrasion-resistant on the other, and can be used to fine-tune a sliding fit between components while keeping friction low. I suspect it's the same kind of material used for the slick sliding feet on computer mice. Adjacent to "tape" but related to the vibration dampening, they also sell "wheel weights" which are small steel weights with an adhesive backer. Normally used for balancing wheels (duh) but potentially also a quick way to add distributed mass for dampening.
You showed blue painter's tape when you were playing with the PVC pipe but you never actually talked about blue painter's tape or green frog tape. Extremely useful stuff and it doesn't stick hard to anything except itself, and only when it's adhesive-to-adhesive..... And you can also super glue things to the non-adhesive side of the tape, which is a technique that guitar repairers use a lot when they want to attach a router or some kind of jig to a guitar without damaging the surface finish.
This is exactly the kind of video I need! Thank you!!! I didn't even know it was possible to position certain tapes with fluid, that's really cool. Hopefully there's a glue video like this too.
Check out powder coaters tape! Similar to the kapton and heat tape also having a high temperature rating but I think its thicker than the red stuff you showed. It comes with a deep green translucent tint. I use it for something really specific which is the super-glue method of workholding for CNC machining. You apply one layer of tape to the part, one layer of tape to the fixture taking special care to burnish the tape and then super-glue the components together. This avoids cleanup of superglue and allows the tape to lay against each surface properly with the super glue filling any voids. Much more robust than using a double-sided tape which wants to be on one surface or the other. Loctite 495 seems to be the best superglue formulation for this technique.
PS, when you're using teflon tape, always leave the first thread virgin and un-covered with tape to avoid teflon strands from getting into the process stream, secondly, you only need to use one width of tape rolled onto the threads in the same way it is on the roll, you dont need to cover all the threads up in the direction of the hex, Covering four to six threads of length one thread back from the end of the thread is plenty and it also makes your installations look a lot cleaner when there isn't a bunch of teflon hanging out the back of the connection doing nothing. teflon getting into the process stream can bring an entire system down if it gets caught in needle valve or pump seal. If you're threading stainless into stainless you need to add anti-sieze to the male and female threads, before the teflon tape, this time making sure to coat that first thread as well. Im sure you already knew about stainless galling but the particular training when it comes to tapered threads with teflon in-between is pretty important. I do an immense amount of this at work and not being meticulous about this process has caused me and my colleagues *sooooooooo much* extra work.
I didn't expect to watch an hour-long video about tape, but I found it surprisingly fascinating! Thank you for the insightful content. One topic I was curious about but didn't hear much on was the air permeability of different tapes. I learned the hard way while working on a project and trying to seal some gaps with gaffer tape-definitely not the best choice for that job!
Old credit cards are great for what you showed @31:11 as well as those vinyl stickers for bumpers and windows. Glad you used the acrylic piece to show the actual adhesion in action, too. Not too many would probably have thought about that.
The 3M VHB (very high bond) acrylic tapes are amazing! I’ve tested many of them over the years (professionally and personally) the 3M VHB GPH-110GF & GPH-060GF might be the most versatile and best double sided acrylic tape on the market (230C rating). Highly recommended.
Love this video! We use Kapon tape all the time in my industry, and I’m always amazed at how well it holds up. It can last over 72 hours in a 480°C environment, even with direct exposure to plasma and harsh chemicals. This stuff is seriously reliable!
capton-like tape could be find in green colour too, with temperatures 140-220 C, when for yelow capton i have seen 180-320 C. The material is actually chemicly more similar to teflon than to nylon. That explains anti-adhesion and thermal resistance properties
One type of tape I used in the woodshop for non permanent but strong placement of templates or on fixtures is double-sided "carpet tape". Thanks for this video, after coming back here 4 times I finally finished watching it.
Great video. I work in SFX and use automotive tape a lot. Much more robust than electrical tape and way more convenient than heat shrink. One other tape that was a game changer for me when I discovered it is silicone adhesive splicing/transfer tape. The silicone adhesive is strong but leaves zero residue especially on PVC and rubber electrical extension leads. Backing is usually PE or PET so good chemical resistance and tensile strength with low thickness.
I'm a more casual tape enthusiast but my recent discoveries are cork tape (not really tape) and different varieties of foam tape that aren't double sided. For vibration dampening for acoustic properties, my go-to is butyl sound deadening, which is kind of like a tape, but also reminds me that butyl tape also exists which is basically just a thinner version
Excellent round up of different tapes and their applications. I watched it all. I never liked using any tapes but nowI understand more about which tapes are suitable for different applications.
This is one of those videos that you want to watch but it’s too long but you watch it anyway and it’s interesting the whole way through. Very informative and useful
3:08 Editing tip: Don't cross-fade the audio synchronously with video. A sharper cross-fade for the audio would work better here, not cutting your words.
15:47 in the RC and model making hobby we use soapy water / windex / alcohol etc to help set decals, it prevents the adhesive from working long enough to align things then when you squeegee it away and let it dry it's well affixed.
What's wonderful is I have a Law and history in working with adhesives, purchasing various tapes for different applications, as well as testing. I am looking forward to this video.
Great video, got some ideas going forward. I could have used that 'mesh' idea repairing a broken (aluminum) bike rack - JBWeld only. Only thing I would mention is the shelf-life of some of these. Few jobs ago, they would get rid of any tapes/chemicals/adhesives per manufacturing shelf life (Medical equipment manufacturer). I know this is a nit-picky point but if anyone has ever tried to use old duct, masking tape stored in a exterior Arizona shed will know.
Did I expect to watch a 1 hour video video on tape today? No. Did I enjoy my time here? ABSOLUTELY!
I too did not expect or plan on watching an hour about tape.
But I have to admit that after just a few minutes I was stuck to the tape video.
So did I :)
Me too me too
I almost didn’t watch. But I saw your comment. So I’m gonna stick it out. It just started. You better not have led me wrong.
Do you like asking yourself questions? Yep! 😁
(reads title & length) YOU UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF MY AUTISM
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my thought exactly when I read it 😂
Fr my first thought was 'that's how u get an NT's attention, right there'. (getting checked for autism on tuesday lol)
Bruh, just finished iNabber’s 7 hr Nickacado video, 1 hr is easy pickings!
Nobody in my life is going to understand, but this is going straight to my top 5 favorite TH-cam videos.
People like us need each other, but we are all too busy doing/learning stuff. I see you. 😂
We understand each other.
What are the other 4?
you should also check “secret life of components”
I'll watch this 100 times before I watch one of the "top 10" TH-camrs.
This is a guy who fuckin loves tape and he's sharing that. He's not here to make money, or gain fans, or anything other than love tape.
1) Good information density: no unnecessary chitchat or other pauses, clean presentation style. 2) Good image and audio quality - items well focused and lit, camera is steady, no external noises, or excessive reverb or echo.
It's extremely uncommon to have all these qualities coincide.
It's clear that this is a man with an expectation of quality and correctness in all things
Let’s get some individual videos for adhesives, lubricants, fasteners, etc. I’m hooked.
yessss!
Could you say you're....GLUED? XD
watch hagen automation on tiktokfor great lubricant explanations
Fasteners would have to be broken up in categories. Or like a ten hour video haha.
And looped.
Finally another person out there whose esoteric knowledge of tape rivals my own. It's a small but sticky brotherhood.
Haha
First of all thanks for the additional types and info! Well written too. Secondly....really with the pun?? 🤦🏼😂
So you mean autism
Indeed.... Anyone doing content on 'self amalgamating tape' is indeed a brother.
If you know, than you know. 😊
Btw this is exactly the right amount of stuff I ever wanted to learn about tape
don't forget to retrieve the foam tape from inside your drill press
ha ha ha 4 days after filming I see your comment and it was still in there 😆 thank you.
This man pays attention to detail
“More than you ever wanted to know about tape”
You mean exactly the right amount I wanted to know about tape
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The serrated edges on medical tape is likely to stop the fabric from fraying too. As you can see when you rip it, the adhesive isn’t enough to keep the fibers fully attached.
As a fellow tape enthusiast I have to add a few of my own favorite tapes.
Rubber splicing tape: this is actually what you called self fusing silicone tape, both exist but the actual silicone stuff is pretty crap compared to the rubber splicing tape except when you need very high temps.
Teflon film tape: Available in both pure teflon with a silicone adhesive so very high temp all around and also with fiberglass reinforcement, reasonably affordable if you buy it on aliexpress or similar, of course high temp, low friction, resistant to all the chemicals, often called "millionaire's tape" because the name brand stuff can be silly expensive
UHMWPE tape: sold as "drawer slider tape" so you can make anything low friction and somewhat wear resistant if used correctly
EMI shielding tape: very fine metal fabric with adhesive, pretty niche use but handy sometimes as it's better in some ways than aluminum or copper foil tape.
The silicone self fusing tape has one advantage I know of over the butyl rubber tape, it sticks better to itself in extreme cold.
Poly Iso Butyl PIB self amalgating tape is not UV proof , lower pressure resistance but it is cheaper than silicone
please tell me what you think he might’ve been thinking of when talking about the self fusing tape that only it could do, i’m dying to know! is it ultra cold temp work?
@@gabewrsewell silicone self fusing rated to about -20 centigrade, some of the VHB style acrylic adhesive go a lot lower
It looks like you covered most of my favorites. Most of my specialty tapes come from the semiconductor world.
Adhesive teflon tapes are awesome but translucent at best. If you need clear tape with very similar properties look for FEP tape.
An addendum to teflon tape as well is PTFE coated fiberglass tape, 3M#5153.
As for non-adhesive teflon thread seal, we used to use expanded ptfe gasket tape, sometimes gore tape, which comes in thicknesses up to 0.25” for very large pipes.
Additionally, although i dont know the model number, 3m does make a conforming Kapton tape.
FYI tip: to get TH-cam to mark the chapters on the video progress bar, make the first timestamp 00:00
omg is that the "UI" for adding chapter markers?? i assumed it was some separate metadata with a dedicated input method, youtube just parses it out of the description? that's so janky
@@spambot7110 well, since people were already putting it in the description, old videos get it applied for free.
huge thank you - I didn't notice that I missed the zero timestamp!
@spambot7110 There is a way to add chapter marks without putting timestamps in the description. But the timestamps are a well-established convention that TH-cam can retro-actively pick up "for free", assuming the 0:00 timestamp is present.
@@cmmartti oh ok that's pretty nice then! I shouldn't have assumed that the presence of one method implies the absence of another
I'm sick- I don't have enough energy to do university stuff, and don't want to be bored out of my mind with movies. THIS WAS THE BEST VIDEO EVER.
I'm with you!
Also currently horizontal. Enough energy to listen, and to eshop for missing tape.
Not totally sure why TH-cam recommended this to me but as an artist and costume maker, this is incredibly helpful! I love using things in ways they were not designed for when making costume props and tapes/ adhesives at a huge part of that. It's also really cool to see that heat transfer tape is being appreciated outside of crafting.
When I worked at JPL we used a special kapton tape variant that was designed not to off gas in a vacuum. We referred to it as the JPL tape to differentiate it from regular kapton tape.
Saving this video for reference
I’m doing my undergrad degree in materials science engineering and the way this video had me in a chokehold from the start. Brilliant job, I could watch another 20 hours of content about tape properties
This is the sort of knowledge that you just can't get anywhere else. Practical, straight to the point, and explained so well that anyone who watches a few times (consider it a reference video) will be able to pick the right tape for the job every time. Thank you!
exactly
I not only watched an hour of tape wisdom, I was so impressed that I let the ads play.
I’ve used miles of blue painters tape in laser engraving. For confirming placement and alignment you can turn the laser power very low and get white marks on just the tape without damaging the substrate and then just add a few watts of power above what you’d normally use for that material and laser straight through the tape. Also protects the surface from smoke and other residue.
Monofiliment tape, most used in packaging, is really helpful working with steam pipes. Wrap it around a pipe a few times, barberpole it around a rope and pulling the rope from a distance allows you to unscrew pipes without risk of getting steam burns. They also use the same technique to unscrew bomb fuzes from dudded bombs.
Stupid Google algorithm saying "hey you are a nerd, watch this 1hr video about tape."
I'm thinking nah, this will be lame.
Guy that made the video says I won't even watch it in one sitting.
Yet Here I am at the end thinking about replaying to make sure I got it all.
we use gaff tape in my industry so much, its like our currency. i thoroughly enjoyed this video
I have packed and shipped many hundreds of fragile electronic devices and I can tell you from experience that for some reason even cheap brown packing tape often adheres better to cardboard boxes than the clear variety does, even compared to the better brands of clear tape.
Kapton is Polyimide (and a DuPont brand name)
The red stuff is Polyester, and also commonly available in transparent green, and opaque blue and yellow, among other colors. It's also often used on transformer cores to insulate the winding layers, and with resin mold making/vacuum bagging, because the resin doesn't adhere to it.
Thank you! I am reading the comments and feeling like I found the smartest and most helpful people on the internet.
The particular polyester is PET.
7 minutes in and I can tell I'll soon have a very large Amazon order of nothing but tape. I will regret nothing.
I'm in the same boat. they will probably sit in my cart until there is something I need to buy so I can justify the purchase to myself more lol.
“You will own everything and regret nothing” - Klaus Anti-Schwab 😂
If you went to the store to buy you wouldnt be a certified ameritard
@@giddybots But you'll be prepared... very prepared.
I'm already hyped off of the video length and title alone
Bro it’s only 1 hour and it goes over so many tapes. Excellent 👍
I have personally found 3M double sided VHB tape to be extremely good in the heat of my car, I used it to fasten a control box under my dash years ago and it is still holding strong even in the hot florida heat.
I work in label manufacturing and we use a lot of different tapes for different applications, so this is awesome for me lol
This video feels like the video of why we loved youtube back in the days. 🎉
Grip tape! Sort of like 80 grit sandpaper but with an adhesive backing for steps and the like. Also skateboard tape. (More like 120grit)
Oh and conductive copper tape with metal coated spheres that bridge the gap between the underlying surface and the surface of the tape.
Anyway, great video!
when i diassemble something small, like smartphone I always put those very small crews on a transparent tape (like usual packing tape). I can group then on a tape and can be sure no one will be missing. If I have to wait say delivery of spare part I cover them with other tape.
Gaffer tape: So underrated! Fantastic video, thank you!
There is a difference between ducktape and gaffa tape, the original is Nichiban Gaffa tape.
@@marszbrowse2894*duct *gaffer
Not mentioned in the section about aluminum foil tape at 23:00 minutes is that there is a special aluminum foil tape which will adhere to *wet surfaces*. The adhesive layer is grey, almost putty-like, and is noticeably thicker than the clear adhesive found on ordinary aluminum tape. Anyway, even ordinary aluminum tape may often stick to things that no other tape really wants to bond to, even temporarily. It's less sensitive than most tapes would be to dust or dirt on the surface you want to stick it to and I remember a family member telling me that back in the days before we had Blue-Tack putty he used aluminum foil tape to stick posters up on the bare, unpainted concrete or cinder block walls of his college dorm. It may even stick to the parchment paper that you might use when you're baking cookies on an otherwise uncoated metal sheet-pan ( In my former career, repairing vintage audio equipment, we used to use parchment paper to replace the badly heat discolored thin cardboard or velum ased as a light diffuser behind the tuning dial of a vintage AM FM receiver, but getting the parchment paper to stay in place was difficult and only a couple of tape types will stick to it).
Aside from sealing ductwork, the main thing I've used aluminum foil tape for is shielding the cavity inside electric guitars and basses to reduce hum and buzz and reject radio interference. It might be a little less effective as a shield then using copper foil tape but has the advantage of being ridiculously cheap compared to copper foil. The disadvantage of aluminum tape for this purpose is that you can't solder to it and therefore you'll need an alternative, mechanical way of making a ground connection to it; also, the overlapping edges of the tape seams do not electrically bond to each other, unless you take a little Philips screwdriver and push it into the overlapping seams with a twisting motion to displace the insulating layer of adhesive and form a sort of cold rivet between the layers of tape.
Copper foil tape is the preferred shielding material for many electronic applications ---- self-adhesive "Mu metal" is the best shield material of all but it's horribly expensive ---- but the insulating effect of the copper tape's adhesive may again be an issue; however it does allow you to solder to it. Copper tape is moderately expensive, costing far more than aluminum tape, although sometimes you'll get lucky and find it at the garden center for cheap because it's also used to prevent slugs from crawling into your garden; it generates a mild electric current when the slug tries to crawl across it. I'm told you can buy special copper foil tape that has an electrically conductive adhesive, but it's fairly expensive and I havent tried it.
The waterproof aluminum tape works perfectly to protect automobile wires from rats!
Like many others in the comments, I got very excited when I saw you had made an hour long video about tape. Let's go. Do threaded fasteners I dare you
I got unexpectedly excited once I read the title of the video!
I need this for glues as well.
One thing you can also do with masking tape is to transfer patterns, like bolt patterns from an engine to some other material.
Useful if you need to make some brackets or gaskets and don't have the CAD model or time.
Don't even need pencils for marking, just rub the top of your finger nail over the edges of the holes.
Thanks for this video! I haven’t nearly finished watching yet, but I already want to thank you for the demos of how each tape stretches to conform to the quarter! That’s a really great way to show that property visually
Dear God I love adhesives and the media which carry them
49:25 gaffer tape my beloved 😍 I was introduced in theater class and have never gone back to duct tape.
Saw the battery at 6:55 and exclaimed “my pkcell!” In DankPod’s voice
lol 😂
Awww my PKCELL
56:00 bro knew the answer to the question we've all been trying to figure out. I can finally rest knowing there is information out there to keep people from getting cylinder shaped objects stuck inside of cylinder shaped holes.
And people make fun of me because I have a designated drawer in my toolbox that is labeled Tapes & Adhesives. Well, now you just made me up my tape and adhesive game. I'm already loading up my Amazon cart. Do you have an affiliate link? If you don't you should see about getting one.
Dude...... You're a genius!!! This should be a master class in tape tips and usage!
Do ALL engineers have this knowledge? Is this just knowledge from experience and working with other engineers??
I've sat and watched a number of videos on tapes and glues, but none of them were as practical nor as applicable as your video.
Thank you for sharing!! Teach us more. 🤯🤯
People make fun of you for having an adhesive drawer? You need new friends :)
I have a bin labeled “duct tapes” and another one labeled “speciality tapes”.
I’ve got a Ridgid toolbox full of adhesives. Caulking type tubes of various kinds, and super glues.
I have a ziploc bag with two part glues. Epoxies of various types. Including a geared dispenser and static mixing nozzles of various sizes.
I’ve got double sided VHB foam of various kinds. One of them is able to adhere at lower temperatures. It can bond at almost 0C.
And finally, the most exotic VHB tape I have is adhesive only. As in: it’s a liner with adhesive on it. You peel off the liner and press it against one surface. Peel off the liner. The only thing left behind is a piece of sticky VHB adhesive. Ultra thin.
So, yeah, a tape drawer seems like a totally normal thing. Where else would you store your tape collection???
How do you have a Holy Drawer, and feel enlightened after this? It was mostly him kinda explaining why its made, but an hour of how he plays with it. Im confused why the comments are like " all hail the sticky king"!
@@gf2e lol! That VHB that's just an adhesive is some amazing stuff! And I don't think you understand..... When I say drawer I mean the big drawer on my War Chest. Not a skinny craftsman home jobber. The bottom drawer of the bottom chest of my Snap-On roller. I'm OCD so of course it's organized and labeled and I catch flack from a couple of my good buddies, but honestly it's because they're jealous.
@@BIGWIGGLE223 The first time I found the VHB adhesive only was about 15 years ago at a surplus store in the Bay Area. It was really cheap because it was past expiration date. It had come from I think Boeing. I wanted to buy more but they were all out on my next visit.
I was careful in how I used it. Because at that point in time, getting more of it would have probably cost ridiculous amounts of money. Not exactly “My Precioussssss” but close :)
Now it’s easy to get from Amazon.
I have tiered hangers designed for multiple pairs of slacks to store rolls of tape in my utility and office closets. Also, an old paper towel holder keeps tapes corralled on my workbench. Oh and then there’s a whole box of different colors/types of electrical tape. - Don’t even get me started on adhesives….
2:01 I would just like to point out that the very first tape he is low key show off his bandaids while giving us an alternative to electrical tape for working bandages with improved abrasion resistance (for fingers) well played sir!
Hour-long video about tape...? Sir I don't think you realize... I'm very much glad to be here.
Can these deep dives be a series?? I love ur teaching style!
I often use Permacel / Nitto tape in the shop. It’s a double-sided kraft paper tape that’s great for temporarily holding fixtures and templates during machining operations and that can be removed with minimal residue when finished.
UHMW tape comes in handy for reducing friction between sliding surfaces.
Wonderful talk. A few things not mentioned. You can use an activator for 3m double sided tape. The silicone tape is used to create weather sealed coax connectors. But in that case you can use a in tape over it. I find that using an office tape dispenser is invaluable for Kapton. If you need to cut it just clean your self healing mat and then use an xacto knife. I haven’t watched it all yet but gaffers tape is similar to automotive but it’s removable and residue free and absolutely amazing. EDIT Just finished and glad you brought in Gaffers. Also U-Haul packing Kraft tape is amazing for Fireworks fusing.
Don't watch the whole video. Are you kidding me? Watched it all and loved every minute of it. Thank you sir, please do more in-depth videos like this. Incredible. 10/10
48:03 he unironically said "splendid." Truly a man of culture.
Precisely!
Brother of a different mother! At holidays I give tours of my tape collection. I never appreciated Kapton tape (and so didn’t buy any.) Duct tape (such as a high quality black version or Gorilla tape) is awesome as rim tape on mountain bike wheels. UL-rated HVAC tapes are awesome - 181A/B aluminum tape (kind of like you showed) and cloth/duct tape, which have a mastic adhesive that is very sticky and has a broad temperature range. 3M VHB double sided foam tape is like you showed and super strong (used to stick your Gopro or light to your bike or motorcycle helmet). The UL tapes always have the rating and sometimes date of manufacture printed on them which can be useful, as long as you don’t mind seeing the text. Also there is adhesive impregnated cork tape and adhesive foam tape for thermally insulating hydronic pipes. The cork tape is especially nice because it’s highly conforming and self-adhesive (Parker Hannefin 475291). There is are also wide and thick mastic tapes for roofing and air sealing during construction. The self-vulcanizing tape you showed is commonly used in electrical work (think phone poles) as a permanent waterproof seal. The electrical ones not sure if they are much cheaper but maybe more on roll? The fabric tape you showed my seamstress mother showed me and it’s called basting tape. The usage information is at least as good as the tape information - you showed some uses and properties I didn’t think of! Goes in my permanent TH-cam collection. Another topic to cover is greases. There are a wide variety of greases with different lubricant and carrier properties - I have about 10-15 different types for bicycle, auto, food safe, specialized like Staburag’s NBU-30 and high-moly content grease for splines. Keep em coming!
I've worked in a print shop for almost two decades, so I'm constantly building displays, props, etc. out of materials such as Coroplast and/or Foamcore. Most of these projects are required to be reasonably durable, so I have used a wide assortment of adhesives throughout my career trying to find the most suitable product for my needs. A couple of years ago, I began using a double-sided adhesive tape called FloorBond, and that stuff is absolutely PHENOMENAL! Aside from its backing, I've yet to find a material to which this stuff won't adhere. If you're ever in need of a highly versatile, high-tack, semi-permanent, double-sided tape - I can't recommend anything better than FloorBond. You should definitely give it a try sometime! 👍🏻
My neurodivergent brain took "more than you ever wanted to know" as a direct challenge, and now I'm utterly gripped (pun intended). Well played, sir
54:15 just a small correction....while there certainly are some sealant properties to the tape, it is primarily intended to act as a lubricate of sorts so that you are able to more easily compress the NPT connections together. The tapered shape that you pointed out seals by mashing the threads together really tight. The Teflon tape helps you do that more effectively.
wrong. NPT threads have tiny gaps that create a leak channel in the root of the threads. the ptfe tape or pipe dope is for sealing this. they used to use string.
NPTF (National Pipe Taper, Fuel) threads are different and are designed to seal as you describe. I think you're probably confusing the two
I just love it so much when people can nerd out on something like this for hours with crisp and rich detail. Thank you thank you thank you. You are my people.
Shaping polyimide with vinyl adhesive backing is genius; so glad I found this video
If you consider Parafilm(R) to be a tape then it's also a cool and useful tape to include. It doesn't have an adhesive but it's extremely stretchy and can make watertight seals.
For once in my life I feel like I belong. Subscribed.......Fully anticipating a 3-hour long video on organic adhesives next.
As someone who is easily fascinated by exploring ranges of product type lines, this was so fascinating!!! Thank you! 🎉🎉
One more tape I used was vertically only conducting tape - great for quick contact during testing, also multiple separate electrodes. It was prepared by having vertical needles of silver embedded in the tape. Other was, gold tape (meh lab use) and one of those lovely 3M blue "bodyshop masking tapes" which was polyester with hydrogel adhesive. It left absolutely no residue, we were even checking under microscope and AFM and ZERO residue. Amazing. Now I use it for everything except high temp ones.
Thanks for the self fusing and net tape - gave me some ideas!
Idk what this will do to my YT feed but theres no turning back now 😂
Another very useful type of tape is UHMWPE tap, often sold as "drawer slider tape". It is low friction and quite tough. As long as one does not get a lot of harder debris in it, it will last a long while as a sliding surface.
The self fusing silicone tape is really good for wrapping the chainstay on your mountain bike to prevent damage from the chain on those long, rocky downhill sections of track.
And the fibre reinforced tape is good for pranking your workmates. If they turn up to work in a new car, take a single thread of the fibre, stick it along the driver's side door, then ask them how they got the scratch on their car and watch them work themselves into a frenzy when they see it. It works best on dark coloured paint.
8:50 There's actually a difference between cheap kapton tape and the good (expensive) stuff. Cheap kapton tape usually cuts corners on the adhesive and cannot handle high temperatures, or leaves reside when removing the tape.
For two surfaces held together with VHB tape or similar (double sided mounting tape), you can usually separate them by sliding a plastic card or putty knife between one of the surfaces and the tape. This works similarly to the pulling action you show here, but can be used even if you can't get a grip on the tape itself.
or cutting the foam with floss or fishing line. definitely leaves a mess behind but will separate stuff without much harm done to the surface.
Love it, never have I ever said I wish I knew less about a subject particularly when I have to spend money on something
All my tapes live in the same cabinet, but they have Insane diversity in how they are used. My Favorites are PVC drain pipe tape, Aluminium tape and Black or white Gaffer tape, and recently challenging the 2 inch wide pipe wrap tape is Zip systems Flashing tape. It's cool to see someone else has as diverse a collection as I do.
A tape I use almost daily myself, is label tape
I think it was designed for lab samples, it is resistant to freezing temperatures, provides an excellent writing surface in a variety of colours, and despite sticking to most things, comes off cleanly even after extended periods.
I really appreciate the thoroughness
An Adam Savage’s video on fasteners, where he mentioned that there’s almost always a better option than duct tape, introduced me to gaffer tape. I appreciate learning about alternatives I might not have known otherwise
Nuclear Tape, my friend. Also known as 3M Performance Plus Duct Tape 8979N. It is the god of duct tape. Basically, a highly specialized duct tape ideally suited for demanding applications in the nuclear power plant, shipbuilding, and steel fabrication industries. It is commonly used for sealing, holding, identification, and protection. All the normal things you might want to use duct tape for but if your world was post-apocalyptic. It resists wear, abrasion, moisture, and UV exposure for up to 12 months.
I used a bunch of it on my garden hose that I cut in half with my lawn mower on accident about 5 years ago... still going strong to this day.
Great video, and yes I watched it the whole way through.
Missed the other colours of PTFE tape -- I've used pink in NPT joints, and apparently there's green and gray/silver flavours for specialised uses. For plumbing I ended up preferring the belt-and-suspenders of PTFE + pipe dope compound.
There's also a paper-backed packing tape sometimes called "kraft" tape and frequently sold by moving companies. I have found it to be much more durable and adhesive than cellophane packing tape and less frustrating to work with -- less prone to flapping around and ending up stuck to itself, and if it does self-stick then the backer makes it easier to separate.
I have also used UHMW tape in building jigs for e.g. the table saw. It's sticky on one side and very slick and abrasion-resistant on the other, and can be used to fine-tune a sliding fit between components while keeping friction low. I suspect it's the same kind of material used for the slick sliding feet on computer mice.
Adjacent to "tape" but related to the vibration dampening, they also sell "wheel weights" which are small steel weights with an adhesive backer. Normally used for balancing wheels (duh) but potentially also a quick way to add distributed mass for dampening.
You showed blue painter's tape when you were playing with the PVC pipe but you never actually talked about blue painter's tape or green frog tape. Extremely useful stuff and it doesn't stick hard to anything except itself, and only when it's adhesive-to-adhesive..... And you can also super glue things to the non-adhesive side of the tape, which is a technique that guitar repairers use a lot when they want to attach a router or some kind of jig to a guitar without damaging the surface finish.
This is exactly the kind of video I need! Thank you!!!
I didn't even know it was possible to position certain tapes with fluid, that's really cool.
Hopefully there's a glue video like this too.
Check out powder coaters tape! Similar to the kapton and heat tape also having a high temperature rating but I think its thicker than the red stuff you showed. It comes with a deep green translucent tint.
I use it for something really specific which is the super-glue method of workholding for CNC machining. You apply one layer of tape to the part, one layer of tape to the fixture taking special care to burnish the tape and then super-glue the components together. This avoids cleanup of superglue and allows the tape to lay against each surface properly with the super glue filling any voids.
Much more robust than using a double-sided tape which wants to be on one surface or the other. Loctite 495 seems to be the best superglue formulation for this technique.
PS, when you're using teflon tape, always leave the first thread virgin and un-covered with tape to avoid teflon strands from getting into the process stream,
secondly, you only need to use one width of tape rolled onto the threads in the same way it is on the roll, you dont need to cover all the threads up in the direction of the hex, Covering four to six threads of length one thread back from the end of the thread is plenty and it also makes your installations look a lot cleaner when there isn't a bunch of teflon hanging out the back of the connection doing nothing. teflon getting into the process stream can bring an entire system down if it gets caught in needle valve or pump seal.
If you're threading stainless into stainless you need to add anti-sieze to the male and female threads, before the teflon tape, this time making sure to coat that first thread as well.
Im sure you already knew about stainless galling but the particular training when it comes to tapered threads with teflon in-between is pretty important. I do an immense amount of this at work and not being meticulous about this process has caused me and my colleagues *sooooooooo much* extra work.
I didn't expect to watch an hour-long video about tape, but I found it surprisingly fascinating! Thank you for the insightful content. One topic I was curious about but didn't hear much on was the air permeability of different tapes. I learned the hard way while working on a project and trying to seal some gaps with gaffer tape-definitely not the best choice for that job!
Old credit cards are great for what you showed @31:11 as well as those vinyl stickers for bumpers and windows. Glad you used the acrylic piece to show the actual adhesion in action, too. Not too many would probably have thought about that.
The 3M VHB (very high bond) acrylic tapes are amazing! I’ve tested many of them over the years (professionally and personally) the 3M VHB GPH-110GF & GPH-060GF might be the most versatile and best double sided acrylic tape on the market (230C rating). Highly recommended.
Love this video! We use Kapon tape all the time in my industry, and I’m always amazed at how well it holds up. It can last over 72 hours in a 480°C environment, even with direct exposure to plasma and harsh chemicals. This stuff is seriously reliable!
capton-like tape could be find in green colour too, with temperatures 140-220 C, when for yelow capton i have seen 180-320 C.
The material is actually chemicly more similar to teflon than to nylon. That explains anti-adhesion and thermal resistance properties
I just began appreciating the variety of uses for unusual types of tape after buying a home. Love it, thanks!
One type of tape I used in the woodshop for non permanent but strong placement of templates or on fixtures is double-sided "carpet tape". Thanks for this video, after coming back here 4 times I finally finished watching it.
Watched the whole vid, learned so much!
PET Tape on the fiber mesh is genius
Story of my life..spending Saturday night watching a video on tape.
Great video. I work in SFX and use automotive tape a lot. Much more robust than electrical tape and way more convenient than heat shrink.
One other tape that was a game changer for me when I discovered it is silicone adhesive splicing/transfer tape. The silicone adhesive is strong but leaves zero residue especially on PVC and rubber electrical extension leads. Backing is usually PE or PET so good chemical resistance and tensile strength with low thickness.
I have never thought abt the different types of tape before but five minutes in and this is EXACTLY how i want to spend my next hour it's perfect
based on the title content alone this has the vibes of a video released like 15 years ago. love it
This is something I've been genuinely so curious about for so long, but didn't know where to start.
The video I didn't know I needed lol
Excellent! I saw the bit about wiring harness tape and instantly bought some off ebay...never knew it existed outside of professional OEM harnesses
The silicone tape is also called "Rescue Tape" and is used in weatherproofing electrical connectors. It comes in a wide range of colors.
Okay, right off the bat you start with my favorite kind of tape. My husband found that stuff for wrapping a wire harness, it's wonderful!
The firm tape on fiberglass is such a good idea for composites projects. I will definitely be implementing this in the future. Thank you
I thought I was the only one with high appreciation for adhesives. Fully engaged with your presentation for sure.
Exciting. Really!
I'm a more casual tape enthusiast but my recent discoveries are cork tape (not really tape) and different varieties of foam tape that aren't double sided.
For vibration dampening for acoustic properties, my go-to is butyl sound deadening, which is kind of like a tape, but also reminds me that butyl tape also exists which is basically just a thinner version
Excellent round up of different tapes and their applications. I watched it all. I never liked using any tapes but nowI understand more about which tapes are suitable for different applications.
This is one of those videos that you want to watch but it’s too long but you watch it anyway and it’s interesting the whole way through. Very informative and useful
3:08 Editing tip: Don't cross-fade the audio synchronously with video. A sharper cross-fade for the audio would work better here, not cutting your words.
Also offsetting the audio cut a few frames back/forward if needed is fine.
super-dupa valuable ! This type of content revives the origin soul of internet. Tank You!
The tape to hold components in place when soldering is life changing advice thanks so much
15:47 in the RC and model making hobby we use soapy water / windex / alcohol etc to help set decals, it prevents the adhesive from working long enough to align things then when you squeegee it away and let it dry it's well affixed.
What's wonderful is I have a Law and history in working with adhesives, purchasing various tapes for different applications, as well as testing.
I am looking forward to this video.
I've watched Technology Connections make an hour long video about dishwashers, i absolutely want to know everything about tape
Great video, got some ideas going forward. I could have used that 'mesh' idea repairing a broken (aluminum) bike rack - JBWeld only. Only thing I would mention is the shelf-life of some of these. Few jobs ago, they would get rid of any tapes/chemicals/adhesives per manufacturing shelf life (Medical equipment manufacturer). I know this is a nit-picky point but if anyone has ever tried to use old duct, masking tape stored in a exterior Arizona shed will know.