Re: duct tape
On Tue, 5 Dec 2006, etienne garbaux wrote: Actually, for my purposes (for instance, making a package to hold 6 books out of a cut-down corrugated box that held 18) duct tape of any sort is MUCH better than gaffer's tape, in fact gaffer's tape would have tipped me over the edge mentally, physically & financially. It is HEAVY, THICK and STIFF, hard to impossible to smooth around corners. The duct tape has a stretch to it, and a LOT of "sticky" for its thickness, also much easier to tear by hand, without having to gunk up your scissors and cramp your hand in the cutting.There is duct tape, and then there's duct tape. Good duct tape is almost as good as real gaffers' tape. (Yes, sadly, lots of folks sell "gaffers' tape" that isn't any better than mediocre duct tape.) We used to buy duct tape, about $2 for a huge roll, down on Canal Street, though those swell odd lot/ hardware stores are gone, as is Industrial Plastics, among others, replaced by counterfeit Gucci bags & car stereos... But I assume when we run out, there will still be hardware stores somewhere. (Like Scarsdale?) Anyway, now I cover the duct-taped box with brown paper, fastened with clear tape & no more problems at the PO. One of the agents, however, explained about duct tape -- something about it being bought in huge quantities for construction, used to tape up copper tubing or wire so it isn't stolen, the excess sold in odd lots. Judy
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