RE: Artists' tape
DEAR ETIENNE, On the topic of tapes here are two that may or may not help you: 1) FRAMER'S TAPE: I got it from my...that's right...framer. It is shiny archival plastic, has a strong bond, and is easily removed by blowing warm air from a hair dryer on it. 2) CAMERA TAPE: Available from cinema supply houses, it is a cloth tape that has a long lasting, strong bond, but leaves no residue behind. It is used to tape anything on cine cameras and especially the edges of the large film magazines. I have no idea if these are any help but info is power! CHEERS! BOB -----Original Message----- From: etienne garbaux [mailto:photographeur@nerdshack.com] Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 1:44 PM To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca Subject: Re: Artists' tape Ike wrote: >The 3M replacement is 3051. I think its even lower tack than the old >stuff. It's hard to find but this place carries it. Interesting -- several others have mentioned low-tack tapes, also. Perhaps we should discuss what people use artists' tape for, and what properties they find valuable (or perhaps I should have said what I was after more clearly). In my case, I don't want a low-tack tape (well, I do, but there are several low-tack tapes that work fine). What I'm after is the good old high-tack artists' tape. The old Scotch artists' tape was terrific because although it had high tack and the adhesive didn't fail over time, it came off cleanly and the adhesive never yellowed paper substrates. I've never found another tape with all of these properties. I notice Light Impressions has Tyvek tape -- has anyone used it? How about Filmoplast P-90? Best regards, etienne __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4014 (20090416) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
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