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metal screws?, replacement for today's crap duc tape? werwer 06-12-2006
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Posted by George on June 13, 2006, 4:28 pm
J. Clarke wrote:
> Noozer wrote:
>
>
>>> Don't use duct tape, use the special aluminum skinned tape made for
>>>ducts.
>>
>>That IS duct tape.
>>
>>
>>>Duct take is NOT made for that use. The right take will cost more and
>>>will have a peel off paper over the adhesive.
>>
>>You are getting duct and "duc" tape mixed up. The grey cloth stuff is
>>"duc" tape and not used on ducts.
>
>
> I'd be interested in seeing a source for that information.
>

Typically foil tape is used on ducts. That cloth "duck tape" is just a
"economy" product sold for some reason (maybe to have a cheep product
for the big box stores).

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Posted by J. Clarke on June 13, 2006, 5:13 pm
George wrote:

> J. Clarke wrote:
>> Noozer wrote:
>>
>>
>>>> Don't use duct tape, use the special aluminum skinned tape made for
>>>>ducts.
>>>
>>>That IS duct tape.
>>>
>>>
>>>>Duct take is NOT made for that use. The right take will cost more and
>>>>will have a peel off paper over the adhesive.
>>>
>>>You are getting duct and "duc" tape mixed up. The grey cloth stuff is
>>>"duc" tape and not used on ducts.
>>
>>
>> I'd be interested in seeing a source for that information.
>>
>
> Typically foil tape is used on ducts. That cloth "duck tape" is just a
> "economy" product sold for some reason (maybe to have a cheep product
> for the big box stores).

?? "Duck Tape" is Henkel's (parent company of Lepages and Loctite among
others) brand name for their industrial tape products. 3M also makes a
range of fabric tapes as do others. It's sold because (a) it meets various
specifications and (b) because it is very useful stuff to have around.

--
--John
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(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

Posted by Joseph Meehan on June 13, 2006, 1:28 pm
Noozer wrote:
>> Don't use duct tape, use the special aluminum skinned tape made
>> for ducts.
>
> That IS duct tape.

Well yes, but it is a specific duct tape and now what most people mean
or think of when the term duct tape is used.

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productList&N=0&Ntk=i_products&Ntt=tape
I don't know if the link will work, but if it does the second and thirdtape is
the stuff to use. I have not seen the special variety for flex duct.
Interesting.>>> Duct take is NOT made for that use. The right take will cost
more>> and will have a peel off paper over the adhesive.>> You are getting duct
and "duc" tape mixed up. The grey cloth stuff is> "duc" tape and not used on
ducts.--Joseph MeehanDia duit


Posted by Member, Takoma Park Volunteer on June 22, 2006, 11:07 pm
Noozer wrote:
>> Don't use duct tape, use the special aluminum skinned tape made for
>> ducts.
>
> That IS duct tape.
>
>> Duct take is NOT made for that use. The right take will cost more and
>> will have a peel off paper over the adhesive.
>
> You are getting duct and "duc" tape mixed up. The grey cloth stuff is "duc"
> tape and not used on ducts.
>
>

The gray cloth stuff is duct insulators tape or duct tape for short.
Its original use was to hold the cloth coverings over fiber insulation
in place while they were sewn. It was cloth tape so you could sew right
through it.
--
Tom Horne

"This alternating current stuff is just a fad. It is much too dangerous
for general use." Thomas Alva Edison

Posted by J. Clarke on June 23, 2006, 8:48 am
Member, Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department wrote:

> Noozer wrote:
>>> Don't use duct tape, use the special aluminum skinned tape made for
>>> ducts.
>>
>> That IS duct tape.
>>
>>> Duct take is NOT made for that use. The right take will cost more and
>>> will have a peel off paper over the adhesive.
>>
>> You are getting duct and "duc" tape mixed up. The grey cloth stuff is
>> "duc" tape and not used on ducts.
>>
>>
>
> The gray cloth stuff is duct insulators tape or duct tape for short.
> Its original use was to hold the cloth coverings over fiber insulation
> in place while they were sewn. It was cloth tape so you could sew right
> through it.

Its _original_ use was to seal ammunition cans in WWII. It came into use to
seal ductwork later.

The Home Depot stuff is crap by the way, to understand duct tape you really
need to get hold of some of the military issue variety.

--
--John
to email, dial "usenet" and validate
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

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