I'll watch this 100 times before I watch one of the "top 10" UA-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.
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 UA-cam can retro-actively pick up "for free", assuming the 0:00 timestamp is present.
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.
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
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!
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.
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.
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!
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
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.
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!
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! 👍🏻
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.
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 UA-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!
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….
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
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.
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.
i dont know why i watched this nor do i know why i enjoyed this so much, i dont care at all about tape but i am glad that i have learned so much about it
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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!
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 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.
I shall add the tape of my trade to the list. Double-sided pressure sensitive tape. All purpose, heavy-duty acrylic tape with fiberglass scrim for adhering flooring, molding, trim and baseboards.
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
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
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.
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.
Gaffers was designed specifically for the film industry and is a staple at any trade show, theater, production house, etc. A Gaff is a device for securing and hiding, and a Gaffer is anyone on set who handles securing wires, markings, etc. It's used on hot lights, cords, to secure cloth, walls, and anywhere you need to affix something and remove it without leaving residue. It's robust enough to have cars, trucks, and foot traffic walk on it for weeks and not come off flooring. Also it is specifically designed to rip clearly both horizontally and vertically (so you can take a 2" roll and easily pull off 1/4" spike tape (spiking is what precision line/securing work is called). Generally the large brands you commonly see (3M, Duck, etc) make the worst quality gaffers tape. Suretape P665, Progaff, TESA, Nashua, Rosebud are names to look for. PTFE Tape: Another handy but not commonly discussed use for PTFE tape is as temporary thread. Twisting it will result in a relatively strong thread that can be used for a variety of emergency situations (shoe lace, hanging nuts on for storage, even temporarily sewing shut torn fabric. And the even less common use is...dental floss. When you're on a site and you have that annoying thing stuck in your teeth PTFE tape is also essentially the same material used for Glide Tape dental floss (plumbers knew this trick long before Crest did). Vibration Dampening: There is also a tape for this. Its called Mass Loaded Vinyl Tape (also sold as dynamatt). It's a purpose designed vinyl rubber designed to absorb vibrations and be heavy. Its rated for both automotive and general construction use (so in car speakers, or on the walls/studs/flooring/ceiling for soundproofing work). It's designed to be very conforming to stick to a variety of shapes.
Was about to chime in at 80% through the entire thing to start listing tapes I thought you forgot. Then you hit seam tape, and I decided I'd better not make a fool of myself and finish the video before opening my mouth!
Thank you for pointing out the threaded tape is not a viable option for shipping purposes, you've done many a package sorter and delivery driver a great service! If you need strength for shipping, there is fiber reinforced moisture activated paper tape - looks like a paper grocery bag on a roll, shiny on the backside, lick and stick just like stamps. Often comes pre-creased down the center for doing corners and edges. One thing to note with any shipping tape which you touched on tangentially is that they're not designed for longevity - they're designed to get the box from here to there. Optimal environmental conditions *can* result in a decades long lifespan, but when that adhesive degrades, it's done for - and it'll either give upnthe ghost and fall off like it was never there, or never come off again! Was suprised by the limited discussion of the masking tape family, yellow and lime green automotive painters tape are the bomb; drafting tape that removes cleanly from paper if you still use paper. Seam tape also comes in sticky format, as well as with a thermal barrier so you can stick one side first then the other. On the topic of textiles... body tape / boob tape, for those wardrobe malfunctions waiting to happen. There's half a dozen different medical tapes, stuff that only sticks to itself, breatheable stuff, kinesthetic stuff. Vet wrap. So called "Gecko" or "nano" tapes. Dissolvable stabilizing tapes. The reinforced stuff that comes on a new appliances like fridge shelves, so they don't rattle in transit. There's some orange clear stuff used in automotive glass industry that's weight bearing and deformable.... I'm sure there's more. Oh, archival tape, rice paper tape. Washi tape, florists tape.... No but seriously. Awesome job. Totally worth the watch, learned a few things and found a solution to a long standing problem!
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.
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.
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.
Thanks Bro! Like many others shared, I had no idea I was going watch a whole hour of tape info today. Definitely learned some new tips & tricks! Actually, there are literally 3 insights you shared that I'm going to use today in my project. Keep doing what you're doing👍 Do you think you're up for doing a second tape info video, or is that a sticky subject? 😂 Watching your vid inspired some ideas; maybe do some testing and share results, bc clearly there are quite a few of us that would be interested. For example, test vibration damping heavy foam tape used in cars with subwoofers, but test it in the top of your drill. I've done a lot of work with 3M VHB double-sided foam tape and with proper application pressure/heat/time~24hrs it's actually stronger than rivets! There's a Modern Marvels all about adhesives with an impressive demonstration of 3M VHB strength, and the bonus is that it's not brittle so it can absorb shock. I'd be happy to brainstorm some ideas with you, or maybe people can add some ideas. Otherwise, no worries! Thx again, Jay
The high temp tape at 9:15 is sold at Hobby Lobby and Michaels, and surely other craft stores. We keep it in our cricuit vinyl section. It works to hold prints down to cups and shirts for heat transfers.
Mass Loaded Vinyl tape is used for vibration and sound reduction. One time I went to tear some gaffer tape and it was glass fiber reinforced! I nearly cut myself trying to tear it. Also gaffer tape can react with PVC jacketed cables in a few months. It turns into a gooey mess. I worked in broadcast/video maintenance and have spent hours cleaning it off of expensive camera cables.
If it was glass fiber reinforced then it wasn't gaffer tape. One od the characteristics of gaffer tape is that it's supposed to be easy to rip pieces off the roll without any tools.
I just stumbled across your video by accident. I did already know something but still learned a lot. So thx very much for taking you time and sharing with us. :-) Greetings from Austria
Ayyyyyy I watched the whole thing in one sitting!!!!! I love this video and will be using as a reference guide! I did want to say you didn’t mention my favorite tape! I don’t know the specific name but it’s a fiber backed low friction ptfe tape. We used it all the time in manufacturing. Like for reject material slides or to easily slick up surfaces to stop wear. Amazing material but obscenely expensive, like 50-100 a roll! Would love a video on that too!
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.
Probably mentioned a million times already but if you’re having trouble with some stubborn double sided vhb tape, a couple feet of fishing line will do ya. Doesn’t usually need anything else but a little water or oil on the line can help depending on the kind of tape you’ve got. Just wrap each end around some screwdrivers so you don’t cut the crap out of your own hands and use the line to saw your way through the weak link, the foam/rubber backing.
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.
Nobody in my life is going to understand, but this is going straight to my top 5 favorite UA-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" UA-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.
(reads title & length) YOU UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF MY AUTISM
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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! 😁
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. 😊
FYI tip: to get UA-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 UA-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
Btw this is exactly the right amount of stuff I ever wanted to learn about tape
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.
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.
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
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.
“More than you ever wanted to know about tape”
You mean exactly the right amount I wanted to know about tape
Hour-long video about tape...? Sir I don't think you realize... I'm very much glad to be here.
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 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
Saw the battery at 6:55 and exclaimed “my pkcell!” In DankPod’s voice
lol 😂
Awww my PKCELL
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.
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
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.
I got unexpectedly excited once I read the title of the video!
I need this for glues as well.
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!
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
Can these deep dives be a series?? I love ur teaching style!
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.
Idk what this will do to my YT feed but theres no turning back now 😂
As someone who is easily fascinated by exploring ranges of product type lines, this was so fascinating!!! Thank you! 🎉🎉
Shaping polyimide with vinyl adhesive backing is genius; so glad I found this video
For once in my life I feel like I belong. Subscribed.......Fully anticipating a 3-hour long video on organic adhesives next.
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!
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! 👍🏻
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.
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 UA-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!
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….
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
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.
Best video to fall asleep, its took me 2 weeks and about 10 tries before i can watch it all while being awake!
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.
i dont know why i watched this nor do i know why i enjoyed this so much, i dont care at all about tape but i am glad that i have learned so much about it
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.
Dear God I love adhesives and the media which carry them
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.
Ended too quickly
I wanted to know more about tape😂🤣😂
More videos like this please
Can we get one about bandaids or paint
The silicone tape is also called "Rescue Tape" and is used in weatherproofing electrical connectors. It comes in a wide range of colors.
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.
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.
damn, this is criminally underrated
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.
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!
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.
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!
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!
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!
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!
I just began appreciating the variety of uses for unusual types of tape after buying a home. Love it, thanks!
i will watch anything, but its these niche videos about everyday tools that i keep coming back to youtube ocasionally for.
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 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.
I shall add the tape of my trade to the list. Double-sided pressure sensitive tape. All purpose, heavy-duty acrylic tape with fiberglass scrim for adhering flooring, molding, trim and baseboards.
super-dupa valuable ! This type of content revives the origin soul of internet. Tank You!
adhesives are one of my niche-est interests… the algorithm did me right today by showing me this
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
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
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
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.
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.
Gaffers was designed specifically for the film industry and is a staple at any trade show, theater, production house, etc. A Gaff is a device for securing and hiding, and a Gaffer is anyone on set who handles securing wires, markings, etc. It's used on hot lights, cords, to secure cloth, walls, and anywhere you need to affix something and remove it without leaving residue. It's robust enough to have cars, trucks, and foot traffic walk on it for weeks and not come off flooring. Also it is specifically designed to rip clearly both horizontally and vertically (so you can take a 2" roll and easily pull off 1/4" spike tape (spiking is what precision line/securing work is called). Generally the large brands you commonly see (3M, Duck, etc) make the worst quality gaffers tape. Suretape P665, Progaff, TESA, Nashua, Rosebud are names to look for.
PTFE Tape: Another handy but not commonly discussed use for PTFE tape is as temporary thread. Twisting it will result in a relatively strong thread that can be used for a variety of emergency situations (shoe lace, hanging nuts on for storage, even temporarily sewing shut torn fabric. And the even less common use is...dental floss. When you're on a site and you have that annoying thing stuck in your teeth PTFE tape is also essentially the same material used for Glide Tape dental floss (plumbers knew this trick long before Crest did).
Vibration Dampening: There is also a tape for this. Its called Mass Loaded Vinyl Tape (also sold as dynamatt). It's a purpose designed vinyl rubber designed to absorb vibrations and be heavy. Its rated for both automotive and general construction use (so in car speakers, or on the walls/studs/flooring/ceiling for soundproofing work). It's designed to be very conforming to stick to a variety of shapes.
Was about to chime in at 80% through the entire thing to start listing tapes I thought you forgot. Then you hit seam tape, and I decided I'd better not make a fool of myself and finish the video before opening my mouth!
Thank you for pointing out the threaded tape is not a viable option for shipping purposes, you've done many a package sorter and delivery driver a great service!
If you need strength for shipping, there is fiber reinforced moisture activated paper tape - looks like a paper grocery bag on a roll, shiny on the backside, lick and stick just like stamps. Often comes pre-creased down the center for doing corners and edges.
One thing to note with any shipping tape which you touched on tangentially is that they're not designed for longevity - they're designed to get the box from here to there. Optimal environmental conditions *can* result in a decades long lifespan, but when that adhesive degrades, it's done for - and it'll either give upnthe ghost and fall off like it was never there, or never come off again!
Was suprised by the limited discussion of the masking tape family, yellow and lime green automotive painters tape are the bomb; drafting tape that removes cleanly from paper if you still use paper. Seam tape also comes in sticky format, as well as with a thermal barrier so you can stick one side first then the other. On the topic of textiles... body tape / boob tape, for those wardrobe malfunctions waiting to happen. There's half a dozen different medical tapes, stuff that only sticks to itself, breatheable stuff, kinesthetic stuff. Vet wrap. So called "Gecko" or "nano" tapes. Dissolvable stabilizing tapes. The reinforced stuff that comes on a new appliances like fridge shelves, so they don't rattle in transit. There's some orange clear stuff used in automotive glass industry that's weight bearing and deformable.... I'm sure there's more. Oh, archival tape, rice paper tape. Washi tape, florists tape....
No but seriously. Awesome job. Totally worth the watch, learned a few things and found a solution to a long standing problem!
Pro tip: getting a pair of black Allex scissors that resist sticky goo is mandatory for tape cutting.
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.
I thought I was the only one with high appreciation for adhesives. Fully engaged with your presentation for sure.
Exciting. Really!
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.
Excellent! I saw the bit about wiring harness tape and instantly bought some off ebay...never knew it existed outside of professional OEM harnesses
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.
Love it, never have I ever said I wish I knew less about a subject particularly when I have to spend money on something
The firm tape on fiberglass is such a good idea for composites projects. I will definitely be implementing this in the future. Thank you
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.
One you missed - the rubber tape you put on the underside of loose rugs to lessen the likelihood of slipping.
Thanks Bro! Like many others shared, I had no idea I was going watch a whole hour of tape info today. Definitely learned some new tips & tricks! Actually, there are literally 3 insights you shared that I'm going to use today in my project. Keep doing what you're doing👍 Do you think you're up for doing a second tape info video, or is that a sticky subject? 😂 Watching your vid inspired some ideas; maybe do some testing and share results, bc clearly there are quite a few of us that would be interested. For example, test vibration damping heavy foam tape used in cars with subwoofers, but test it in the top of your drill. I've done a lot of work with 3M VHB double-sided foam tape and with proper application pressure/heat/time~24hrs it's actually stronger than rivets! There's a Modern Marvels all about adhesives with an impressive demonstration of 3M VHB strength, and the bonus is that it's not brittle so it can absorb shock. I'd be happy to brainstorm some ideas with you, or maybe people can add some ideas. Otherwise, no worries! Thx again, Jay
The high temp tape at 9:15 is sold at Hobby Lobby and Michaels, and surely other craft stores. We keep it in our cricuit vinyl section. It works to hold prints down to cups and shirts for heat transfers.
thank you thank you thank you thank you!!!!🙏 and of course watched all in one sitting🤓🤓🤓
After so many years of watching YT, the algorithm has finally brought me to the right video for me…🙌
it’s just so awesome!!! 😭
An hour and 10 minutes of learning about tapes while I work, I'll take . found your channel from a suggestion.
Mass Loaded Vinyl tape is used for vibration and sound reduction. One time I went to tear some gaffer tape and it was glass fiber reinforced! I nearly cut myself trying to tear it. Also gaffer tape can react with PVC jacketed cables in a few months. It turns into a gooey mess. I worked in broadcast/video maintenance and have spent hours cleaning it off of expensive camera cables.
this mass loaded vinyl sounds sexy. could be very useful
If it was glass fiber reinforced then it wasn't gaffer tape. One od the characteristics of gaffer tape is that it's supposed to be easy to rip pieces off the roll without any tools.
Extremely useful video for film technicians, thank you. Next, I would like to see a comprehensive video(or series) on adhesives and bonding chemicals.
The tape to hold components in place when soldering is life changing advice thanks so much
I just stumbled across your video by accident. I did already know something but still learned a lot. So thx very much for taking you time and sharing with us. :-) Greetings from Austria
Ayyyyyy I watched the whole thing in one sitting!!!!! I love this video and will be using as a reference guide! I did want to say you didn’t mention my favorite tape! I don’t know the specific name but it’s a fiber backed low friction ptfe tape. We used it all the time in manufacturing. Like for reject material slides or to easily slick up surfaces to stop wear. Amazing material but obscenely expensive, like 50-100 a roll! Would love a video on that too!
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.
I hope this man makes so much money on UA-cam!! This is what should be in everyone’s feeds! Education!!!!
Ok I know what I'm watchin tomorrow after work
arrived knowing a little bit about some tapes. left knowing everything about all the tapes.
Butyl and aluminum sound damping panels are even better at damping. Noico is a good brand.
Probably mentioned a million times already but if you’re having trouble with some stubborn double sided vhb tape, a couple feet of fishing line will do ya. Doesn’t usually need anything else but a little water or oil on the line can help depending on the kind of tape you’ve got.
Just wrap each end around some screwdrivers so you don’t cut the crap out of your own hands and use the line to saw your way through the weak link, the foam/rubber backing.
This is a perfect sunday video
I actually desperately needed this video for a few projects im working on currently, THANK YOU
You made a lot of people with autism, very happy, so thank you. Excellent video 🤗
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48:03 he unironically said "splendid." Truly a man of culture.
Another benefit of kapton tape - it’s ESD-safe. Used frequently in the semiconductor packaging industry
7:53 oh my pkcell 😢
Get your nugget off of my freak ears
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.