Steve Litt <sl...@troubleshooters.com> wrote:
>> Gaffer tape and {duct|duck} tape are different products. Gaffer tape
>> is less adhesive and is designed to be removed easily. It is more
>> expensive :-)
Ah yes, you are correct - but few sellers give enough information to decide
what is what.
>> If you have ever used the other tape to secure cables
>> to the floor and then uprooted those cables when tearing down, you
>> will know the misery of trying to remove the other kind of tape now
>> wrapped seamlessly around the cable.
I do indeed have experience of that.
> Wrapped around the cable is the least of your problems: Duct tape can
> damage the carpet, putting the presenter in a world of hurt.
>
> Given that most of us give presentations requiring taping of cables for
> safety, I think this is ontopic.
>
> Where can one get gaffer tape especially created to tape cables to the
> carpet for safety purposes? I've used wide clear cellophane tape up to
> now, but that's not really as safe.
Yes, it's a sticky situation to be in - sorry couldn't resist that pun :-)
I do actually have a roll of foil duct tape in the cupboard at work. It's not
the usual cloth stuff, but a thin sheet of "sticky back kitchen foil" for want
of a better description. All I'll say is that it's a "write only" option
applying that - and you really really would not want to use it for anything but
sealing ducts (which is what I blagged it for).
I also have the reverse experience - of taping things up, only for the tape to
stop holding it. Sometimes the sticky dries up and leaves a brittle residue
behind, other times it turns into a horrible soft "sticky mess" that gets
everywhere it touches.
Of course, there is along history in adhesives. Going back to Roman times,
there was the god Bosticus - and before them the Greeks had Araldites, the twin
gods of togetherness.
OK, I'll get my coat.
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