Thanks for helping the future search Bill. To answer the first question, on a late night Sunday, your choice of double side tapes that is appropriate to use can be bought at most places that have hardware. Carpet tape is the simple answer. The details is there is two kinds, one that is cloth reinforced and then simple vinyl type material. It's carpet tape. The cloth type is outdoor type. Both of these types "sort of work". I find the outdoor type can be too aggressive so you have to use less. It is my personal preference of tapes to use. The indoor release better, but tends to fail if you do not use enough. When I apply both type, I will "burnish" or hammer the wood down to the waste board. With the cloth type I will have a slot milled under the piece to be able to pry the wood up easier. I also clean the mdf with acetone when there seems to be too much adhesive residue in my favorite milling spot. This help with adhesion as well.
Now, if you have time or a woodturning supply place in town such as a Rockler or a Woodcrafters, Woodcraft, etc, you have what is known as Turners tape. They come in different strengths of adhesion. Some of the more aggressive tape can be cloth reinforced, but that is not always true. The different types do relate to the added cloth. I do buy the highest tack they have which is the most expensive, It's properties are like outdoor carpet tape so you can use less. Another less thought of tape is found at the Sewing supply places like Joanne's. It's seamstress tape. It's often found in a clear variety. It works well generally, but it's so thin and high tack the releasing is very difficult. You mileage will vary on this type. That's basically what I know, and welcome to the group Phil. Bill, I have to give the acetone a try as an accelerant. It makes a lot of sense. -Tim ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Bulkeley To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, June 06, 2016 2:48 AM Subject: double sided tape I’m reposting this with a new heading so any one in the future searching our archives looking for info on double sided tape will hopefully be able to find it easier . i hope it comes up as a new topic Bill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uTsQ3dYRrk I have not used the method described on the link below but plan to in the near future. I need to buy the supper glue and accelerant. It is not double sided tape but hopefully a better method. Harvey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uTsQ3dYRrk On Sat, Jun 4, 2016 at 3:30 PM, Phil Burns <fillbu...@gmail.com> wrote: I just got a manual Legacy 1000xl mill and just started using it, my first project being a flag display box. I am learning by my mistakes. My question is what is a good source for the double sided tape used to hold the project in place while milling it? Does it have to be the foam kind? I got a partial roll of the foam stuff with the machine, but there is no brand stamp on it so don't know what kind it is or from where to order it. I've been looking online and there seems to be different kinds, going from about $7 a roll up to $20. A suggestion for an online source would be appreciated. Phil -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
