Self-adhesive Tape Hacks

[Matthew P]

Graham's mention of release agent reminds me of novel uses for various types of sticky tape.   

For example, ordinary brown parcel tape (readily available from pound shops and post office) is a cheap way to make surfaces epoxy-proof for clamp pads and bench tops and to reduce friction on on home-made router jig slides.  It even even handy for wrapping parcels.

Its disadvantages are that it will not conform smoothly to compound curves and it can be a pig to remove.  The adhesive leaves a nasty sticky residue that is tough to get off (try meths) and will cause epoxy and varnish to dry unevenly unless every trace of it is removed.

Has anybody suggestions for inexpensive low friction Teflon tape with strong adhesive backing to reduce friction slide ways such as hatch covers?

Matthew
Gladys BR20     

   

[Michael Rogers]

Matthew

At risk of seeming to bang on about it (see my comment under 'outboard well turbulence' recently), and not being able to visualise the slides you are referring to, you can now not bother about the 'strong adhesive backing' by using superglue activator to stick Teflon, of any thickness, direct to whatever you want to - metal, wood, plastic, you name it. I continue to be astonished at the strength of the bond I got between very thin PTFE sheet and polypropylene webbing (these were batten parrels on my junk sail), with very little loss of flexibility in the process. I would add that it's worth finding very low viscosity superglue - DeLuxe Materials sell it to modellers as Roket Hot - which obligingly scurries between the layers being bonded to each other.