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Double sided tape
For years I have used double sided carpet tape for temporary clamping in the shop (e.g., fence guide). I saw on YouTube that painters tape on both surfaces with CA and accelerator is a potential option. I also recently bought hot glue gun but have yet to use it.
My question - what is everyone's favorite for a temporary bond? The carpet tape I use is strong, but can leave some residue (not as bad if I "roll" it off rather than pull it). Guessing there may be better woodworking related options. Appreciate any specific product recommendations!
My question - what is everyone's favorite for a temporary bond? The carpet tape I use is strong, but can leave some residue (not as bad if I "roll" it off rather than pull it). Guessing there may be better woodworking related options. Appreciate any specific product recommendations!
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I'm a ds tape guy.
Acetone is good to clean glue residue, won't damage wood.
I don't know what all chemicals can self combust, so everything fabric in contact with any chemical goes
in a bucket of water.
Acetone is good to clean glue residue, won't damage wood.
I don't know what all chemicals can self combust, so everything fabric in contact with any chemical goes
in a bucket of water.
You don't always get what you go after,but you do get what you wouldn't have got if you didn't go after what you didn't get. Blaze Foley
DS tape here too barb. the blue tape with ca just doesn't make any sense to me barb. why ? and i dont ever use hot melt for temp bonding. DS tape is quick, simple and leaves no issues to deal with.
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
I like the DS tape for small things, templates etc. But use the painters tape with CA for larger things and thin boards attached to a base to made thinner through the planer etc.
Ron
I went back to carpet tape. I started with painters tape+CA, but that's not exactly a cheap solution. Tried carpet tape for a while before trying some CNC specific tape. Hated that and went back to carpet tape. I was the carpet tape for a lot beyond just the CNC too.
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DS sticks far better than blue painters tape so why ? at least the ones ive used !
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Carpet tape here as well
I've gone through a large variety of DS tapes. My favorite by far for masonite router templates and wherever the surfaces are flat and true is this.
Sounds like DS tape is the go to (thanks Splintergroup for the link to your favorite).
I saw this one as mentioned on YouTube that claims to be for woodworking (and her mentioning this is what lead to my question).
I saw this one as mentioned on YouTube that claims to be for woodworking (and her mentioning this is what lead to my question).
I use XFasten double sided tape. Can get it on amazon. Ridiculously strong bond, but the mastic comes off easy enough if there’s any left over. Use it all the time when using the Shaper Origin, and for small pieces to sand or plane. 👍🏼👍🏼
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I mostly use TBII and a piece of office paper (splits pretty easily if you can get a chisel in between and pry) or hot glue (also a chisel, but usually a rap with a mallet rather than prying). Both of those require more work to remove residue than carpet tape, but I’m less likely to break the piece I just finished with either of those than with carpet tape, at least in my experience.
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I just use whatever carpet tape they have at Menards. I think it's Duck brand. I keep both the regular and the heavy duty stuff around, depending on what I'm doing. The XFasten was actually what I tried and didn't like. For my use case (CNC) it didn't feel rigid enough. The tape is thick enough and the adhesive gummy enough that it wasn't as rigid as I desired for CNC. It also loses its hold at a relatively low temperature, so I couldn't use it with aluminum. For template stuff though I bet it'd be great, because it did a good job of peeling off afterwards for me, usually.
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dave, why ? DS is so simply and works great !
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
So, sounds like different types and/or levels of DS may be better in one situation over another.
