Thread: Dumb Beginner's tape trick

My gawd,SRP is truly a suppository of Knowledge, with the above post in mind,I have developed some new technology.
This is state of the art my friends.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Glen, your thoughts on the thickness being a third of 3M elec

As long as it was consistent what difference would that make?

Sorry I was about a page behind when I posted this! LOL

The only issue I have with packaging tape is when it wears you can't see it as well as electical tape. My advice is to change it frequently on lower grits cause it does not give you as much warning when it is ready to tear.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

My gawd,SRP is truly a suppository of Knowledge, with the above post in mind,I have developed some new technology.
This is state of the art my friends.

No I disagree some of the other places I have been to are suppositories but SRP is much more comfortable.

Originally Posted by Kingfish

The only issue I have with packaging tape is when it wears you can't see it as well as electical tape. My advice is to change it frequently on lower grits cause it does not give you as much warning when it is ready to tear.

Well tonight the packing tape got a fail! I had to bread knife a beautiful old Torry Full Double concave. Looked like it had been used a few times and put away wet. The edge was just serrated. I set the new bevel with a King 1K. Admittedly I was using pressure to remove a lot of metal initially but even when I backed off to very light pressure towards the end 40 passes was the limit of the packing tape. I was pulling it frequently and checking it for a grind line. When I move up to the 6K King and then the 8K Norton no problems but I still kept checking it frequently. Maybe if I used a more course stone with very light pressure the packing tape would have acted better. It still works well enough to be of value to me.

Originally Posted by jaswarb

No I disagree some of the other places I have been to are suppositories but SRP is much more comfortable.




Well tonight the packing tape got a fail! I had to bread knife a beautiful old Torry Full Double concave. Looked like it had been used a few times and put away wet. The edge was just serrated. I set the new bevel with a King 1K. Admittedly I was using pressure to remove a lot of metal initially but even when I backed off to very light pressure towards the end 40 passes was the limit of the packing tape. I was pulling it frequently and checking it for a grind line. When I move up to the 6K King and then the 8K Norton no problems but I still kept checking it frequently. Maybe if I used a more course stone with very light pressure the packing tape would have acted better. It still works well enough to be of value to me.

But was it more resistance than the 3m black electric tape?

Find that if I give the razor a good rinse and wipe with alcohol any tape sticks better.

Originally Posted by Double0757

But was it more resistance than the 3m black electric tape?

My perception it lasts longer than black electric tape by far. I did not do a side by side stroke by stroke comparison as I can't find my black tape which is what started this thread. I am not likely to go back to black tape as I don't normally have to do so much grinding on a blade. No question for me the packing tape is better from the sharpening phase(4k/6k) to the polishing(Thuri).

Wonder how thick that fiberglass reinforced packing tape is? comes in 3/4 in widths.

I don't believe it is smooth enough. I also believe it doesn't have the abrasion resistance of the plain packing tape. I finished my Henckel Set last night and when I pulled the tape of the last three razors it was all still shiny and smooth no wear visible(only used 6k/8k/thuri). Only the heavy repeated passes on 1k while setting the bevel has proven to abrade the packing tape and IMO it is less wear than occurs on electric tape.

Here are a couple of tapes I have been using with great results. One is the House Tape from a local electronics store “Orvac Electronics” I don’t recall the price, but think it was less than $2. I bought red to use as a final layer over black 3M to better see if it was burning through. It is labeled as PVC Electrical Tape (the smaller roll). The thickness was not labeled but is about the thickness of 3M. It is also a little stretchier that 3M. Orvac has a website but I could not find the tape.

The other is tape I bought at Habitat for Humanity’s resale store, great place to buy slabs of granite and other cool stuff, work shop cabinets, granite & marble 18X18 tiles for a buck, pre-cut and dovetailed drawer parts a buck, the list goes on. This tape cost $1.49 is much thinner than 3M. Labeled IPG Red Vinyl .75in x 60 ft. No thickness, this tape is very thin & stretchy.

IPG is a tape manufacture and makes all kinds of tape. A quick web search shows it priced from $1.30 to 16.50. Sears is a vendor and sells for $1.30, though I haven’t seen it there.

Both are more wear resistant than 3M, but the IGP shows almost no wear after a full Norton 1k-8k progression, just light scuffing. They both come in a variety of colors, I think they are designed more for marking, but you can’t beat the price, compared to 3M and the performance.