Wrap your tool
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Josh........you are deviating from where this thread is going, unless I'm reading you wrong....... |
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does that tape work on a hammer drill? My drill has to much girth and lots of kick that tape may make it easier to handle. |
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Mountainlion------- yes absolutely!!!! Such a powerful tool needs a good wrap. |
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Josh Hutch wrote:How does the bike tape work with absorbing water?This is my first season trying them, but bike tape was recommended by Jack Roberts who was a major figure in Colorado ice climbing. We'll see how it turns out, they seem pretty durable and not very water absorbent. |
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No, thats a serious question. The tape on my bike always soaks up sweat off my hands. Why wouldn't it soak up melting ice? I'm in CA, alls we got is drippy ice |
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Josh Hutch wrote:No, thats a serious question. The tape on my bike always soaks up sweat off my hands. Why wouldn't it soak up melting ice? I'm in CA, alls we got is drippy iceI know it was serious. I didn't mean to brush you off. I haven't used the bike tape before (except on a bike) so I'll just have to see. |
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I just ordered some hockey stick tape - wanted orange - (my fav color - LOL) fro this place in case anyone is interested. Will provide a review on how it is when I receive it and apply it to my Viper's. |
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I've used the 2228 on other tools but recently made the switch to Temflex. It's a little lower profile, a little less sticky, and still seals to itself. The biggest issue I had with 2228 was how thick it got when wrapped over itself doing 50% overlays. |
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Plumbing tape is the standard. The stuff I've always used is called Magic Wrap. |
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beccs wrote:Plumbing tape is the standard. The stuff I've always used is called Magic Wrap.Where can you get this tape? Anywhere like a Home Depot, Lowe's, etc? |
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As a alternative I use electrical friction tape. I have a wrap job that has lasted 4 seasons on my bd reactors. I also use it on my cobras! It is lightly tacky, and seems to be pretty resistant to abrasion which will keep the carbon fiber looking new over the seasons. |
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The 2228 is great, except it doesn't seem to last on the high-traffic areas of my tools - "melts" off from use. Great insulator/sticky, but a little thick and the melting has me looking for an alternative. |
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Michael Urban wrote: Where can you get this tape? Anywhere like a Home Depot, Lowe's, etc?Yup, usually in the plumbing department, though I guess sometimes it's stuck with other assorted tape. This is the closest you'll get to the factory grip tape that comes on something like what the Nomics have for their upper grip from the factory. |
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I used deck tape, easy to apply, waterproof and lots of friction. |
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Michael Urban wrote: Where can you get this tape? Anywhere like a Home Depot, Lowe's, etc?Lowes or Home Depot. It's 3M 2228. Petzl uses a version of the 3M Temflex which is also a self sealing insulation tape but is a little thinner than 2228 and not as wide. |
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whittlesticks wrote:As a alternative I use electrical friction tape. I have a wrap job that has lasted 4 seasons on my bd reactors. I also use it on my cobras! It is lightly tacky, and seems to be pretty resistant to abrasion which will keep the carbon fiber looking new over the seasons.+1 find the textured stuff, after 5 years of ice, mixed, and summer drytooling, I'm almost ready to re-tape... Almost.. |
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I just bought and used some hockey tape and it worked great! Wrapped both of my Viper's with it - comes in various colors - went one fast and easy and sticks very well. Cloth tape - so it makes for a good grip. Color matches my tool very closely (not that it mattere to me) and you can barely tell the tool is even wrapped! |
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Cloth hockey tape absorbs water and is a poor insulator. The reason why ice climbers are recommending pipe insulating tape is because it self seals, does not absorb water, insulates well, and does not create a sticky adhesive mess when removing. On dry (or even wet) warm days, hockey tape will do fine providing plenty of friction but once it gets cold and wet you're going to see a lot of heat transfer through your gloves. Look at what Petzl uses, for example, they could easily save money using a cloth tape but instead use a rubber foam based tape that insulates and is water proof (Temflex). |
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The best tape hands down is the tape that Ouray Mountian Sports carries. Not sure the maker, but it's rubber like with very fine micro dots that give excellent grip dry and especially wet. It's flexible so you can mold it around awkward shafts( I wrapped my cobras ). Whish I had a pic or more info about brand, but next time your there talk to Bill about it. |
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whittlesticks wrote:As a alternative I use electrical friction tape. I have a wrap job that has lasted 4 seasons on my bd reactors. I also use it on my cobras! It is lightly tacky, and seems to be pretty resistant to abrasion which will keep the carbon fiber looking new over the seasons.I also have this on my nomics. It was super tacky at first, now it's just sort of a cloth tape feel. Not quite as grippy as the 2228 tape, but good enough to give a little extra friction when choking up on the shaft on easier terrain. I do like that it's thin and low profile though. |