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Where and what product is the best white wing tape to be bought?
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On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 10:47:13 +0000, Colin Roney wrote:
Where and what product is the best white wing tape to be bought? I use Maplins electrical white insulation tape. At 19mm x 33m long its wide enough if put on with care and 7.54 p/m and the shop is on my way to the airfield. I notice that Severn Valley Sailplanes also sell 19mm x 33m wing tape at 6.79 p/m but of course there will be P&P added. What's the betting its the same stuff as Maplins sell? SVS also supply tape in 25mm and 38mm widths. Maplins only do 19mm tape. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org | |
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I wonder how long before EASA require us to use only wing tape that comes
with an EASA Form 1? At 11:56 29 April 2014, Martin Gregorie wrote: On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 10:47:13 +0000, Colin Roney wrote: Where and what product is the best white wing tape to be bought? I use Maplins electrical white insulation tape. At 19mm x 33m long its wide enough if put on with care and 7.54 p/m and the shop is on my way to the airfield. I notice that Severn Valley Sailplanes also sell 19mm x 33m wing tape at 6.79 p/m but of course there will be P&P added. What's the betting its the same stuff as Maplins sell? SVS also supply tape in 25mm and 38mm widths. Maplins only do 19mm tape. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org | |
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On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 13:12:24 +0000, Chris Rollings wrote:
I wonder how long before EASA require us to use only wing tape that comes with an EASA Form 1? Just hope they don't read RAS and in the meantime be afraid, be very afraid.... -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org | |
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I use Scotch 3M 35 White Vinyl Electrical Tape at $3 per roll, which I think is the US equivalent to what Martin described.
-John, Q3 On Tuesday, April 29, 2014 7:56:55 AM UTC-4, Martin Gregorie wrote: I use Maplins electrical white insulation tape. At 19mm x 33m long its wide enough if put on with care and 7.54 p/m and the shop is on my way to the airfield. I notice that Severn Valley Sailplanes also sell 19mm x 33m wing tape at 6.79 p/m but of course there will be P&P added. What's the betting its the same stuff as Maplins sell? SVS also supply tape in 25mm and 38mm widths. Maplins only do 19mm tape. |
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It's pricey, but I really like Bowlus Maxi, sold by Cumulus Soaring:
http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/bowlus.htm It adheres well and is stretchy enough to smoothly follow curves and make it easy to apply. |
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3M 483 - but it's horrifically expensive. Wings And Wheels dropped it for this reason so I had to get it from ULINE. I've tried all the others but I like 483 best. I feel like I'm setting fire to $5 bills whenever I use it though.
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I can put up with tape that's a bit less stretchy for a difference of $10+
per roll. What's it take, 10 minutes of your soaring day to tape your ship? wrote in message ... 3M 483 - but it's horrifically expensive. Wings And Wheels dropped it for this reason so I had to get it from ULINE. I've tried all the others but I like 483 best. I feel like I'm setting fire to $5 bills whenever I use it though. |
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On Wednesday, April 30, 2014 1:36:21 AM UTC-7, wrote:
3M 483 - but it's horrifically expensive. Wings And Wheels dropped it for this reason so I had to get it from ULINE. I've tried all the others but I like 483 best. I feel like I'm setting fire to $5 bills whenever I use it though. FYI, Amazon has 3m 483 tape on sale again for $8.63/roll, limit 10. Even better, it's eligible for Prime shipping. I had switched to a cheapo tape due to the high prices on 483, but now I am back to the good stuff. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...uct_refresh_T1 |
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FYI, Amazon has 3m 483 tape on sale again for $8.63/roll, limit 10. Even better, it's eligible for Prime shipping. I had switched to a cheapo tape due to the high prices on 483, but now I am back to the good stuff. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...uct_refresh_T1 This stuff must be really good! If you look under "Product Features," fourth bullet point down it says: "Nuclear power plant construction and maintenance." Wow! |
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