Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gaffer's tape will dry out. The adhesive gets hard the tape falls off and you are left trying to get the gunk off with solvent. I will admit that vinyl tape gets gummy faster. Mike Durling KD4KWB http://www.widomaker.com/~durling/ - ----- Original Message ----- From: <Bmceowen@aol.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 3:22 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] BASic question > > In a message dated 3/2/00 1:17:25 PM, jbcollier@home.com writes: > > >If you are willing to put on a user baseplate, why not just tape up the > >new > >one with black electrical tape? You should be able to find a user M4/-2/-P/6 > >baseplate from the various used sources. > > > You know, I just don't get all this talk about black electrical tape. I much > prefer black gaffer's tape. It lays down nicer, never oozes goo and doesn't > shrink . . . > > Bob (tape snob) McEowen >