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Worried About Tape Residue?  Use Virtual Tape Instead

Worried About Tape Residue? Use Virtual Tape Instead

Here’s a guide to a Photoshop exercise for creating an image that looks like it has been taped to a piece of parchment paper. If the item is virtual, the tape might as well be virtual too. Allabouttape.com is your source for information about the adhesive tape industry. All the news about gaffers tape, safety […]

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Duct Tape Use Leads To Ban On Canadian Drugs

Duct Tape Use Leads To Ban On Canadian Drugs

The FDA cited the use of duct tape and cardboard to repair its product filling lines as one of the many reasons that Pax-All would no longer be allowed to export their products to the United States. The Food and Drug Administration pointed to what it said was inadequate testing, labeling and documentation in their […]

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National Hurricane Conference Says “Go Tapeless”

National Hurricane Conference Says “Go Tapeless”

Meeting in Orlando,  FL this week, the National Hurricane Conference is making a new recommendation to homeowners as we approach the hurricane season that starts in June. The Conference is trying to change the myth that has developed about the value of putting tape on windows and glass doors in expectation of a storm. Instead […]

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Duct Tape Shur (sic) Has A Lot Of Friends

Duct Tape Shur (sic) Has A Lot Of Friends

Marketwatch, an online tracker of social media, reports that Shurtape’s Duck Brand duct tape Facebook page now has 5 million fans. Shurtech Brands, the holding company for Duck Brand tapes, has successfully used social media to create a brand name for what has always been a generic product by focusing on duct tape crafts and […]

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Duct Tape Protest Takes It To The Streets

Duct Tape Protest Takes It To The Streets

As you read this, a giant roll of duct tape loaded on a flat bed truck is on its way to House Speaker John Boehner’s district office in Pennsylvania. The truck, with signs that call it the “Emergency Bridge Repair Team” is sponsored by the Laborers’ International Union of North America, a 500,000 member labor […]

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Robot Dinosaur Lunches On SXSW

Robot Dinosaur Lunches On SXSW

New internet startup Shelby TV introduced themselves to the South By Southwest Interactive conference using a mechanical dinosaur made with silver duct tape. Shelby chose the low tech approach in their introduction, making their iconic mechanical dino out of cardboard and covering it with sticky tape to make a approximation of the Transformers cartoon character […]

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Duck Tape Steps Out On Prom Night

Duck Tape Steps Out On Prom Night

Prom season is almost here, and Duck Brand duct tape is again the belle of the ball. I’m talking about Duck’s great Stuck At Prom scholarship program where high school students can win scholarships for fashioning prom clothes from duct tape.  This year’s winners will receive $5000 for first place, $3000 for second place and […]

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New Tape Product Debuts At CES

New Tape Product Debuts At CES

Chris and Colby Moyer, two brothers from East Stoudsburg, PA, are taking advantage of a new program at CES, the giant Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show, to show off their adhesive tape product Dockem. Dockem is a tape product designed for wall mounting of electronic display devices like tablet computers.  It is intended for mounting […]

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Weatherstripping Tape Makes Winterizing A Breeze

Weatherstripping Tape Makes Winterizing A Breeze

If  you’re starting to feel cold drafts around your windows and doors, then it is probably time to do some winterizing. Foam weatherstripping, which is really just a thick, compressable self-adhesive tape, is the simplest and least expensive way to save big on winter heating bills. Click here for some tips on getting ready for […]

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Carbon Fiber Tape Makes Bamboo Bike A Reality

Carbon Fiber Tape Makes Bamboo Bike A Reality

Making your own bicycle from bamboo is now a real possibility, due to fiberglass tape that forms and reinforces joint construction. Bamboo Bike Studio is now offering nationwide workshops on building your own organic bike, using bamboo and carbon fiber tape reinforced with epoxy. You can read more about Bamboo Bike Studio workshops by clicking […]

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