We all owe him

[Bob Womack]

Ross Lowell, the creator of gaffer tape, dead at 92


More HERE. Well, at least I owe him.



Bob

[mr. beaumont]

I remember the first time I got to use real gaffer's tape. I felt pretty important.

[Jim Owen]

If you can’t fix it with Duct Tape, it’s broken.

[philjs]

Originally Posted by Jim Owen

If you can’t fix it with Duct Tape, it’s broken.

Gaffer tape and Duct tape are two completely different ducks...ask anyone who's used Duct tape thinking it was Gaffer tape. Don't ask me how I know...

Phil

[guitar george]

It's hard to live without it. RIP Ross.

[The Growler]

Originally Posted by philjs

Gaffer tape and Duct tape are two completely different ducks...ask anyone who's used Duct tape thinking it was Gaffer tape. Don't ask me how I know...

Phil

Let me guess. Carpet?

[guitarget]

People sometimes look at me funny when I say that, in 1975, the USS Casimir Pulaski (SSBN-633) was held together with duct tape - but, I was there - it's a fact. It was called "EB Green" - the EB stood for Electric Boat (shipyard) and that was the best duct tape I ever used. It would stick to almost anything - and, stay there.

[Bob Womack]

Ah, but the beauty of gaffer tape is that it doesn't stick forever and leave behind that awful glue residue.


Bob

[KevWind]

Originally Posted by Bob Womack

Ah, but the beauty of gaffer tape is that it doesn't stick forever and leave behind that awful glue residue.


Bob

Now that is what I was going to ask (never having use Gaffers ) that would indeed be useful . But does it hold fast when used (like Duck Tape) ?

[Ozzy the dog]

Ross Lowell must have been a Jedi Master.

His tape is like the Force - it has a dark side and a light side and holds the Universe together.

[Bob Womack]

Originally Posted by KevWind

Now that is what I was going to ask (never having use Gaffers ) that would indeed be useful . But does it hold fast when used (like Duck Tape) ?

Yes is does. For instance, you can use it to hold down a mic cable to a carpet to reduce the risk of tripping and it holds well. But once you pull it up, it doesn't leave the gunk on either carpet or cable.


Bob

[robj144]

Originally Posted by guitarget

People sometimes look at me funny when I say that, in 1975, the USS Casimir Pulaski (SSBN-633) was held together with duct tape - but, I was there - it's a fact. It was called "EB Green" - the EB stood for Electric Boat (shipyard) and that was the best duct tape I ever used. It would stick to almost anything - and, stay there.

I worked for EB for a year. Didn't use the tape though...

[KevWind]

Originally Posted by Bob Womack

Yes is does. For instance, you can use it to hold down a mic cable to a carpet to reduce the risk of tripping and it holds well. But once you pull it up, it doesn't leave the gunk on either carpet or cable.


Bob

Thanks, I guess I will have to get some and try it

[Chickee]

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I wouldn’t do this with duct tape.