Sticky tape to attach bulk load film to spool. What do people use?

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That's about the nicest thing i can say after pulling the film off the
spool for the umpteenth time. i bulk load 35mm from 100 foot rolls.
I've been using various tapes to try to hold the film onto the spool,
but none of them work anywhere near as well as the stuff kodak and
fuji and ilford use.

What tape works for this application. Since it takes about a whopping
1 inch of tape, and you get 33 rolls per 100 feet... i figure a 25
yard spool ought to last me until i'm about 143 years old! So money
isn't the problem. The problem is...

WHAT WORKS!?

Duct tape is about the stickies thing I can think of, you could try that,
but whats wrong with masking tape.

-Lyle

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Dr. Dagor wrote:
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That's about the nicest thing i can say after pulling the film off the
spool for the umpteenth time. i bulk load 35mm from 100 foot rolls.
I've been using various tapes to try to hold the film onto the spool,
but none of them work anywhere near as well as the stuff kodak and
fuji and ilford use.

What tape works for this application. Since it takes about a whopping
1 inch of tape, and you get 33 rolls per 100 feet... i figure a 25
yard spool ought to last me until i'm about 143 years old! So money
isn't the problem. The problem is...

WHAT WORKS!?

What's wrong with masking tape? What are you using now? And why don't
you
like it?

Nick

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use
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Dr. Dagor wrote:
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That's about the nicest thing i can say after pulling the film off the
spool for the umpteenth time. i bulk load 35mm from 100 foot rolls.
I've been using various tapes to try to hold the film onto the spool,
but none of them work anywhere near as well as the stuff kodak and
fuji and ilford use.

What tape works for this application. Since it takes about a whopping
1 inch of tape, and you get 33 rolls per 100 feet... i figure a 25
yard spool ought to last me until i'm about 143 years old! So money
isn't the problem. The problem is...

WHAT WORKS!?

What's wrong with masking tape? What are you using now? And why don't you
like it?

Nick

--
"It is a mistake, however, to assume that the Zone System therefore 'does
not work' with roll-film cameras; since it is a practical expression of
sensitometric principles, the Zone System remains valid, even though its use
is somewhat different." Adams _The_Negative_

I went to the paint dept of the local walmart and got a roll Manco masking tape
(nothing special about the name at the time it was what they had) and it's worked
fine. It's also lasted for at least 4yrs and I've used less then half the roll!

Be carefull because all masking tapes aren't made the same. I had another roll
of masking tape that I got on vacation once and I had a lot of problems with
film pulling off of the roll.


Dr. Dagor wrote:
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: That's about the nicest thing i can say after pulling the film off the
: spool for the umpteenth time. i bulk load 35mm from 100 foot rolls.
: I've been using various tapes to try to hold the film onto the spool,
: but none of them work anywhere near as well as the stuff kodak and
: fuji and ilford use.

: What tape works for this application. Since it takes about a whopping
: 1 inch of tape, and you get 33 rolls per 100 feet... i figure a 25
: yard spool ought to last me until i'm about 143 years old! So money
: isn't the problem. The problem is...

: WHAT WORKS!?

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I use the 3M masking tape. 3/4 " size. Works fine for me. What I do is
butt the film against the spool (with a bit of it lapping over the spool),
tape one end of the masking tape segment on one side of the film, then lead
it around the spool and onto the other side of the film. When completed,
the tape is kind of like a 'U' with the spool at the bottom and the film
clamped between the legs.


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That's about the nicest thing i can say after pulling the film off the
spool for the umpteenth time. i bulk load 35mm from 100 foot rolls.
I've been using various tapes to try to hold the film onto the spool,
but none of them work anywhere near as well as the stuff kodak and
fuji and ilford use.

What tape works for this application. Since it takes about a whopping
1 inch of tape, and you get 33 rolls per 100 feet... i figure a 25
yard spool ought to last me until i'm about 143 years old! So money
isn't the problem. The problem is...

WHAT WORKS!?

I always just used masking tape. I've had a couple rolls come apart over the
years - but not many at all.

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"Dr. Dagor" wrote in message
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That's about the nicest thing i can say after pulling the film off the
spool for the umpteenth time. i bulk load 35mm from 100 foot rolls.
I've been using various tapes to try to hold the film onto the spool,
but none of them work anywhere near as well as the stuff kodak and
fuji and ilford use.

What tape works for this application. Since it takes about a whopping
1 inch of tape, and you get 33 rolls per 100 feet... i figure a 25
yard spool ought to last me until i'm about 143 years old! So money
isn't the problem. The problem is...

WHAT WORKS!?

From my dim memory of long ago years, I seem to recall that Lawrence's
trick with the loop is what worked for me.

Lisa

Lawrence Akutagawa wrote:

I use the 3M masking tape. 3/4 " size. Works fine for me. What I do is
butt the film against the spool (with a bit of it lapping over the spool),
tape one end of the masking tape segment on one side of the film, then lead
it around the spool and onto the other side of the film. When completed,
the tape is kind of like a 'U' with the spool at the bottom and the film
clamped between the legs.

"Dr. Dagor" wrote in message
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That's about the nicest thing i can say after pulling the film off the
spool for the umpteenth time. i bulk load 35mm from 100 foot rolls.
I've been using various tapes to try to hold the film onto the spool,
but none of them work anywhere near as well as the stuff kodak and
fuji and ilford use.

What tape works for this application. Since it takes about a whopping
1 inch of tape, and you get 33 rolls per 100 feet... i figure a 25
yard spool ought to last me until i'm about 143 years old! So money
isn't the problem. The problem is...

WHAT WORKS!?

I use good old masking tape. wrap it all the way around the barrel and come
back to the film. Has never failed for me in over 20 years.
Mike Babcock
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Word has it that on 08 Oct 2003 00:42:31 GMT, in this august forum,
(Mikesphoto) said:

I use good old masking tape. wrap it all the way around the barrel and come
back to the film. Has never failed for me in over 20 years.

nods

That's what I used to use back when I used a bulk loader. Just ordinary,
domestic masking tape. Never had a problem with it.

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Most anything with reasonable strength works. I usually go with vinyl
electrical tape, sometimes with surgical adhesive tape. The usual "Scotch"
tape office tapes seem a bit flimsy.

Dr. Dagor wrote:

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That's about the nicest thing i can say after pulling the film off the
spool for the umpteenth time. i bulk load 35mm from 100 foot rolls.
I've been using various tapes to try to hold the film onto the spool,
but none of them work anywhere near as well as the stuff kodak and
fuji and ilford use.

What tape works for this application. Since it takes about a whopping
1 inch of tape, and you get 33 rolls per 100 feet... i figure a 25
yard spool ought to last me until i'm about 143 years old! So money
isn't the problem. The problem is...

WHAT WORKS!?