Talk:Gaffer tape

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In my theater experience, another characteristic of gaff is that it is easy to rip along one direction, which is really useful for pulling off quick strips. Anybody else? --Chinasaur 06:04, May 17, 2004 (UTC)

Yup, it's easy to cut a half-inch strip off a 1" tape and it magically splits in half... Binba 07:48, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Honestly, we film/theater people would swear by gaff tape, but I can see how this article would seem pretty weird to the average person. Does Wikipedia, as a general encyclopedia, have a limit to how specific it should get? I wouldn't be offended if there wasn't a gaffer tape entry... Binba 07:48, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

The big difference between gaffer and duct tape, in my experience, is that gaffer is heat resistant - if you put duct tape on lighting equipement it has a bad habit of melting and catching fire. --203.98.13.114 04:21, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Hey, that's good. Find a way to work that in. I don't have much experience with US-style "duct tape", so the more differentiation that can be worked in, the better, I say. --Myk 16:24, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

The tape is commonly referred to within the British military as 'black and nasty'.

That piece of information would probably be more suited to Duct Tape. I don't know about other editors, but I think that this page is best restricted to theatre/cinema usage. --Myk 00:07, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

But it's the same stuff!

[edit] Home Depot

If you are looking for this in a home improvement store, asking for 'gaffer tape' will get you strange looks. (3M) Electrician's Bundling Tape/Electrician's Duct Tape is what you need. -HiFiGuy 22:50, 9 March 2006 (UTC) (speaking from experience)

No. That tape has a plastic base to it. Gaff tape is fabric backed. kmccoy (talk) 23:42, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Yup... but they don't sell it. In your local megahomestore, EBT/EDT comes close. -HiFiGuy 05:47, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

Can't buy it at Home Depot. Ask a lighting company. In the US, Barzibon is good.

In Australia, home improvement centres know what gaff tape is. Have a look at some Australian duct tape--Myk 07:07, 18 March 2006 (UTC)