Ken Parker Archtoppery - Riff 020 - A “PSA” on Tape 

It truly is a pleasure. You're most welcome!

One foot in front of the other, just one foot in front of the other. Did you ever hear of the act of walking described as a rhythmic series of "caught falls"? I laughed so hard when I first heard this, as it so nicely resembles our actions as we move through life, just trying to recover gracefully from each of our unique series of inevitable stumbles. Thanks, if only I could forward this to my Mom!

Good stuff!!

Thanks for the source, Alan! I don't doubt that the centerline helps things to be consistent, and look good doing it! Sky Geek! What a great name! are we then StringGeeks?

What an interesting observation! I'll have to pay better attention.

I just watched a video from Jeff Jewitt to remind myself about which side is the lower tack on the double stick stuff. The side that has the covering that you have to remove is the lower tack side. His video on this - using the StewMac stuff is here. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SCMAbWu8G1M.htmlsi=W05bG_T5__ACnUdx

Good review, thanks! Now we know it tolerates extreme temperatures!

Ha! Shop silliness

What an interesting idea! Good for you! Is adhesion at the edges a problem?

@@kenparkerarchtoppery9440 only at the nut where it curves into the shoulders of the headstock. The film is only somewhat stretchy. Just a slight hint of trying to peel. Still looking for a good touch-up adhesive.

Having worked with all sorts of PTFE, not just film, I was always kind of blown away by the fact that there’s a way to actually bond this weird stuff at all! I understand it is etched with some strong acid in order to get the adhesive to adhere. I can’t think of a fix for a lifting edge, but maybe you’ll find something. Good luck, cool idea!

@@kenparkerarchtoppery9440 A thin film of CA glue sort of works. Cutting the film in a pattern that fans out nicely on curves might work. I've only tried it on a couple of builds so far. Research continues...

Sure is! I love it as Mak-A-Handle

Almost a bit too strong for some things, Just a little goes a long way!

I struggled with this method, and tried some much more complex attachment schemes for awhile. Finally, I gave up and made peace with it. It's a little tricky to get it in exactly the right spot first try, but I can't think of any other downside. It looks clean and does a perfect job. Sticking things together is always a challenge. Did you know that Stradivari attached his necks with three little nails? No lie. I think they have all been removed over the centuries and converted to the shallow mortise that violin-makers all use now, but wow. maestronet.com/forum/index.php?/topic/319973-violin-neck-joinery/ maestronet.com/forum/index.php?/topic/324898-neck-nails/

I believe I’m using the exterior grade 3M mount tape here. I wonder what thickness tape you’re describing? Do you have a part #? This stuff is 1mm, .040” thick, and I’m having trouble thinking how anything like this could be expected to hold things to brick, unless there was a really big and lightweight part, like maybe a sign? I hate it when a good product over-promises, it should be against the law.

I think I'm getting the picture, what a smear to the Gorilla Kingdom!