[AT] WAS: Snow Blower now Belt Dressing

[charlie hill]

I remember it well Farmer.  I just never thought about the fact that it's 
name might indicate it's intended use.  I always just thought of it as 
electrical tape that, like duct tape, gets used for lots of other purposes. 
Around home, folks called it "tar tape".

Charlie

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From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 9:25 AM
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] WAS: Snow Blower now Belt Dressing

> On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 7:08 AM, charlie hill
> <charliehill at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>> Someone else mentioned using friction tape.  I don't think I've seen any 
>> for
>> years.  I had never thought about it before but given the name it seems 
>> like
>> maybe that is what it's for.
>>
>> Charlie
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> We used it extensively in wiring before today's plastics were common.
> You used "splicing compound" (rubber tape) over the soldered splice
> then covered it with friction tape. The rubber tape could unwind if
> not covered and was not resistant to pressure damage like if pressed
> against a sharp corner some place. The friction tape was not
> insulative enough to be used alone.
> We used to use a lot of friction tape to patch handles on hammers,
> shovels, pitchforks, hoes, rakes etc. I still have some with the old
> tape on them. Having the tape on them shows them to be a little
> fragile and makes a good excuse to not work so hard and fast when
> using them. ;-)
>
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>
> -- 
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> Be tolerant of almost everything but intolerance...
>
> Francis Robinson
> aka "farmer"
> Central Indiana USA
> robinson46176 at gmail.com
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