Double Sided Tape

[Birdhunter]

I use double sided tape often in my woodworking. I ordered Xfasten Woodworking Tape from Amazon and used it for the first time today. I really liked it. The backing is easy to peal off and the tape left no residue when pealed off.

 

[peter halle]

I recently bought some of that tape too.  If you leave it on for days it does to harder to remove.  I have some stuck behind some full extension drawer slides that will just stay there.  Not worth damaging the cabinet to get it off.

As an added bonus it is less expensive then the other brands I have been using.

Peter

 

[Crazyraceguy]

I got some, after reading about it in the Shaper forum. Those guys use double sided tape a lot.
For me, the peeling of the backing is the best attribute. The stuff I have used for years is lacking in that respect. I have never left it for more than a couple of hours, so I haven't experienced the harder removal.
It's one of those nice things that just does what you need, simple.

 

[PaulMarcel]

When the XFasten thread came up, I had just ordered a few different rolls of other brands. So no need for it right now, but I'm curious what makes this easier to peel the back? I expected to see "split backing" like they have on label tape, but it doesn't seem to say so. That would be the bomb. I assumed Brother had it patented, but enough others do it in the label industry that maybe not

 

[Crazyraceguy]

[member=3513]PaulMarcel[/member] I have never seen split backing on double sided tape. Seems like a good idea though.
The stuff I had before had a backing that was kind of stretchy, very thin, and very hard to get started.
It would try to peel up the tape itself, rather than separate. I used a razor knife to get it started, peeled great after that.
The XFasten peels much easier. The backing is more like an oil-impregnated paper, than a plastic. The backing might be a bit thicker too, but the sticky part left behind is thin.

 

[Michael Kellough]

I keep the liner/backing long so it’s easy to remove. I stick the sticky stuff on the work before cutting the tape from the roll. Stick it on then peel the liner back and cut the adhesive tape. Then cut the liner, leaving it longer than the adhesive.