The short answer is YES, if you choose your product wisely then it most definitely is, our new super strength clear acrylic bonding tape is the answer.

How can a tape be better than a mechanical fixing?

Simple really, where as a screw or rivet etc joins things in one point. Our acrylic bonding tape joins them across the whole of the joint therefore spreading the stress load across this whole area (hence a stronger more lasting bond is attained).

CVT4910C is now available here

Self adhesive tapes are also known as Pressure Sensitive Adhesives or PSA’s for short. These PSA’s belong to the visco-elastic polymer group, visco elasticity is an essential property of PSA’s and means that the substance has viscous and elastic properties.

Really?, you’re going to continue down this road!!!

No, not really I was just curious to see how much I could type before you interrupted me, ok there is plenty of scientific information and language that can be used to explain this. But I think you’d prefer a simple no nonsense explanation…

The main point is that PSA’s are sensitive to lower temperatures, so in the colder periods you can at times find that your tape seems not as sticky as usual.

Why is that? In simple terms please…

Basically the adhesive stiffens when colder and then can appear to have no stickiness… If your postman has just dropped a package it’s probably cold from being in his sack and will appear not to be sticky.

 So what is the answer then? I’m certainly not going to put a hat and glove on my tapes!!!

It’s really simple to get around this problem….. simply leave it anywhere indoors so that the tape is allowed to warm to room temperature. Once the tape has warmed up, the adhesive will soften again and the stickiness will return.

Also, it worth noting that although this is true of when you’re applying the tape it does not work the same when the tape is already applied.

As an example our 3M Dual Lock SJ3551 performs best when applied at a temperature of 20°C to 27°C, but once applied will resist temperatures of -29°C which is significantly colder than we ever get here in the UK.

We know many of you found it invaluable, but today we can go one better than that.

We are proud to illustrate some fantastic examples of guitars handmade by one of our customers; a respected and well known guitar builder in the UK named Ronnie Hanlon of The Guitar Boutique in Belfast.

Ronnie has built several guitars for world renowned artists such as George Jones, and looking at these pictures it’s clear to see why.

We’re privileged to be associated with Ronnie as a supplier in crafting such beautiful items*.

*Art Work by Shaun Loughran – The guitar Boutique

Seems a little strange to say the least, especially when you consider that the company name is derived from merging these 2 words together.

• So what exactly are converted (die-cut) tapes? Basically they are tapes that have been converted from their original format into a bespoke custom shape or format.
• What different ways can tape be converted? The options are endless, from something simple like rewinding into small rolls through to bespoke die cutting into elegant shapes.
• Why have tapes converted? People have their own reasons for having tapes converted but most commonly it is for reduced wastage / speedier production / more aesthetically pleasing product.

It’s been around for years and used everywhere, whether it’s mounting point of sale in shops, facilitating an easy fastening mechanism on children’s shoes or coats. Or even for holding nappies (diapers for my American readers) together, it really is a product of a thousand uses and more…but….have you heard of dual lock? NO!

It works on a similar principle to velcro in the sense you have two opposing sides that engage in order to attach things and is also suitable for another thousand uses.

Ok, they both work in a similar way and offer the same functionality so why does the title say dual lock wins hands down? Well, I only said they were similar and that is true in the sense of their suitable to so many different jobs, but where velcro (hook & loop) has a male (hook) side and a female (loop) side dual lock has only one side. This in itself is a great feature as it means you don’t have to worry that you have equal amounts of hook and loop, you can simply cut to your required size and it self engages.

The most common deciding factor to use dual lock is that the strength is several times greater than even heavy duty Velcro. It’s not only the engagement strength though, dual lock also offers a much higher strength adhesive, none more so than the 3M SJ3550, this product actually incorporates the super high strength VHB tape that is used in place of rivets, screws and welds. This adhesive makes the product ideally suited to high load applications and is more than capable of performing outdoors as well as indoors.

So this is why we have decided to make this product available to you, now usually we introduce a new product then increase the variations available as they are requested.

Not this time, we already offer the product in rolls, metres and pre cut pads.

Want to know more? Check out the specification sheet here

Or alternatively you can buy it here

So what do you have to do? Come up with a witty one liner? No!, Explain why you like us in 100 words or less? No!

All you have to do for your chance to win is like our facebook page, that’s it…. Nothing more  (Via the link over here) ————>

We will pick a winner at the end of the month out of all the people that have liked us.

You can also like this post too but that won’t count

* £50 to spend in our store at convertape.com

Or if you have previously ordered and your order was over £50 then we will give you that amount instead! Good eh!

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However, it has to be said that many of our readers are subscribed through the RSS feeds and so would not know that it was a new look blog.

So what’s so special about the new blog I hear you say (apart from the obvious aesthetically pleasing appearance tweaks)… Well to start with there is a whole new exciting forum section, designed to offer assistance to all members this area is specifically designed for you to ask the advice of other members.

Why not check it out, maybe you can offer some advice of your own!

It’s still brand new so it will take a little time to get the formatting spot on, so if there is a topic or section you would like to see then just let me know.

As I have mentioned a few times previously it’s great knowing what my products are used for, but nothing really compares to seeing pictures showing my products in actual working conditions. It’s amazing to see that from a humble roll of copper tape comes some truly amazing & creative objects.

At this time it’s only pictures but I’m hoping to be able to give a guide in the near future describing exactly how to use the copper tape to produce results like these.

Please feel free to submit pictures of your own that I can include in the blog to show to others, or even to write in with your own guides or tips.

Well, there you go sorry about that although to be fair I haven’t been spending this time idle. No doubt you have already noticed that the website has had a facelift. In fact we have changed the whole blog and in this change we have incorporated some new ideas and other improvements that I hope will be a benefit to everyone who visits.

First off you will notice a few spaces for advertising opportunities, this will mean that worthy companies will be able to advertise themselves to you. Then we have also rearranged the posts into much easier to navigate sections (as well as deleting a few redundant ones).

Finally I would like to get your opinions on something else, as you know we currently offer the share the moment section for those of you who wish to provide photos of the tapes being used. This has proved popular and I’m thinking we can build on this by offering the ability to have you the readers add to the site.

So what does this mean? Well basically if you have a tips or ideas of ways in which to use tapes then you can submit the information yourself to other people that share your interests! I think this will make the site a massively useful resource for people with all manner of interests.

Please leave a comment with your thoughts or alternatively use our contact page