A few years ago I bought some tape - I 'think' it was butyl-something - from Tandy, which you'd stretch and wrap around cables, then cure with heat by just holding your hand around it. It wasn't adhesive, it sort of bonded to itself. Worked great.
Now I can't seem to find it. Could anyone tell me what the stuff is actually called, or where I might find some?
tia Rob
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There was a bloke selling it on ebay a while back, he might still be doing so. I think his lot fell of the back of a telstra van.....
Self Amalgamating tape? Jaycar NM-2826
Mike
Ahh, cheers. I'll go with the Jaycar one :) it's exactly what I want.
Dunno why searching for 'tape' didn't find it on their web site.
Rob
Or 3M Scotch 23 Rubber Splicing Tape. The rubberizing is triggered by stretching it as you wrap it around the joint, rather than by heat as such. At a hardware store near you (or RS or Farnell in a pinch). I bought some (butyl-something :-) tape just the other day to do some repairs to my deck, but I don't recall what it's called. Got it at Bunnings.
Ken
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I wouldn't write off ebay. It is different stuff but you can get quite a bit for the same price that jaycar is asking for one roll.
Mike
>One day Robert Murphy got dressed and committed to text
As mentioned, use the 3M Scotch 23. It's a very handy product to have about !!
On Fri, 20 May 2005 10:08:05 +1000, "Robert Murphy" put finger to keyboard and composed:
WES sell it as "self amalgamating butyl rubber" tape, code NIT15, $12.25, 0.5mm x 19mm x 10M.
- Franc Zabkar
"Scotch 23 tape" : rubber splicing tape from your local Lawrence and Hanson
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