headoverheels 291 #1 December 10, 2003 Is gaffer's tape something you can pick up locally? What stores commonly carry it? Thanks, Gary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #2 December 10, 2003 You can easily pick it up locally if you live in LA or New York. Square One sells gaff tape, but at a price that's quite a bit more than I'd be willing to pay unless under duress. You might try a local, but well stocked, professional camera store. On-line, could buy it from HERE for about half of what you might pay elseware. Also, you'll see it comes in a lot more sexy colors than just black. And I might also mention it comes in two different formulas: West Coast for slightly warmer temps and East Coast for slightly cooler temps.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pattersd 0 #3 December 10, 2003 you can also try Markertek for gaffers tape http://www.markertek.com/MTStore/Store.cfm use the search function and enter gaffers tape. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #4 December 10, 2003 Any hardware store should have it. If you're having trouble, I guarantee Home Depot will. If my gurantee's are wrong... I REALLY guarantee any theater supply store would have it. _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YahooLV 0 #5 December 10, 2003 Most photography stores will carry it also.http://www.curtisglennphotography.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GravityGirl 0 #6 December 12, 2003 I sell it at Gravity Gear. Right in your back yard. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peace and Blue Skies! Bonnie ==>Gravity Gear! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WayneRATS 0 #7 December 13, 2003 plug plug! anyway i thought it was called gaffer tape or duck tape.. never heard it called gaffers before ------------------------ Can You Ere Me Now? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murrays 0 #8 December 13, 2003 QuoteIf my gurantee's are wrong... I REALLY guarantee any theater supply store would have it. _Am Andy man is right! I spent a day driving around my little city and no photography or music shop had any. I finally found some in a theatrical lighting shop. Actually, not some...they had tons of the stuff in all sorts of colours and sizes.-- Murray "No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #9 December 13, 2003 Quoteanyway i thought it was called gaffer tape or duck tape.. Gaffers tape and Duct tape are two very different things. Duct tape is silver and plasticy, and is primarily used for sealing HVAC ductwork. Gaffers tape is black and fabricy, and is primarily used on taping colored filters to extreemely hot lights in a theater. We like Gaffers tape because it comes off clean, compared to duct tape which leaves a residue. _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newshooter12 0 #10 December 13, 2003 what AM said plus: -it's great to hold down cables -keep thing together you just broke in the field and have no way to repair immediately -seal leaks in a canoe so you can fish the rest of the day -not tear paint or wall paper off when removing as duct tape would be sure to do -it's good to tape up reflective surfaces when you're lighting something so you don't get glare... there are lots more examples i'm sure. those are just a few i've used them for. matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GravityGirl 0 #11 December 15, 2003 Quoteplug plug! anyway i thought it was called gaffer tape or duck tape.. never heard it called gaffers before Yeah. But the guy lives less than an hour away from our DZ, and it was an honest answer to an honest question ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peace and Blue Skies! Bonnie ==>Gravity Gear! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WayneRATS 0 #12 December 15, 2003 andyman. if you put gaffer(s) tape onto a gel on a parcan (a theatre light) have it working for 5 hours then expect it to come off clean. then you must be smokin funny cigarettes anyway decent lighting riggers use gel frames anyway i digress------------------------ Can You Ere Me Now? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #13 December 15, 2003 Clean is of course a relative term... At one point, I was using duct tape because it'd just melt onto the light. ;) I loved that work, I'll have to get back into it someday. Now all my "rigging" is programing websites. Not so much fun. _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #14 December 15, 2003 Quote anyway decent lighting riggers use gel frames Absolutely correct, gaff tape was never meant to hold gels on to lighting instuments. CTO on windows, yeah, I'd use it for that. For theatrical work, use metal frames or for fancy-schmancy, electrically controlled gel changers. For TV interviews and other quick temp stuff, use regular wooden clothes pins (aka sometimes as C-47s).quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WayneRATS 0 #15 December 16, 2003 lol not meaning to hijack but the scrollers we had used to screw up mid show.. it was great having someone crawling along the IWB while the show was on right up near the fly floor. we ended up taking them off and using 3 sets of parcans the following night and the director didn't even realise ------------------------ Can You Ere Me Now? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skychic68 0 #16 December 17, 2003 You can really get some good deals on e bay. That's where I have bought my gaffer's tape from. Good luckQue sera sera Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stik 0 #17 December 18, 2003 I use C-47s or grip clips to hold gels on to barn doors usually. And I get my Gaff tape from work. Pete Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
