At work we're really fond of a no-backing kind of tape called Mactac. Mactac appears to be the manufacturer and it is most awesome stuff. The fact that it's just the adhesive alone means all the shear strength in it is the surface its bonded to. We use it to secure parts and/or tools together temporarily for drilling, milling, and part holding, but it also has permanent applications elsewhere in the factory. Takes a good bit of patience to get apart two solid objects, since they are so securely bonded together. Give it a bit of a wedging and wait before prying some more. I like to secure some objects together by using regular masking tape on the more fragile surface, putting the mactac on the masking tape, the putting them together. The tape combination allows a surface with some variations in it to stick to a more smooth surface, and spreads out the load so it doesn't peel up vinyl or other thin surfaces and finishes. Never had to buy it, so I wouldn't know where to get it.
| I will give it a shot. Any particular brand or style(of tape) that | seems to work better? | | JW |