[cctalk] Re: QIC tape replacement bands

I also find the tension with the clear bands seem too tight. I use them anyway, after giving them a few pulls past the elastic threshold. This causes them to relax somewhat. The tension is still too tight after, but less. These clear bands have some other operational characteristics that make me shy of long term use, but for a couple uses they’re workable. The sticking to the posts is has nothing to do with the plastiband, and is catastrophic regardless of what band you use. It’s the result of the original belt leaving adhesive residue on the tape surface, as a byproduct of its chemical deterioration. If you run the tape, even once, it transfers EVERYWHERE, and effectively the tape becomes a tar baby. It’s not game over, but the project definitely goes from difficult to nightmarish, if that happens. ok bear.