6 Oct
2003
6 Oct
'03
3:15 p.m.
At 08:28 PM 10/6/03 +0100, you wrote:
On Oct 6, 8:12, Lyle Bickley wrote:
What kind of oil do they use on it?
Joe
I'd contact the seller and ask them if the
tapes are oiled (you can
smell the
oil) - if so, they are not mylar. (I've used
a lot of that
black/oiled tape
- btw, mylar tape is typically not black, IMHO
and experience)
You can often *feel* the oil. By a curious coincidence, I was talking
to a guy, this morning, who still sells paper tape and used to be
involved in its manufacture. He told me how it was oiled in bulk, and
how they used to do it in small batches for special jobs. I now know
how to oil my own :-)
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Pete Peter Turnbull
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University of York