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Where can I get good gaffers tape?
« on: Feb 09, 2013, 02:17 pm »
The last time I let someone get gaffers tape for me it was a super crappy not very sticky and not really gaffers tape. If anyone knows where to get good quality gaffers tape for cheap let me know but any good gaffers tape right now is welcome since it can come out of the tech budget. Thank you!

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Re: Where can I get good gaffers tape?
« Reply #1 on: Feb 09, 2013, 06:16 pm »
Retail or online?
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Re: Where can I get good gaffers tape?
« Reply #2 on: Feb 10, 2013, 02:30 am »
Any specific places? We got it online last time and we thought it would be good and it was the opposite.

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Re: Where can I get good gaffers tape?
« Reply #3 on: Feb 10, 2013, 05:43 am »
Nashua 357 - The best gaffer tape in the world.

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Re: Where can I get good gaffers tape?
« Reply #4 on: Feb 10, 2013, 01:37 pm »
My question would be - what are you using it for? I use gaffer's tape on my dance floor, as my dancers refuse to dance on vinyl dance floor tape. I provide the same style of tape for my ME, Head Carp, Prop Master and Audio Engineer: Shurtape PC 628. No one has complained about the tape on my staff, so I assume it's good for everything.

You can get the tape at two places at the lowest cost I could find -
West Coast: Southwesternbag.com
East Coast: jvconverting.com

Both offer great prices, though I personally use Southwesternbag (Los Angeles) as the shipping from PA was too much. However, as I look at their new site (which seems to be a bit under construction) JV Converting now has a Las Vegas shipping center. I'll be looking into that! Contact them and ask them to email you their PDF catalog since they don't have their Gaffers tape link up and running yet.

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Re: Where can I get good gaffers tape?
« Reply #5 on: Feb 10, 2013, 01:55 pm »
Where are you located?

I so happen to be a purveyor of all things gaff tape, all sizes, all colors. I can probably help you out. Send me a PM

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Re: Where can I get good gaffers tape?
« Reply #6 on: Nov 06, 2013, 01:01 pm »
I am Shamelessly in love with the website findtape.com They were fast and they had everything I was looking for! You know...gaff,glow,spike,duct,plumber,electrical...There is a lot of tape in this world and they have most of them!!
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