Stuart91 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 We often use hazard marked tape like this: http://cpc.farnell.com/productimages/farnell/standard/HE3067707-40.jpg The colours make it ideal for marking cable runs etc. However we can only get it in PVC tape - like normal insulating tape, but wider. What we often find ourselves doing is sticking cables down with gaffa, then adding the PVC hazard tape on top for visibility. What we'd ideally want is gaffa tape with the same pattern, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. Does anyone know of a supplier? P.S. I know about the channel tape - i.e. ultra-wide gaffa with space in the middle for cables, and it's not great for what we're looking to do. It's very expensive and often overkill for more of the cable runs that we are trying to cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathanhill Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Try asking Le Mark. As far as I know they do not do a hazard gaffer tape, but if you ask them nicely (and buy enough) them they may make it for you. I take it that the classic white gaffer tape is not right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the kid Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Le Mark do it. Or something that looks very much like it and will do the same. It's called slipway cable cover 145mmx30m roll with a adhesive free center. I can't give you price as I dont have one, but there are discounts for over £50 orders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter F Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 P.S. I know about the channel tape - i.e. ultra-wide gaffa with space in the middle for cables, and it's not great for what we're looking to do. It's very expensive and often overkill for more of the cable runs that we are trying to cover. Le Mark do it. Or something that looks very much like it and will do the same. It's called slipway cable cover 145mmx30m roll with a adhesive free center. I can't give you price as I dont have one, but there are discounts for over £50 orders. It's about 20 quid a roll "and often overkill" for the original poster! Beyond my ill placed sarcasm, I do have a helpful suggestion. Why not tape over your cable runs with black gaffa and highlight them with diagonals of yellow (or whatever colour takes your fancy) ** Really helpful, simple and effective tip follows **Black gaffa, 3 strips wide slight overlap to make one very wide strip. Turn it over, tape one strip "the wrong way up" onto the middle et voila you have your own slipway tape. (There is a very good argument that my simple and effective tip may not be the most cost effective use of gaffa tape. The advantages you gain at the end of the evening when packing away outweighs the cost of the single extra strip of gaffa tape.) Rubber mats are a better option for covering cables."Fine ribbed rubber matting" is what you want to be putting into google.Alternatively find a source of used conveyor belts. Be warned some conveyor belts are slippier surfaces than others. Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart91 Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 We do use rubber mats in some circumstances - mainly outdoors - but it's tricky to know what lengths we'd need for every gig. Slipway tape is often too wide for what we need - often the run to FOH consists of just mains and a digital multi and can be well covered with two strips of standard gaffa. At the moment, we're often taping down with standard black gaffa and then putting the striped hazard PVC tape on top so that the run is visible. Hazard marked gaffa would give us the best of both worlds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 If you're running 2 or 3 lengths of gaffa together, how about using yellow gaffa and black gaffa side-by-side? You don't get the diagonal stripes, but the yellow certainly stands out. Or even one of the fluorescent colours. I've just had a look at http://www.lemarkgroup.co.uk/gaffer.htm - they do appear to do a 50mm yellow/black hazard gaffer tape in their "Pro-Gaf" range, although it's not on their "order online" page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzette Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Directa UK also do Hi-Viz Gaffa Tapeand if you are interested they also do Jungle Camouflage Tape for those times when you want to tape down your cables so that the local elephants don't spot it!! Edit: Have found Black/Yellow Hazard tape here but isn't especially cheap .... scroll down the page for different widths/lengths of rolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryson Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I'd suggest giving a false name if you buy anything from Directa....you'll need the witness protection programme to get rid of the sales people. Why do you think I had to emigrate? :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themadhippy Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I'd suggest giving a false name if you buy anything from DirectaToo true,however there calendars were pretty amusing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niclights Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I'm fairly sure the Directa hazard is PVC. LeMark seems the best bet. They're generally cheaper too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew C Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Le Mark do a PVC hazard tape in at least 3 colours. CPC also stock the same 3 (R&W, B&Y, G&W) at £1.98/33m. HE3067608, HE3067708, HE3067808 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niclights Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 The OP does not want PVC :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sound In Gloucestershire Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 personally id just use a bright colour http://www.skytronic.co.uk/product/index.php?s=853.501 this stuff is cheap as chips and available in bright colours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokm Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 this stuff is cheap as chips and available in bright coloursAnd likely also comes with other cheap gaffa qualities such as large amounts of residue and the inability to come up nicely? Or is this stuff one of the very few cheap brands that isn't cack? T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timtheenchanteruk Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 try this its tunnel tape, and they have it in black/yellow, great stuff it only has adhesive down the edges, no more gunked up cables.Ive not used it for ages, I have a few mats to put down where absolutely necessary to tape cables down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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