tape for bulk loading 35mm

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After I ruined a roll of good pictures by having the ((^$#^&^*&(%%$#@ masking tape pull off the spindle of the cartridge of some film I'd bulk loaded, I did some experimenting today.

Scotch tape-TOTAL waste of time-pulls loose with very little force.
Electrical tape-see above !
Clear packaging tape-static cling problems and kept sticking to itself. Might work but kept giving me problems.
Duct tape-very strong, but I'm worried about the goop it leaves behind. Plus I had to cut it down to about 1" wide-bit of a PITA.

The winner turned out to be 1" wide "Waterproof Adhesive Tape" medical tape-I could not pull the film off the spool by hand and using a camera and advancing the film could not get it to pull the film off the spool no matter how hard I tried.

Just thought I'd share this with anybody else who bulk loads their film.
 
Gaffers tape works well for me - it took a few mishaps before I realized that you really need the tape strip to be long enough so that it grips one side of the film, goes around the spool, then grips the bottom side of the film.
 
humm, no issue with common household scotch/invisible tape here, but I usually don't crank too hard at the end! Waterproof tape though, duly noted.
 
i actually like the paper type tape. don't need a scissor to tear, and i can always use it on the exterior to write what iso/film etc. so far no big issues only that it is a little thicker than normal clear tape.
 
I've always used blue masking tape, low residue left behind if removed in a reasonable time. Never had a problem with film coming loose except with one camera, my Pen F, it's pull is enough to tear the film if I go all the way to the end. That is why I stop a couple of frames short of the full count on that camera.
 
Mundane magic tape does it for me. Just need to make sure the tape is long enough to adhere to both sides of the film over the reel. And it's easily removed when developing.
 
I've been using 19mm household Scotch or 3M tape for years. People call it deep freezer tape around here (don't ask). I make sure the tape covers both sides of the film.
 
I use black masking tape for reloadable plastic canister, one full winding around the core and about 2 cm to attach the film, no problem yet (I use the same tape a couple of times)
 
Also - if your tape detaches and you pull the film off the core - just load the camera into the darkbag with your developing tank etc and load it right from the take up spool.
If you don't self develop you can still do the above - spool the film up and load it into the Ilford style film canister which is made of black plastic - unlike the light colored Kodak ones.
Had a similar emergency earlier this week and recovered it just fine.

Ben
 
clear packing tape, make sure you place spool center in the middle of the 2.5" long piece of tape (Sticky side up), so you can have the tape placed on BOTH sides of the films end.

IE: the tape makes a "U" shape with the spool at the outside bottom of the "U" and the tape is attached on both sides of the outside of the film...
 
I use the blue painters masking tape. I cut a piece long enough to start on one side of the film, go around the spool to the other side of the film. The reason I use the blue painters tape is I find it doesn't leave a residue when taking the tape off the film when loading for development.
 
I use the tape from my 120 roll film in the rare occasions when I have to tape the 135 film to the spool, but usually I cut the end and just stick it in the spool - that works best for me.

Regards,

Boris
 
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