NASA- Duct Tape Suggested for Spacewalk Repair

AP ^ | 7/11/06

[forsnax5]

"In the long run, all solutions are temporary, so go ahead and use duct tape."

-- Garrison Keillor

[Robe]

JB Weld

J B Weld kept the locking nut on my right rear shock absorber on my old TR-6 for a YEAR!!!!!

[texas_mrs]

I used JB Weld to fix a hole in my dishwasher 2 yrs ago and it is still holding.

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

Duct tape was a product of the aerospace industry. It was originally used to fix holes in fuselages of airplanes... hence 100mph tape.

Not a flame, just a correction.

Duct tape and 500mph tape are different beasties. (100mph tape may be duct tape, but duct tape is not used on airplanes --I doubt the adhesive in duct tape could hold up to jet speeds/temperatures at 30,000'+)

Duct tape is made from woven fabric. 500mph tape is pure aluminum with a very strong acrylic or asphalt adhesive that is good from anywhere between -100F to +600F, depending upon the tape and/or application.

See: Specialty and Foil Tape

[InkYouBuss_007]

If it doesn't move but it should...put some DW-40 on it.

If it moves and it shouldn't

put some duct tape on it.

[DustyMoment]

Duct tape!!?? What's the matter, no chewing gum??

[lepton]

OK! It's not funny anymore! I have to pee!

It's a little high, but is that why there's the belly cut-out?

[SouthernBoyupNorth]

I stand corrected.

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

I stand corrected.

No problemo.

In 2000, Lawrence Berkeley National Labs did some experimentation to see which sealants worked best for heating/air conditioning ducts. What they found was that the absolute worst sealant was duct tape, itself. When heated, the glue hardens in a matter of days, causing the tape to fall off, breaking the seal.

So, duct tape works for everything except ducts.

Pretty funny, huh? I laughed when I first read it.

[Fury]

Duct Tape is the force that binds the world together.

I have a carpenter that works at the house who says the whole world is held together with drywall screws...

[frogjerk]

Duct Tape More Effective than Cryotherapy for Warts

[mewzilla]

Whoa. Thanks for posting that link! :)

[gura]

JB Weld is the BOMB! I need a third hand to count all of times it's fixed something permanently for me. I used to be able to count them on two hands, but that's another story....

[RockinRight]

[texas_mrs]

Wow, this is one long-lived short thread. 55 posts stretching out over a two month period!

[CDHart]

"She had to learn the hard way that duct tape would not repair copper plumbing or a garden hose."

LOL! Me, too. I still don't know why it doesn't work on the garden hose, though. It seems as though it ought to.

carolyn

[TChris]

As an owner of some rental properties, I can state without doubt that this must be a rental home. Nobody would do this to their own sheetrock and paint.

Correction: Nobody would do this to sheetrock and paint they had to buy, install and paint themselves. I can easily see teenagers doing this to their (parents') own home. I probably would have. :-)