Just remove that wonderful roll of duct tape and make yourself a pair of emergency flip flops or just fix your broken shoes. Intro sequence for the 1001 uses for duct tape series. While we wouldnt condone all of these, its still pretty incredible to see the kinds of stuff people use duct tape for. Duct tapes can be made from a variety of different backing materials including cloth, scrim, vinyl, and film. Duct tape is fantastic stuff with a myriad of uses. Our fourth duct tape book, the jumbo duct tape book is a massive 464 pages of duct tape wit and wisdom wisdom subject to change without notice. From home repairs to home accessories the uses for this durable tape stretch as wide as you can imagine.
Use a piece of duct tape to hide small objects in a place thats hard to see or reach. Published by workman publishing, this hilarious collection of duct tape hints is available at your local bookstore or get it online right now by clicking to the duct tape pro shop. Wrap duct tape around a paint roller cover, sticky side out. From fingerpuppet crafts to book cover projects to repairing a swimmingpool liner, these creative ideas prove that duct tape is indispensable. Although, come to think of it, duct tape against bare skin. By using the right kind of tape, with a little bit of effort, you will be able to repair books and ensure that the wonderful stories within them can be passed on. Duct tape, also called duck tape, is cloth or scrimbacked pressuresensitive tape, often coated with polyethylene.
Now, the uses for duct tape are endless, from artwork to clothing, even home improvement. Compiled from a lifetimes obsession, the jumbo duct tape book is a magnum opus of nuttiness. Duct tape is strong enough to secure keys, money, credit cards, and more. And duct tape diva, richela fabian morgan, doesnt stop there. Crazy cool duct tape projects by marisa pawelko theres a lot of ways people are cutting down on costs this past few years, but this is without question one of the best ways. Given my penchant for common, everyday products that can be used dozens of ways, i thought it would be fun to once again look at some of the practical uses of duct tape around the house, camping. I had hoped when i purchased the book that i would find funny but real applications of duct tape. Duct tapes are rolls of pressuresensitive tape with a durable, rubberbased adhesive coating on one side. List at least three ways that duct tape is used in a professional setting. From taping together a dress or suit for prom night to saving the lives of. Hiking in patagonia is for many people the culmination of many years of dreaming and planning. Why duct tape should never be used to seal air ducts. It has a dark side and a light side, and it holds the universe together. Then again, you may be surprised at what some people have found as unusual uses for this miracle worker.
Duct tape 46 crazy insightful ways to use duct tape. If the binding on an inexpensive book breaks, reinforce it with duct tape. This legendary adhesive is universally used in just about every industry out there but i admit i never really considered all of the uses it would have in the medical field. Variation to standard duct tape are available in the form of gaffer tape. In duct tape engineerthe book of big, bigger, and epic duct tape projects handson educator, master tinkerer, and author of rubber band engineer, lance akiyama breaks away from tabletop crafts and shows you how to design, sculpt, and build backpacks, kayaks, catapults, a queensize bed, and even even a writing desk and chair with duct tape. This wellknown tape is a wonderful solution used to fixe all kinds of things around the house, however, it also offers some medical benefits. There are a variety of constructions using different backings and adhesives, and the term duct tape is often used to refer to all sorts of different cloth tapes of differing purposes. A sponge or cloth wrapped with duct tape works great for getting into corners. In it, through stepbystep instructions and illustrations, i show you 23 ways to substitute duct tape for medical supplies.
As tyler durden might say, with enough duct tape we can fix just about anything. It wont look wonderful, but youll keep the pages together. Its one of those magical diy materials everyone should have. Ultrasound, llc new digi door eager to start touring. Muhammad naveed, john davidson, mendon cottage books on. And these days, with dozens of colors, patterns and even college logos and other prints to choose from, there is no end of new uses. According to the american academy of dermatology, some people swear by this home remedy. Duct tape marketing is the small business marketing road map a collection of proven tools and tactics woven together in a stepbystep marketing system that shows small business owners exactly what to do to market and grow their businesses. My grandfather used to use duct tape to fix everything.
The duct tape is a very handy item at home, while travelling and at the workplace. Forget covering your books with boring brown paper bags or contact paper. North shore news terry peters the duct tape book will find a home in both school and public libraries where it will have a broad appeal with creative kids and teens. The common uses it is quite ordinary for us to think of duct tape uses that involve holding book covers or hanging posters and the.
You can create a duct tape cover for your own books in your own unique style. As long as there is gauze available, the wound can be covered with the soft gauze material and wrapped with duct tape. See why its advisable to carry this tape with you wherever you go. The original duct tape halloween book is jam packed with over 101 massively creative duct tape costumes ideas for year round fun and the miscellaneous wackiness that youve come to expect from the duct tape guys. If there is a first aid kit within the home, duct tape is a great item to add to the. The many amazing medical things you can do to tape yourself together. While duct tape is the generic name for this kind of tape, duck tape is a brand and there is a website full of hints and tips run by the folk who make it.
The stickiness of duct tape makes it perfect for a makeshift pet hair remover and this method is faster than vacuuming. In a pinch, duct tape can serve as a handy bandaid, diy clothesline and a nottooshabby robot costume if you are in dire need of. If there is need for an emergency bandage, duct tape is the perfect waterresistant solution. It failed reliably and often quite catastrophically, that was the result of a test from berkeley lab to see which sealants properly sealed air ducts. Install duct tape along the edges of builtin shelving to create a quick, easy trim, or create geometric designs on a piece of canvas with the tape, hanging it in the room as wall decor. Most people have a roll of duct tape sitting in their garage or a kitchen. Ten great and unusual uses for duct tape, including wallets, a belt, even a purse and a book bag. Heres a book of fun for both grownups and kids, and a great way to introduce children to crafting. The ultimate goal of this page is to list 1001 things you can do with duct tape. My new book, duct tape 911, goes on sale today, and i think youll love it. So if youve worked long and hard to make your patagonia hiking dream a reality you dont want to risk being scuppered by unexpected kit failure. A duct tape is so versatile that is more commonly referred to as mans greatest invention. Duct tape is one of the most versatile products ever invented. After world war ii, duct tape was widely used for a wide range of purposes.
The duct tape book, pictured above, features hundreds of bizarre uses for the tape ranging from tool belts to fly catchers 21. Why duct tape should never be used to seal air ducts of all the things we tested, only duct tape failed. Similar to the way youd use it to remove a splinter, you can use duct tape to get rid of a wart. Naveed, muhammad, davidson, john, mendon cottage books on. Duct tape, duck tape, duct tape uses, duck tape uses, wacky uses, humor, share your duct tape stories. Give a 35 minute report or create a timeline about the history and development of duct tape. Duct tape can be used for a variety of minor to major emergencies, from babyproofing your power outlets to temporarily repairing the hole in your canoe. Outline duct tape safety rules as they relate to general duct tape usage, usage recreationally among young people, and in a craft. However, 99% of the book is overthetop humor that all begins. If youre out camping or perhaps even home and cant find a clothesline, just make one yourself with a long strip of duct tape. Some of these uses have appeared in our duct tape books, and our 365 days of duct.
Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. There are a thousand and one ways to use duct tape. How to make a duct tape book cover with pictures wikihow. Wannabe macgyvers have found uses for it that the developers probably never dreamed of. Here are just 78 of the ways you can use duct tape for survival and emergency purposes. There are so many uses for duct tape that not only should you put a roll in your bug out bag, you should. Just because your book is beginning to look a bit tired, with a broken spine, and torn pages, doesnt mean you need to throw it out. Duct tape is the perfect idea for repairing a broken book binding. Packers scored he cheeredheres where the duct tape comes in. You can purchase colored duct tape to match your books cover as close as possible to make for a nicer looking repair. If you duct tape you hands to the front and back covers of this book, youll find it almost impossible to put down. How to decorate your room with duct tape home guides. Mostly, those uses for duct tape involve attaching things together, mainly because it is an adhesive. Jim berg, with tim nyberg, started the duct tape craze in 1994 with the publication of their bestselling the duct tape.
Using a nicecolored tape, run the tape down the length of the spine and cut shorter pieces to run perpendicular to that if you. You might also like to take a look at the duct tape guys who devote more of their lives than they should to exploring it. How to tape up a book and what kind of tape to use. It has also inspired the creation of such books as duct shui, a distinctly american take on a traditional chinese idea, and ductigami which provides directions for making a duct tape apron, lunch box, or address book. Use a piece of duct tape to temporarily patch holes in garden hoses and vacuum hoses.