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This Duct Tape Boat Might Actually Make It Back to Shore

This Duct Tape Boat Might Actually Make It Back to Shore

Duct tape boat races have become common as fund raisers and team building exercises.  The boats usually sink within minutes and none are built to last. Three Michigan boys did it a little differently. These high school freshman spend 120 hours and worked through 35 rolls of duct tape and over 200 feet of pvc […]

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Canadian Designer Creates Gaffers Tape Masterpieces

Canadian Designer Creates Gaffers Tape Masterpieces

Take a look at these floor designs created by Canadian designer Jim Lambie made from gaffers tape. Incredibly beautiful! Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send us your interesting tape news and we’ll share it with the world! Thetapeworks.com

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Poor Man’s Porsche-It Might Be Cheaper To Buy The Real Thing

Poor Man’s Porsche-It Might Be Cheaper To Buy The Real Thing

In an attempt to save the $150,000 cost of buying a new Porsche 911GT3 RS,  this guy has fabricated one out of cardboard and gaff tape. Based on the cost of the gaffers tape,  he might have come out ahead by just purchasing the real thing. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s […]

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Trucker Caught Trying To Evade Tolls With Electrical Tape

Trucker Caught Trying To Evade Tolls With Electrical Tape

A Queens, NY truck driver was caught using electrical tape to alter the numbers on his truck’s license tag in an attempt to evade toll charges. The Goethals Bridge in New York uses a photo system to determine who owes tolls when using the bridge and sends them a bill. Trucker Benjamin McClellan has been […]

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Origina Art For Your Dorm Room Walls

Origina Art For Your Dorm Room Walls

Need some flashy original art for that drab dorm room?  Here’s how to use a little duct tape to get something nice in a  hurry http://bit.ly/PJ42po Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send us your interesting tape news and we’ll share it with the world! Thetapeworks.com

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Masking Tape Art May Need Masking Tape Coverup

Masking Tape Art May Need Masking Tape Coverup

Masking tape is a commonly used method for temporarily covering up parts of images that some might deem inappropriate. Tape artist Kayt Hester creates gorgeous images of scantily clad women using hand torn pieces of black photo masking tape. Take a look at this image and decide for yourself if a cover up is called […]

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Camera Survives “The Burn”.  Photog Credits His Taping Job

Camera Survives “The Burn”. Photog Credits His Taping Job

A professional photographer who is  known as “roman” braved the elements at this year’s Burningman festival and has posted some incredible pictures on his travel web site. Roman credits the use of painters grade masking tape for providing the protection necessary to be able to use his camera in the hostile environment that the Nevada […]

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More Turtles On The Way

More Turtles On The Way

Caswell Beach Turtlewatch volunteers continue to welcome new hatchlings into the world, with lots of nest activity this week. Brightly colored vinyl barricade tape is used to insure that beach goers don’t disturb the nests. You can keep track of recent activity about this fascinating endangered species by clicking here.

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Kinky Vocals Saved With Gaffers Tape

Kinky Vocals Saved With Gaffers Tape

UK gossip site OMG has revealed that Kinks singer Ray Davies had to use gaffers tape as a last minute fix, seconds before his appearance in the closing ceremonies of the London Olympics. Davies told OMG that his microphone broke as he was entering the stadium for the band’s performance and that gaffers tape saved […]

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Woodworker Waxes Eloquent About Masking Tape

Woodworker Waxes Eloquent About Masking Tape

Woodworker Bernie Bottens told Woodworkingnetwork.com that if he didn’t have masking tape in his shop “I’d jsut have to go sit down, because there’s not much that I can accomplish. Read Bottens’ tips about using masking tape in woodworking by clicking here. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send […]

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