Review on 🦆 Sustainable Duck Filament Reinforced Strapping: Model 392903 by John Roberts

COMPARE This is a high quality binding tape; sticky and with many glass fibers. For comparison: the STAPLES brand has only half as many threads that make up the essence of the strapping. The more threads the better. STRIPING Strapping is mainly used as a metal or plastic strap around boxes with heavy contents to prevent tearing as the embedded fiberglass prevents the strap from stretching. It's not designed to seal edges or gaps - it works for that purpose, but not as well, mainly because it's less flexible. USAGE> Putting a strap (even a narrow strap) around each side of the box (a total of 3 strips for three dimensions of normal space) is the best guarantee that the packaging will not open during transport. Use two bands for each side if content is heavy. Why not use "packaging" or "shipping" tape? ---You stretch and then let go. The packing/shipping tape is used to seal the boxes, not to prevent them from tearing. APPLICATION NOTES > The tape sticks well to most boxes (shipping boxes) but much better to itself. So overlap at least 3 inches for a small box, more for larger boxes > The tape sticks to itself so well it can be difficult to detach if the end sticks to the roll. The best strategy is prevention --- fold the tab over each time you cut a piece of tape from the roll > The tape doesn't tear across at all (due to the threads) but tears slightly parallel to the threads. To "start" the roll when the tape is stuck in the roll, it is best to use a flat knife to scrape/peel off a small section. tape rolled on itself) HOW WIDTH? Depends on the weight, of course, but for "medium-heavy" crates: 3/8" is good for crates up to 10" wide, 1/2" is good, let's say 12" 3/4" " wide boxes will fit boxes up to 15" wide 1" will fit boxes up to 20" wide --- but two 1/2" strips (equidistant from each other and from the edge of the box removed) on each side usually better than a 1"2" strip is fine for large or very heavy boxes---but several thinner strips (equally spaced from each other and from the edge of the box) are usually better than a 2" stripes. This size (0.7 inch) is a good compromise - you don't lose much on small boxes and can use multiple tapes (which is better anyway) on almost any box size, large or heavy. I usually have 3/8", 3/4" and 2" rolls handy. I use 2" strapping for large rock boxes (I'm a geologist). > Click on "rocks" just below the product name to view my other reviews or leave a comment to ask a question.