Tape Down Your Cables

Running cable along a wall or other boundary works well.

Tape down your cables.

This thread is archived. The gaffgun helps you tape down your cables and wires approximately 29x faster. If you choose to do this check it s still long enough to allow your bar to turn through 180 degrees without it pulling taut. Our tape is made in the usa and has the specifications of premium grade gaffer tape.

Your gear cables and surface are safe and intact whatever you use gaffer power on it holds it down solid but is very easily taken off leaving no residue. At first it seems like a boatload of extra work especially at the end of a long night. Tape tex shows how to use gaffers tape to tape down a cable like the pros do. Here s how to tape down a cable.

Clear the surface of any debris and lay the cable down. 3 5k points 2 years ago. If you are covering cable on carpet you might look at a reusable option called safcord cable housing that is a 30 foot x 4 inch nylon fabric with velcro along both edges that sticks to the carpet. Before you wrap up your cable we ve got to take care of our tape.

Once you ve laid the cable along its intended path start at one end and secure the cable with a strip of gaff tape. When combined with the revolutionary gaffgun your taping jobs will be finished quicker cleaner and without all of the pain and effort of applying tape by hand. Pro gaffer tape will keep cables safe and secure underfoot and won t leave adhesive residue behind. It s worth cutting any unnecessarily long cables hoses down to size.

New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Tape down your cables. First find an area with the least amount of foot traffic or other obstacles. The adhesive will not peel back up.

Now because gaffer s tape is awesome it sticks to itself very well. Whether you re covering cables seaming dance floors marking your warehouse or putting carpet tape down in your convention center you can trust gafftech tapes. Lays down the tape and ensures no one will accidentally be tripping or ripping out your cables. View discussions in 3 other communities.