More uses for blue tape

rotating photos

John K Jordan

>>can someone explain why this picture posts upside down. And when i rotate it before posting it posts 90 degrees no matter how I store it. Well, lean over 90 degrees to see it correctly)

Don't know about this forum, but the problem typically is metadata embedded in the photo that defines the rotation. Some image editing software will strip out this data when saving, some will not. I use Photoshop or Photoshop Elements, rotate as desired, then use the "Save for Web" command to resize and save a jpg file for posting on various forums. That has always fixed rotational problems, even for the worst cases, iPhone users.

JKJ

Re: More uses for blue tape

Barry Irby

I have used it to mark orientation also.

And I have similar tape that is green so I sometimes have green batches and blue batches.

Another completely separate use I just found for it is I cut some dovetails with the Leigh jig and got some tiny chips and a paper thin gap or two. I tried filling them with epoxy but found it is far more runny than I expected. So now I saturate the defect with epoxy and then cover it with the tape. Does three things, keeps the epoxy from drooling, keeps me from sticking my hand to it or gluing my plane down, and reminds me to sand or otherwise clean up the repair later.

Re: More uses for blue tape

John K Jordan

If anyone wants masking tape that holds MUCH better than the blue tape, try this, 3M tape for hard to stick surfaces such as brick, block, etc:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MHNG47G

I use this tape in the shop and house. It is NOT the green stuff you find at HD or Lowes. Won't make much difference for marking things but it might for other applications.

JKJ

Re: More uses for blue tape

William Duffield

For keeping epoxy from running out of joints or knots, I prefer transparent packing tape. After the epoxy has set it just peels off, leaving a flat, smooth surface to the epoxy patch.

Re: More uses for blue tape

Dale Stansbery

I just fully disassembled a 100 year old child's school desk my BIL salvaged from a W.Va. flood back in the early 70's. It looks like a small library table with a drawer that serves as the desk when extended. Every piece is taped with blue painters tape and marked with position and orientation. Hopefully I'll be able to decipher my shorthand when I reassemble.

Been there, bought the T-shirt

Jim Matthews

A mechanic friend who is keeping an old Morris minor alive takes pictures of each piece as it comes off, for (hopeful) reassembly. The camera or phone is always in the same orientation.

When putting complex pieces back in, he views the pics in reversed order.