Vacuum clamping is the easiest to way to hold an object for routing and sanding. Vacuum clamps powered by a venturi or electric pump can generate up to 1,700 lbs per square foot of clamping pressure without marring the work piece. If you're unfamiliar with vacuum tape, this is the stuff that makes the air tight seal between a vacuum jig and the work piece.

This high density on-board gasketing tape is sold in 150 ft rolls. The tape is coated on one side with an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive. The foam's 1/16" thickness assures conformability to a wide range of substrates and its 3/8" width allows a tighter radius for small parts on the vacuum clamping/templating jig.

For many users, 150 ft length might be lifetime supply since it often can be removed from smooth, non-porous surfaces and applied at least once more to another surface.

What is it used for?
This gasket tape is typically used for template routing.

Features

• Closed cell foam gives this tape greater abrasion resistance.
• The self-adhesive allows the gasketing to be easily applied to virtually any smooth vacuum jig surface.
• Minimizes creep and chatter which makes sanding operations faster and routing operations more accurate.
• This tape offers the lowest compression set of any tape available. It has excellent "memory". In other words, it will return to its original size after each clamping operation.
• Can be used with small and tight radii on the vacuum jig.

Technical Data

• Type: PVC
• Hardness (Shore 00): 60
• Tensile Strength: 80
• Elongation: 150"
• Compression set: 4
• Length: 150'
• Width: 3/8"
• Thickness: 1/16"

Due to the 1/16" thickness of this tape, it should not be used with Mach ball valves. Instead, we recommend our 1/8" thick gasket tape for use with these valves.