Having problems finding the right size and font decals for that newly painted switch engine? Do as the real railroads do,,, use duct tape.
What about that engine number!!!! Looks like they find some decals that were the right red color and right numbers ( 1 and 9 ) but did not have any way to cut out all the zero's between the 1 and 9.
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Having problems finding the right size and font decals for that newly painted switch engine? Do as the real railroads do,,, use duck tape.
Looks more like "Duct Tape" to me.
Thanks. My mind and my fingers don't always work together.
Actually, "Duck Tape" is a popular name brand of "duct tape." And duct tape isn't all that great for sealing ducts. Many if not most professional installers use a higher end product that is more flexible and seals better. A few years ago, somebody published a comparison test of duct tape for various tasks and it was great for all kinds of things, but NOT sealing ducts. I can't remember who did the study, it might have been Consumers Union or the Wall Street Journal.
Actually, "Duck Tape" is a popular name brand of "duct tape."
I had a boss back in the old days who was from the Middle East and he had never heard of duct tape, kept thinking it was DUCK tape. Didn't help matters any when I went to the hardware store to get a roll for the shop and it was the brand Duck Tape!
Jerry
Funny photos, Keith!
Yes, duct tape is not to be used for duct work.
I have some gray duck tape in my garage now.
The tape look (we called it, "Hundred Mile an Hour Tape" in the Army) is pretty popular. There is an SW owned by a small switching outfit near me and for the longest time, the owner name and # were done with white tape on the black carbody...
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