I find gaffer tape to be indispensable on the allotment. While waiting for my husband to get round to fixing the broken arm on our geriatric garden bench I stuck it back together with the tape and 2 years on it has withstood the elements while the rest of the bench has disintegrated around it (not helped by an overweight relative who shall be nameless).
I have also used it for "temporary" fixes for cracked panes in the greenhouses and many other jobs where my other DIY tool, a big hammer, was unsuitable.
Yesterday I found another use. Due to overcrowded windowsills and leggy plants I decided the tomatoes had to go to the greenhouse. I asked my husband to bring the greenhouse paraffin heaters out of retirement just in case of a cold snap. They haven't been used for a couple of years as my seedlings have tended to commit suicide before being ready to move to the allotment. He had a pack of 4 new wicks but could not get them to go into the burner slots.
In a flash of inspiration I wrapped the ends in gaffer tape with a tail of a few inches and voil� they were threaded into place. Then I just peeled off the tape.
I just wish the tape came in bright red or fluorescent yellow rather than silver. It would then stand out and remind my husband that there was a permanent job waiting to be done.
Has anyone else found any unusual uses for this tape?
I have also used it for "temporary" fixes for cracked panes in the greenhouses and many other jobs where my other DIY tool, a big hammer, was unsuitable.
Yesterday I found another use. Due to overcrowded windowsills and leggy plants I decided the tomatoes had to go to the greenhouse. I asked my husband to bring the greenhouse paraffin heaters out of retirement just in case of a cold snap. They haven't been used for a couple of years as my seedlings have tended to commit suicide before being ready to move to the allotment. He had a pack of 4 new wicks but could not get them to go into the burner slots.
In a flash of inspiration I wrapped the ends in gaffer tape with a tail of a few inches and voil� they were threaded into place. Then I just peeled off the tape.
I just wish the tape came in bright red or fluorescent yellow rather than silver. It would then stand out and remind my husband that there was a permanent job waiting to be done.
Has anyone else found any unusual uses for this tape?
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