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Pillar of the Community
United States
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instead of staples on 2x2 flips will they be more air tight than stapels ?
and does the tape have PVC in it?
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Valued Member
United States
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what would you use this for just wondering about peoples storing methods
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
3077 Posts |
well ... I don't have the extra cash to purchase air tights and I read that flips are not air tight when you just staple them and was wondering it may be a poor mans solution to my delima
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I've ever heard of an archival quality scotch tape. But I agree, a better method than staples has to be found for closure of a 2x2. Ever have a staple that didn't quite close right? and scratch the coin filed in the box behind it? Ticked me off! luckily it was a low dollar coin!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2520 Posts |
Another downside to scotch tape is usually after several years the tape hardens and gets brittle and may cause your coins to fall out.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3077 Posts |
well I was thinking of doing both and there are many types of tape that may be better
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2520 Posts |
I wonder if they make an archival quality glue stick, that you could run along the outer edge of the 2x2 before you close it and staple it?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3077 Posts |
i was thinking glue but I am thinking that may be too risky
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2520 Posts |
if it was a glue stick you could easily do smaller denominations, half dollar and dollars would be tricky. I wouldn't even try it unless it was an archival safe glue.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3077 Posts |
well 1/2s are what I am going to be doing and cents in 1.5x1.5 flips
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Pillar of the Community
United States
608 Posts |
What you need is an archival two sided tape. That would seal much better than staples.
That's something I'm going to look into.
Bill
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Pillar of the Community
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 Australia
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There are of course self-adhesive 2x2s you can buy - some brands of which no doubt use this same double-sided tape, already cut out and stuck on for you.  Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I use the Lighthouse 2x2 self-adhesives. I used another brand before that and they kept coming open and I'd have to staple them anyway. But once the Lighthouse ones are closed, they're CLOSED, jack!  Quiet, too, for late-at-night 2x2'ing or in case the repetitive clickclickclick of the stapler irritates any SO's in the area. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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thanks I was unaware of them
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Posted 05/30/2009 9:39 pm
