The Juggling Edge - Where do I get white tape for re-taping my PX3 clubs?

magicalmarkwatson - 2014-08-02 17:17:07 UTC #

Where do I get white tape for re-taping my PX3 clubs?

Am re-applying tape to my set of PX3 Pirouettes, but I don't seem to be able to find the right kind. White electrical tape seems to split and crack really easily, whilst canvas tape seems to wrinkle too easily when I apply it.

Any advice?

Mïark - 2014-08-02 17:27:36 UTC - Parent #

The Play website appears to suggest they use Tesa Pvc tape www.playjuggling.com/gadgets-spare-parts/pvc-deco-tape.html

I would advise buying some Henrys Pirouettes.

magicalmarkwatson - 2014-08-02 17:35:15 UTC - Parent #

Thanks Miark, much appreciated! Though I won't turn this into a discussion on which juggling clubs to buy... :-)

^Tom_ - 2014-08-02 21:51:42 UTC - Parent #

I'd get some Renegade 85s if I were you.

Little Paul - 2014-08-03 09:59:20 UTC - Parent #

Nonsense. It's all about the Todd Smith satellites...

Cedric Lackpot - 2014-08-03 12:28:31 UTC - Parent #

Facking amateurs. Beard Beach are too good for you losers.

Kelhoon - 2014-08-04 06:33:34 UTC - Parent #

pffffftt next you'll be touting the virtues of jugglebug clubs

Little Paul - 2014-08-05 19:31:57 UTC - Parent #

They're no passe passe modular system

mike.armstrong - 2014-08-05 19:09:01 UTC - Parent #

Oddballs Jazz are the only thing worth having

Cedric Lackpot - 2014-08-03 12:33:02 UTC - Parent #

Electrical tape (aka insulation tape) comes in a wide spectrum of qualities Mark, and the cheap stuff at the pound store is liable to stretch, split, ruck, and ooze adhesive which then collects dirt like a magnet. Tesa, on the other hand, only make top notch tapes of all kinds so you might find their insulation tape to be rather more useful. It can be a bugger finding stockists in the UK though.

Whatever you use, make sure it goes down onto a clean surface otherwise you will make more problems for yourself.

Orinoco - 2014-08-03 12:44:36 UTC - Parent #

You can pick up Tesa tape from RS Components (I buy quite a bit of miscellaneous stuff from RS for work & have found them to be a very reliable company).

Little Paul - 2014-08-03 12:48:07 UTC - Parent #

The best insulation tape I've ever used has always come from RS, I hadn't ever realised it was Tesa - so yeah, I guess that's another vote for Tesa PVC insulation tape from me.

It really is a different beast to anything you can buy on the high street - and it comes in half-width which is handy.

magicalmarkwatson - 2014-08-03 16:19:27 UTC - Parent #

Thanks Jay, very helpful! :-)

^Tom_ - 2014-08-03 16:31:13 UTC - Parent #

Some years ago, I decided to get some coloured electrical tape to decorate my clubs.
Something like 5 years later, all the clubs are still well taped.

I got it from here, as they were quite cheap but had a good choice of colours:
https://www.bluearan.co.uk/index.php?manufacturer=Blue_Aran&masthead=PVC_Tape

If you want tape to protect the ends, then I'd have thought cloth tape is better suited, although electrical tape can do a good job of keeping stuff in place.