Looking for bellows repair tape in the UK

[jackpie]

I know the general question of repairing bellows has been frequently asked on this forum, but not with a UK or european source of materials.

Can anyone recommend a source of tape, in the UK, for repairing an inch long rip in a set of bellows. If this tape would do second duty replacing the hinge on film holders so much the better.

[Steven Tribe]

Tesa makes a wide range of very sticky tapes up to 5cm wide, which should be available at your nearest well stocked building suppliers. A single repair or two won't influence the collapsed thickness of the bellows much. I have always used the material reinforced type.
You might want to consider INTERNAL taping rather than external taping which looks so ugly. The inside will need cleaning in the area - or priming - as the surface will be dusty.
I do not own shares in Tesa etc. etc.

[deadpan]

I used some bookbinding tape (thin, cloth, bloody strong) to re-hinge some film holders. I would assume it is light tight enough for bellows repairs. Can be cut into smaller strips, and isn't as thick as traditional gaffer tape.

[numnutz]

You could try these people for bookbinding tape:

http://www.ratchford.co.uk/index.asp

and this for repairing pinholes in bellows - cloth shutters etc:

http://www.sotabeams.co.uk/liquidtape.htm

I found these urls on different forums and kept them in my bookmarks just in case. I have only purchased the liquid electrical tape - a satisfactory transaction.

Hope this is useful

nn

[John Koehrer]

Bookbinders tape works great for film holders and as long as you're not trying to rebuild a bellows with it you should be fine.