Canadian shielding tape suplier

[mansjasont]

Hey guys,

I'm looking for somewhere in canada that supplies a good equivalent to the StewMac 3M Shielding tape. I can't afford to pay $14 in shipping for a $5 roll of tape. If anyone has a good alternative, let me know.

Also, suppliers for any other things would be nice too.

Thanks.

[PazzoBasso]

I think I found some a while back on Ebay.ca from a seller in Ontario named Bezdez.... Might not have been a great deal though... can't recall...

[Turnaround]

Check with stained supply places in your area. They often have self-adhesive copper foil in sheets and rolls at very good prices.

[Beej]

First off, you can use aluminum ducting foil tape, you just have to fold corners to ensure contact and it's more of a pain to solder, but it works and is widely available.

Long and McQuade can order you the diMarzio copper foil shielding tape, but in the end, with the price and amount you get, its actually cheaper to buy stewmac stuff and have it shipped.

Lee Valley tools also carries "Slug Repellent" copper foil tape, but it has regular acrylic adhesive backing, not conductive adhesive, so you have to solder the joins and test for continuity the same way you have to with aluminum tape - its just much easier to solder.

If you have a local industrial supply store of some kind that is a 3M distributor, they should be able to order in the 3M stuff, but beware that you may have a minimum purchase that again makes stewmac cheaper. I ordered it in from an electronics supply in Edmonton when I lived there but that's a long time ago (mid-90s) - and I had to get so much that I still have two rolls left...

[Hopkins]

I would order a pint of the shielding paint from Stewmac. It works as well as the tape, and its an easier application. Not to mention you can also shield the wiring tunnels between the cavity and pickup cavities

[DrPete]

Ive been looking everywhere for it in Australia and a friend who is a landscape gardener suggested stuff called "Slugga" which is a 1" copper tape that is used around pot plants to keep slugs and snails away. I found a 10 metre roll at the local hardware shop dirt cheap. Worked a treat!

[jeffbonny]

Like Turnaround almost said try a stained glass supply house.

[walterw]

i thought "canadian shielding tape" was a gag description for, i dunno, aluminum foil from the grocery store.

you know, like a "canadian tuxedo":

[Beej]

Ooooh, low shot. Especially when Americans are so well known for the leading the fashion industry... http://camoformal.com/

[jeffbonny]

That "Canadian tuxedo" crack was like way insulting, eh.
Most of us are MUCH less formal and opt for the Canadian dinner jacket instead.

[Meddle]

The company Parker Chomerics had no qualms sending me a free sample of shielding tape. I didn't get a whole lot, but it was free.

[Turnaround]

Originally Posted by jeffbonny

Like Turnaround almost said try a stained glass supply house.

Thanks for the help, Jeff. Sometimes I leave out key words when I'm.

[jeffbonny]

Originally Posted by Turnaround

Thanks for the help, Jeff. Sometimes I leave out key words when I'm.

[aronnes71]

I have used Bezdez on eBay many times. Great service and fast shipping, I live in Norway...

Cheers
Tore