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   DRBWWing | Mar 23, 2021 04:12pm | #1

   I use X Fasten and like it. I don't know about turning, but its great for templates.

   FastCap Speed Tape is very thin, but extremely strong.

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   _mj_ | Mar 23, 2021 04:16pm | #2

   I use Spectape for thin, and X-Fasten when the surfaces are less than smooth.

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   bilyo | Mar 23, 2021 04:28pm | #3

   Go back to the Big Box and look for the thin plastic (vinyl ?) carpet tape. it works better than the thicker (fiberglass or cloth). On smooth surfaces it is hard to remove. Try warming it with a hair drier or heat gun.

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   todkat | Mar 23, 2021 04:32pm | #4

   Intertape, recommended by a shop that could have just sold me what they had on the shelf instead.

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   Jkatzowitz | Mar 23, 2021 05:13pm | #5

   Intertape gets my vote as well. You don't need scissors to cut it, you can tear with your fingers. It allows repositioning, it holds tight when you add some pressure and it's easy to break apart and remove when your done. It's also very thin.

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   user-6001446 | Mar 23, 2021 07:34pm | #6

   I’ve certainly never tried it but I would think for turning, only if in combination with usual attachment methods (and not sure how tape would help), never just with the tape. If anyone knows for sure that tape could possibly work, please comment.

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   _mj_ | Mar 23, 2021 07:43pm | #7

   For turning I would not use tape. IMO glue the blank to a sacrificial part and cut it off later. Apologies for not seeing the second part of your Q.