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Re: Making temporary lines on floors
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Mon, 18 Sep 2000 23:01:19 GMT
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Kevin Reid wrote:

Are there any good ways to produce TEMPORARY markings on large areas of
floor surface (mainly carpet, some linoleum) suitable for line following
robots, etc.?

Someone suggested masking tape, but that wouldn't be good for long term
usage (leaves residue when removed). I'd like something that can be left
on indefinitely (hours to weeks) without damaging the surface.

Look at the Scotch Magic Removable Tape (#811) by 3M.  There's some info
available online through dynamic links... go to http://search.3m.com, and
search for "removable tape".

The stuff is clear, kinda like the regular Scotch Magic Tape, but you could
use it to hold down party streamers or gift wrap ribbons (those would work
slick for marking out an area!).  Make sure the streamers/ribbons are
fairly non-glossy, or at least have a non-glossed side.  The only drawback
is this kind of 3M tape doesn't have much holding power (it's more like a
Post-It Note), so I'm not sure how well it'd work on carpet or in a
high-traffic area.

3M's site says the Removable Tape is availabe at OfficeMax and Staples, but
you could probably find it at places that have a decent office supply
section.

Hope this helps. :)

Greg Betzel



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Are there any good ways to produce TEMPORARY markings on large areas of floor surface (mainly carpet, some linoleum) suitable for line following robots, etc.? Someone suggested masking tape, but that wouldn't be good for long term usage (leaves (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)

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