: The old tape supplied with the kit is really neat. It has sewn edges on both
: sides and wets out very nicely with Epoxy.

: Terry

: PS anybody know more about this old tape? Its 1 1/2 " wide and both
: edges are sewn without that annoying hard edge that happens with modern
: tape.???

I suspect you have exactly what you are describing: a strip of fiberglasss cloth which was cut from a wider woven panel, and the edges were stitched (this could have been before or after the strip was cut) with nylon, polyester or fibeglass thread to keep it from unraveling.

Is the weave on your tapes straight in line with the length of the strip, and at right angles to the strip, or do the fibers run diagonally along the length of the strip? If the fibers go diagonally then what you have are bias cut tapes, which are poplular beause they go around curves a bit better.

PGJ