There are a crazy number of adhesive ... a polyimide film tape which is thermally stable up to 400 degrees C. This makes it ideal for work holding in electronics (or masking out pins) when soldering.

Masking tape features a stickier adhesive than painter's tape, as the latter is meant to remove easily after a painting project. Don't toss your tape roll aside after you've painted, because you ...

Fortunately they don’t have to rely on expensive printers or proprietary rolls of stickies, as [michimartini] demonstrates with the masking tape plotter. It’s a tiny pen plotter that writes ...