May be an odd questions but i have always wondered why many people have coloured tape of some kind (may be electrical tape) on their tools?
Anyone have any idea?
Why tape tools?
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Re: Why tape tools?
To mark the tools as their own if they are at a workshop 
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Re: Why tape tools?
Yep - when you participate in workshops at clubs and other events, the worktables can be close to each other and sometimes tools can get mixed up and/or people will borrow tools - the tape helps to identify your tools during at at the end of the night when clean up begins.
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Re: Why tape tools?
I actually thought it was for soft fingered people to stop blistering 
Bougy Fans explanation makes way more sense.
Bougy Fans explanation makes way more sense.
