Date:         Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:46:33 -0800
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Subject:      Re: Paper leader tape
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John Bondurant wrote:
> Does anyone know of a reliable vendor for 1/4" paper leader tape? I have 
> had two vendors tell me they are out of stock and it looks like (in 
> their opinion) that this product has become obsolete.

IMHO, "reliable" and "paper leader tape" don't go in the same sentence. 
  I've had nothing but misery with old tapes that were spliced with 
paper leader tape.  Something in the paper reacts with the splicing tape 
and the glue fails in about 20 years.  I have not had this problem with 
plastic leader tape.

In other words, yes, the product is obsolete.