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How to make your own portable gaffer’s tape roll

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Your regular role of gaffers tape is sometimes to big to fit into your camera bag, so what do you do when you still need it with you but you can’t carry it. You make a portable version.

Supplies
One roll of gaffer’s  tape
A knife or pair of scissors
A piece of cardboard

First step

Cut out a piece of cardboard in the width of the roll of gaffer tape. The width you make your piece of cardboard will determine the size of your role.

Second step

Simply cover one side of your piece of cardboard with gaffer’s tape and roll it over itself until you have reached your desired size.
Congratulations!

Other places to store gaffer’s tape:

Around the leg of a tripod, monopod, and/or light stand
Your lens hood
Pens