Kraftex Copper Tape [1 Inch x 66ft] – Conductive Copper Foil Tape with Adhesive for Stained Glass, Slug Barrier, Guitar Shielding & Faraday Cage

Even though this product can be used for crafts and multiple other purposes, I wanted this copper tape to deter the snails and slugs that climb up to my veggies. I put the tape around the bottom of 3 half wine barrels and they look great. I can't tell if they are deterring the snails yet because I just attached the tape recently.

I was kind of upset when I first got this product. For some odd reason I thought it was 1 1/2" or 2" wide and knew it was a good length but made the mistake of judging by the picture instead of reading the description so it was my fault. However, the main image is misconceiving and either angled, zoomed and cropped just right or that of an actual larger roll. I feel that amazon should require the dimensions or some sort of scale in the main pictures of smaller items that come in various sizes, this would apply to a lot of items but eliminate mistakes. I've made this mistake with other items before this so shame on me.It's a good product and gets 5 stars.•the thickness is just right in terms of strength and ability to apply it to various objects. The pic of the shielding on the guitar is a good example.•the number of uses for this product is why I bought it and besides inspecting it have used it yet, but it's there when I need it.•quick shipping and good packaging, which is important since foil tapes can be a real pain if the roll gets mangled.•Concerning those using this for slugs, mainly the ones who posted pictures saying it doesn't work. There doesn't seem to be any scientific proof on how this repels those creepy crawlers, but my guess would be that they are unable to stick to it properly. I say that from having fished on Lake Ontario where an invasive, foreign "sea flea" has invaded the waters. Using standard plastic line, it's amazing how strong these things that seems like seaweed can stick to your line. To combat them, fisherman use copper fishing line which they have a much harder time sticking to, if at all.So if you're going to wrap a tree, don't do it like the one guy who posted a picture. Having multiple wraps on a textured surface shows to be ineffective since the can probably just get by with help from the edges of tape that overlap that much and the tree texture may help also. A better approach would be wrapping the tree with something else first that will span the ridges and offer a smooth surface to apply the copper tape to. A wide roll of electrical tape stretched tightly around the tree a few times should workAs for the picture of a snail on a windowsill, well, I think gravity beats your setup. I think it would work better on a vertical surface.Also, since I'm only guessing at this and possibly just wrong. Another theory that the tape messes with their senses due to the conductivity of copper, also exists. It doesn't look like these two different setups are grounded. It would be interesting to see if the results change once these setups are grounded. Just use the tape to attach a small wire onto the surface of the barrier, then run the wire to the ground plus an extra few inches and strip off any coating or jacket on the wire , take about six inches of tap and fold it back onto itself with the wire sandwiched in between the two layers which should leave you with a three inch strip of tape attached to the wire sitting in the ground. Dig a small hole to fit the conductor plate you just made, inside of it and fill it back in. That will put a small amount of voltage into your shield and that may be the trick.Hope you don't mind my suggestions for improvement and would love to know if either method made a difference. I'd try grounding it first since that require the least amount of modification. Good luck.

I was expecting the material to be stiffer and hold its shape, important because I wanted this for a decorative project. Instead, the tape is pretty flimsy. It crinkles and molds to every flaw in the underlying material. Depending on what you want to do with this tape, it may be perfect for you. Not quite right for my project, but it’s okay.

It works! When I read somewhere that this would deter slugs, I thought it was the craziest sounding thing ever, but I was desperate so I gave it a try. I used a strip on my kitchen floor next to an outside wall. All that I can tell you is that I stopped seeing slugs immediately. There is plenty on the roll, so I will have more to use in the spring when I think this might be an issue again.

Heard about copper tape on a video that said it would keep snails out of potted plants. We will see.

Great tape. Sticks well (we used it on wood) and easy to work with. It’s very pretty and what we used it for was placed outside and it has held up well for the last 2 winters and summers. For people with plants that have slug problems, I wonder if it could help keep slugs away from plants if put around the rim of the pot,since slugs (it is said) “will not cross a copper line”.

Used for guitar shielding. Zero issues, works as it should, adequate adhesion, fully conductive as described. Enough tape to shield a lot of guitars.Time will tell how well the adhesive lasts. I have tape from a different seller and after 2 years the tape is unusable as it lost its adhesive properties for some reason.

As a tape, works fine. As a tape with an electrically conductive adhesive that is electrically conductive on both sides - not so fine. Tried to build something very simple, put the tape down on top of a freshly stripped copper wire - creating a leaded pad if you like. Could not read continuity from the pad to the other end of the wire. Poke through the tape to touch the wire, read continuity. Harass the tape over the wire enough to mangle/tear it and could start to get unreliable continuity, perhaps due to the cut the tape touching the wire through the cross tape section and not through the adhesive.Ended up laying this tape down and then putting the wire on top of it (continuity on the non adhesive side appeared fine) and then covering both this tape and the wire with a larger width tape from Tapes Master. The tapes master tape didn't seem to have any of the electrical continuity problems through the adhesive.If your application does not require electrical conductivity through the adhesive, this is a fine product (would be great of laying thermocouples, have heard of people using it for stained glass and for gardening). If your application was like mine and you need to electrically conduct through the adhesive then you are better selecting a different product.