[balloon-makers] Load Tape Positioning

[Kelley Morgan]

Speaking of load tapes, is it better to put them on the outside or inside of the envelope?  I think inside looks better, but outside the tapes actually hang from the fabric.  Which is better?     KelleyKasey Schwemmer <private e-mail address> wrote:      So more questions arrise as I continue to contimplate every possible way of constructing my balloon and the likely outcome of each method.     The method for applying the load tapes I'm liking the most is having them run down the middle of each gore. Now, I've read about the different ways of putting on load tape, and one way is simply running the tape down the middle, but without a half-gore design. I know there would be no questions about it with a
 split-gore design. But for balloons that are built with "solid" gores, is it not a too good an idea to put the tape where a seam doesn't exist? I read (in BBJ I think) that this way possibly could eventually wear holes in the fabric where the needle pokes through.      Opinions?     Thanks,  Kasey     Get your free email at: http://www.ballooningmail.com- "Balloon-makers" is archived at http://www.hombc.org/balloon-makers/