Babolat Tungsten Tape

maxpotapov · 01-24-2013, 08:55 AM

Look what they got on TWE:
http://tw.babolat.com/product/tennis.../balancer-tape
http://www.tenniswarehouse-europe.co...CBABH-BBT.html
Finally I can do customization without health hazard for my 3 y.o. who likes to play with all my racquets.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tungsten

El Zed · 01-24-2013, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by maxpotapov

Look what they got on TWE:
http://tw.babolat.com/product/tennis.../balancer-tape
http://www.tenniswarehouse-europe.co...CBABH-BBT.html
Finally I can do customization without health hazard for my 3 y.o. who likes to play with all my racquets.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tungsten

At twice the density of lead, tungsten could be rather fun in hyper-customizations...

SELFMADESOUL · 01-24-2013, 09:44 AM

I've used the tungsten putty in the handle to great results- glad to see they finally made it into a tape format for use elsewhere! Great find-

maxpotapov · 01-24-2013, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by SELFMADESOUL

I've used the tungsten putty in the handle to great results- glad to see they finally made it into a tape format for use elsewhere! Great find-

Yep, that's a really good news!

THE FIGHTER · 01-24-2013, 03:31 PM

i waited all my life for this.

cork_screw · 01-24-2013, 09:41 PM

Thank god. I hate lead. I could be holding my racquet then take a bite of some fries and don't want to worry about cancer related issues. That's one of the reasons why I never used lead tape, it's a health risk. Cancer is something not to take lightly.

maxpotapov · 01-24-2013, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by cork_screw

Thank god. I hate lead. I could be holding my racquet then take a bite of some fries and don't want to worry about cancer related issues. That's one of the reasons why I never used lead tape, it's a health risk. Cancer is something not to take lightly.

Yeah, it was ridiculous how in the age of environmental awareness and eco-friendly materials this particular sector of sports and recreation industry was pushing reels and reels of PURE LEAD onto consumers, for fitness sake...

[d]ragon · 01-24-2013, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by THE FIGHTER

i waited all my life for this.

Quoted for truth. It's pretty hard finding racquets that play well in stock form. Hopefully they start selling this stuff in the States soon (a silver colored one would be nice.)

EDIT: It seems tungsten can be somewhat toxic. Still looking into it

Absolute · 01-24-2013, 11:13 PM

Hopefully they will sell them in rolls instead of pre-cut

maxpotapov · 01-25-2013, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by [d]ragon

Quoted for truth. It's pretty hard finding racquets that play well in stock form. Hopefully they start selling this stuff in the States soon (a silver colored one would be nice.)

EDIT: It seems tungsten can be somewhat toxic. Still looking into it

The research is underway, whereas lead is a proven cancerogen. In any case it can not be as bad as lead, and it is much less expensive than platinum

maxpotapov · 01-25-2013, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Absolute

Hopefully they will sell them in rolls instead of pre-cut

I think they purposely sell it in odd number, 3x3g stripes, so that we buy two packs at a time. I hope competition catches up. Where is green technologies "inspired by nature" when you need them?

newyorkstadium · 01-25-2013, 06:07 AM

Is it the same thickness as lead tape? If it was 3x the thickness, it would make sense that it's 3x as heavy.

maxpotapov · 01-25-2013, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by El Zed

At twice the density of lead, tungsten could be rather fun in hyper-customizations...

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Originally Posted by newyorkstadium

Is it the same thickness as lead tape? If it was 3x the thickness, it would make sense that it's 3x as heavy.

It's probably 1.5 times as thick

georgeyew · 01-25-2013, 06:33 AM

If it was 2x the density of lead, the tungsten tape should be 1/2 as thick compared to the lead tape (assuming the same weight).

maxpotapov · 01-25-2013, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by georgeyew

If it was 2x the density of lead, the tungsten tape should be 1/2 as thick compared to the lead tape (assuming the same weight).

Question was regarding given length of the stripes, if I understood correctly.

newyorkstadium · 01-25-2013, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by georgeyew

If it was 2x the density of lead, the tungsten tape should be 1/2 as thick compared to the lead tape (assuming the same weight).

Thanks. I missed that.

Babolat Official · 01-25-2013, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by newyorkstadium

Thanks. I missed that.

We'll have more info in the next couple months as it is released in the US.

The Meat · 01-25-2013, 09:49 AM

Just did some math on the cost of Tungsten vs Lead.

3*3g would mean you get 9g for a pack for 5 euros
72" * .125g would mean you also get 9g for a pack for 6.15 euros

So in U.S dollars that's 6.74 for tungsten vs 8.29 for lead for a pack for 9g of weight. There could be some serious savings if they offer Tungsten around the same price for the U.S stores.

Edit:
Getting a percentage for the price, it's 81.3% of the price of lead if you buy Tungsten.
However for some reason the Tourna in the U.S 72" of lead is 1 gram for 4", so that's 18g per package. Is our lead tape heavier?

SELFMADESOUL · 01-25-2013, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Babolat Official

We'll have more info in the next couple months as it is released in the US.

Thanks for confirming there will be a US release- that was gong to be my next question.

Federerkblade · 01-25-2013, 12:40 PM

seriously do we need to be careful when handling lead tape

01-24-2013, 08:55 AM	#1
maxpotapov Professional Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ukraine Posts: 1,161	Babolat Tungsten Tape Look what they got on TWE: http://tw.babolat.com/product/tennis.../balancer-tape http://www.tenniswarehouse-europe.co...CBABH-BBT.html Finally I can do customization without health hazard for my 3 y.o. who likes to play with all my racquets. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tungsten __________________ www.youtube.com/maximpotapov

01-24-2013, 09:44 AM	#3
SELFMADESOUL New User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New Milford, CT Posts: 51	I've used the tungsten putty in the handle to great results- glad to see they finally made it into a tape format for use elsewhere! Great find- __________________ Wilson Pro Staff Six One Tour 90

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cork_screw Hall Of Fame Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,965	Thank god. I hate lead. I could be holding my racquet then take a bite of some fries and don't want to worry about cancer related issues. That's one of the reasons why I never used lead tape, it's a health risk. Cancer is something not to take lightly. Last edited by cork_screw : 01-24-2013 at 09:43 PM.

01-25-2013, 09:49 AM	#18
The Meat Professional Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,298	Just did some math on the cost of Tungsten vs Lead. 33g would mean you get 9g for a pack for 5 euros 72" .125g would mean you also get 9g for a pack for 6.15 euros So in U.S dollars that's 6.74 for tungsten vs 8.29 for lead for a pack for 9g of weight. There could be some serious savings if they offer Tungsten around the same price for the U.S stores. Edit: Getting a percentage for the price, it's 81.3% of the price of lead if you buy Tungsten. However for some reason the Tourna in the U.S 72" of lead is 1 gram for 4", so that's 18g per package. Is our lead tape heavier? Last edited by The Meat : 01-25-2013 at 09:54 AM.

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Federerkblade Semi-Pro Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 668	seriously do we need to be careful when handling lead tape __________________ Wilson Pro Open BLX 2012 modded to 335g lead at 10 and 9