One thing I have found as at least a first try is that the sticky part of any tape will bond hard to the sticky part of any other tape. Therefore if you put the stick part down and drag it parallel to the surface and perpendicular to the edge you are dragging from, it will curl that edge, and as soon as that happens sticky will bond to sticky and the rest of that bit will come off easily. Sometimes you can just rub it over many tiny bits and drag parallel to the face and get the whole batch. I have been doing some coasters of late and the design on the front has tons of those little bits but if I remove the clean back first I can quickly use it to weed the front in that manner.
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Yes, it is very cool! since I’m not making strip-cut puzzles (the standard jigsaw that everyone is familiar with) that would be a nightmare to try to alternate cut shapes so as to be able to do that. I was jealous when he posted it 
Pic for example of what I’m working with 
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Love Gorilla tape, and wouldn’t want to de-mask without it.
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I have been using Duct tape, but now I really want to try this Gorilla tape out. Definitely want to get some before my next project with tiny details.
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Gorilla tape for living hinges for sure. And full sheets the best!
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I’ve also had success with 91% isopropyl alcohol. Pour some on, let it soak into the masking until you see the color change to more translucent (about 10-15 seconds) and then wipe with a paper towel and it all wipes off in a few wipes. I’m not sure how it works on finished proofgrade materials but I it doesn’t harm any of the shellac finishes I’ve had on maple/oak thus far.
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Try it first on MDF or acrylic scraps to make sure it does not eat them before using it there. A lot depends on what the other 9% is
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No issues with acrylic. No idea with MDF…
It often dissolves the glue holding the sawdust pieces together as well as the adhesive 
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@Bsacamano Often I’m cutting watercolor painted on gesso plywood or alcohol inks on acrylic. Unfortunately the isopropyl alcohol would dissolve all of that away! Thanks for the idea though, I’m sure it will work for others how might stumble across this thread!
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I’d love to hear more about your process!
I let all the cats out of the bags at the 2021 Virtual Puzzle Parley (although I don’t actually keep any about making ) You can watch both sessions on YouTube:
Watercolor on wood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PLpO45zwnI
Alcohol ink on acrylic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RfAcl1Jrd4
Th Koi Pond puzzle that I made for the Puzzle Exchange: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o6hna9X54g is how I came up with making sheets of gorilla tape – I had to remove masking from 1500 glass green acrylic puzzle pieces, both sides! I wanted to cut without the masking, but even the smallest amount of vapor redeposit was not acceptable, so masking it was One day I’ll get around to posting about that!
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Ohh this looks like fun to watch!
I’ve also been really interested in understanding what order to do things like - sublimation / Glowforging or painting / cutting. (With puzzles of course, it makes sense that you’d cut second!)
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Yupper
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Does that work on leather? I ruined some of my pieces trying to get the masking off the tiny engraved and scored images.
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If the masking comes off the leather, it should work fine. The better question is, do you need masking on leather for engraving? I think not, although that isn’t a material I’ve used much of, so maybe someone else can chime in, or a forum search would help.
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@kmblair I find it way easier to clean and condition the leather after than keep masking on tiny fiddly bits. If there is masking on fiddly bits I take it off with tweezers.
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thanks! I don’t use masking on the other leather (like Saddle), but since the PG came with it, I’ve been using it. I will try without.
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I do not mask leather. I wipe clean with a baby wipe and have never had a problem.
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