No tape needed on Bobuino/1284 boards ...
It's a coffee spewer response 4sure! I do love my Bobuinos. XD
Like, I could take the silly 3-pin socket off but it is actually not a bad idea for the one board I am using on the project bench... I'm thinking about popping in a 20MHz for play...
Maybe I need to buy one of your screw-down shields to use with the crystal connection ... just to be sure all is tight! 
Ray