Help: How thread box-sealing tape in handheld dispenser? [OT]

Dec 31, 2005 4 Replies
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This may sound odd and is slightly off-topic.



I got a bargain on a handheld box tape dispenser which is similar to this

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It takes 50mm (2 inch) adhesive tape and is used for sealing boxes.



I'm not at all sure I have threaded the tape correctly because the loose end seems to flap about for a inch or two and is never in the right place to be used a second time.



Maybe my bagain dispenser is badly designed or maybe I have threaded it wrongly.



Can someone here, who I figure might use these things, tell me how to load this sort of dispenser correctly.


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Load it as shown in the picture, with sticky side facing away from the roller.

After use you should end up with a "flappy" bit about an inch long; this usually stays stuck to the zig-zag type cutter blade..sometimes not.

If you are ending up with more the tension may be wrong. Try tightening the knurled nut in the centre of the reel.

sponix

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How the f*ck do you manage to tie your shoelaces in the morning?

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How do you tie yours? Bet somebody *showed* you!!!

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Thanks for the information Sponix.

I was flummoxed by the spring clip holding the tape to the roller. From what you say it is correct for it to press down on the side of the tape with adhesive.

But wouldn't this lead to the adhesive sometimes tearing from its backing if a tape is used whose adhesive doesn't "hold together" very well? (Low cohesion.) In this case the adhesion to the spring plate would be too great?

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