tape dispenser

3D Printed Desktop Tape Dispenser: A Weighted Dispenser That Stays Put

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A bright home workshop scene with a matte charcoal-gray 3D printed desktop tape dispenser on a wooden workbench holding a roll of clear tape, a strip

Introduction The cheap tape dispenser has one job, and it fails at it theatrically: you pull a strip with one hand and the whole dispenser comes with it, skidding across the desk or dangling from the tape. So every quick sealing job becomes a two-handed job, with the parcel held by an elbow. The failure … Read more

Tape Storage Tower: 3D Print a Wall Dispenser for Masking, Painter’s and Duct Tape

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A bright workshop wall with a matte grey 3D printed tape storage tower mounted at eye level

Introduction Tape has a special talent for disappearing. The masking tape is in a drawer under something, the painter’s tape has rolled behind the paint cans, and the duct tape’s loose end has glued itself into a dusty spiral you will spend a minute picking at. A tape storage tower ends the hunt: every roll … Read more