BertechKTD1 General-Purpose Tape Dispenser, 1 Inch Wide, Blue

I was pleasently shocked at how heavy and sturdy this dispenser is. I was a little surprised to find that they still make robust things like this anymore. In a world where everything is made as cheap and light as possible in order to save money on transportation, this thing is shockingly made of heavy gauge stamped steel thats got a nice durable coat of paint on it. Perfect for my light industrial shop setting. I immediately bought 3 more once I loaded the first one up and used it the first time. My only wish is that the blade was height adjustable as one type of tape I use is very though and it's a little hard to rip off a price because it stretches and bottoms out on the blade guide before it perforates the tape but other than that, it's truly an industrial fixture.

I work in professional pyrotechnics on a semi-regular basis. I am also a hobbyist pyrotechnician, and this tape dispenser has been a lifesaver to say the least. I've used small handheld masking tape dispensers, and they work ok... This however is perfect for the heavier grade 1" kraft paper tape that I prefer over masking tape. The tape I use holds stronger than masking tape, and you need a heavier grade dispenser to hold it down, with a good blade to cut through it. This has both. I can create fuse joints, seal handmade shells, affix small fountains to boards, and repair shell leaders with this heavier tape and the dispenser makes it a one man job, instead of having someone else dispense tape. I'll probably be buying more of these in the future, or maybe a bigger dispenser so I can have more than one type of tape that I use readily available. Quality of manufacture is top notch, I highly recommend this product.

Way beefier than I expected. I had to bend one side in a little bit though for the tape roll to stay in place. Also I don't know why the tape guide doesn't go all the way across. Trying to put a 2" and a 1" roll in there doesn't quite work unless you don't use the tape guide for one of the rolls. The guides are just M4 threaded spacer rods so I'm just going to replace it with a standoff that is longer than what came with it. I didn't know how much I needed a tape dispenser until I got this. I watched Adam Savage spend an entire episode building one which is how I ended up searching Amazon for this. You really need to mount it to something for wider tape. It's burly enough to dispense 2" wide duct tape but you will pull it right off the workbench if it's not screwed down.

I use it to dispense masking tape for bindings. Don't know how I lived without this thing for so long. One inch max width on the tape. Solidly constructed with a good, non-slip base. It's all steel so it's got some mass to it but I wish it was a little heavier as it lifts up a little when pulling the 1 inch tape. To be expected though, much more resistance than 3/4" wide tape so I'll just mount it to a heavy steel plate or something. Highly recommended if you use a lot of short lenghts.

As soon as I put in the first roll of masking tape, I noticed that the slots where the pins of the wheel sit were not even, resulting in the roll of tape sitting crooked and the tape coming off the roll at a slant. That wasn't that big a deal, just annoying having to constantly adjust. But when the cutting blade fell out of the holder and got lost, that was the end of it. Yes, it was sturdy and heavy, and because of that it was easy to assume nice quality, but it is poorly made. From day 1 it never worked as it should, and frankly, how complicated is a tape dispenser? Save your money.

I hate a tape dispenser that requires 2 hands, one to pull the tape and one to hold the dispenser down....not an issue here. It's meant to dispense masking tape and it does that very well. I need one hand to hold my work piece and a free hand to pull off the desired length of tape....works like a champ!

EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED - came out of the box quality built item. I was impressed by the fully padded/foam lined bottom which you cannot see in the image, item stays put where you put it. This saves so much time: finding the 1" roll, trying to peel up where you left off. This was best solution. I put 2 types of different tape, so even more time saved.

Can hold three 1" rolls of tape. Great for Christmas package wrapping. Never lose track of that tiny tape dispenser again! And after the holidays, it's great for the garage. I tape everything. When I have a project, I build a cardboard prototype first with lots of tape. This dispenser makes it easy to do with one hand!