In message Cori writes

This may sound odd and is slightly off-topic.
I got a bargain on a handheld box tape dispenser



On Sat 31 Dec 2005 16:07:38, raden wrote:

They only cost a couple of quid, or free with a couple of boxes
of tape


I bought mine for 99 pence.

And at that price I can't even be sure if it has been made
properly! That's why I asked. I wondered if some necessary
apertures on the gun had not been made!


which is similar to
this http://snipurl.com/l6my. 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 bargain dispenser is badly designed or maybe I have
threaded it wrongly.


There is only one way to load a roll of tape and get the
adhesive on the correct side

yes the tape does flap around, depending on what type of tape
you're using


I don't like the tape flapping bit! That tape flapping about
seems like a compromise inherent in the design.

I wonder how much more complicated it would have been to design
something on the sealing gun which would hold the tape flap in
place. But hen I would have to pay more than 99p!