Comment on These shipping tape things
blattrules@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
The only way I’ve been able to get these things to work is to put my thumb on the tape roll so it stops rolling out and I can cut it with the blade part. I have historically had the same issue as you though.
perishthethought@piefed.social 5 weeks ago
Oh, thank you! Based on these replies I assumed I am the dumbest person on the planet.
scutiger@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
You shouldn’t need to do that, but a lot of people do.
Instead, when you apply the tape, roll it away a little bit to get the end to stick, and then pull on it to unroll. When you’re done, press the flat end down and twist the tape gun into the tape to cut it cleanly.
Once you’ve the the technique down, it’s very efficient.
blattrules@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I felt the same way for the longest time and then I decided to try that. It’s probably like training wheels, but it at least works for me now.
MotoAsh@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
It’s supposed to be taped ‘to’ something by the time the blade is supposed to get involved. The object should be doing the holding of the tape unless it’s just super light.
Still a bit annoying if you only need a length of tape not stuck to something, but then that’s precisely not what it’s designed for.
blattrules@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
My issue is that it was always the wrong angle no matter what I tried and would never rip on the teeth. Holding my thumb on the tape stops me from looking like an idiot and accidentally pulling way more tape out when I try to cut it.