ET-377 Excell Gummed Paper Tape Dispenser: 3" wide, Blue

To be perfectly honest and upfront, this product is exactly what it states; however, there is no way to hang/mount the gummed tape in the dispenser. It is made for a roll of 3" gummed tape to just sit within the sides, so if you are using smaller tape you will have issues with it falling over and/or getting hung up. Now for the simple solution that saved me over a $100 on buying a different dispenser (other ones are $150-$1000). I took a mechanic socket rail, slid the clips off, cut it in half with tin snips (heavy duty diagonal cutters, hack saw work also). I attached one half to each side sticking up and angled so the end was over the cradle were the tape was supposed to go. Then I took a 3/4 inch wooden dowel rod cut to fit between the two rails i attached and put a screw in the ends. Now it holds from 1/2 through 3½ inches or any combination of that as long as the combined with is no more than 3¾. On mine I am using 1/2", 3/4", 1", 1½ all hung on the dowel rod. Make sure you put the wider tapes on the ends, for example, i have the 1" & 1½" tape on each side and the smaller width tape rolls in between those so the tape won't come off the rollers. If you are only going to use smaller rolls then put a piece of PVC on each side of the tape to hold it from moving around, even hose clamps will work... I literally have less than $2 in this modification BUT it saved me well over $100 in purchasing a completely different dispenser. It has an extremely sharp serrated blade that will cut reinforced gummed tape also. The manufacturer says to remove the blade and tape guide to remove the water reservoir/tray, but i find it completely unnecessary to do that. All you have to do is lift the tray from the end and allow it to pivot and it comes right out in less than 3 seconds (2 minutes removing the blade assembly), BUT there is really no reason to remove it because you can fill it by just pouring water over the cloth wick roller because it sits in the water tray anyway. The sides of this dispenser are about an ⅛" thick steel plate and VERY STRONG, no warp, twist, etc. And it allows the dispenser to be heavy enough so it doesn't move when pulling tape from it. It will dispense either type of gummed tape whether it has the adhesive faces out or faces in. Just turn the tape roll around it switch between the two. I am quite happy with this dispenser!!! All thing considered i would recommend this if you don't wat to spend a ton of money on away over priced dispenser.

Great product for it's price point. Updating my review from 4 stars to 5 stars after a month or so of using this product. At first I didn't realize that the metal axles that hold the black sponge had come slightly loose and needed to be tightened; once I adjusted, it is working like a charm! I am using it with custom kraft water activated tape with my logo on it, to mail over 100 packages per month.

Once you get it set up and the water in, it it really works nicely & smoothly, once I found out how to put a little metals on the side of the sponge. But one major problem when you slice the tape with the blade and go back for seconds you have to take the sponge out to grab a hold of the tape, you can't reach in there and get the tape started again. I use a scissor and have no problems it's a shame, once I find out if there's a way to do it I will save a lot of time. Very well-built heavy duty, will last a lifetime! Smooth!

Overall, the construction is good for the money... Except, I'm dropping two stars for one reason. This product ran the 400m and stopped at 398m. The roller that wets the tape distributes water just fine... when it rolls. Aggravatingly, the roller end caps become crooked and it just stops spinning. This is especially annoying when you have a half wet strip of gummed paper sticking to everything whilst you fumble with the roller. I was able to make mine work satisfactorily by adding a thick, wide piece of plastic (smaller than the roller dia though) to each end which traps the metal end pieces between the walls of the water basin. Seems to work okay now. With details like rubber feet to prevent movement and simple, functional construction. I like it but.... C'mon guys two more meters and you have a winner.

Put the tape through the rollers like in the picture. Make sure the sticky side touches the sponge. I suspect those complaining about the tape not being wet enough are using a different tape than in the picture and putting it in backwards. The blade can cut reinforced tape, and slips right through human flesh. Treat it like a razor blade. That said, the blade is useless. The way it cuts the tape, it requires you to take the wetting roller out or otherwise mess with it. Scissors are easier. To keep alignment, you need to make side plates or it will pull the tape sideways. The hotter the water, the better this works. I have a dispenser for near-boiling water, and the tape gets stupid sticky with almost no water. The absorbent fabric tends to wet the tape more than needed. Remember this is paper tape, the less water you can get away with the faster it dries.

This tape dispenser is perfect for my use. I ship less than 10 packages a week so I really couldn't justify anything more expensive. This this is very sturdy and very easy to use. My one gripe is that the rolls of tape I have are smaller than the max capacity, so the roll wanders from side to side. This was easily corrected by shimming the sides.

So expensive and performs poorly. The roll that is wet, a lot of times would break. Terrible to use, wish I was able to return it.

Easy to use . It’s what you expect from a gummed tape dispenser. Water sometimes goes everywhere buts it’s better and stronger tape for your packages and it’s better then spending 500 dollars on a machine dispenser!

Not sure why any negative reviews on this. Works amazing. Feels sturdy. No modifications and the tape off Amazon (different vendor) works perfectly with this. Enjoy!

Good product for the price; however, there should be a means to keep the Paper Tape aligned. I had to make spacers to keep it aligned with the center of the holder, other thatn that is works pretty good

Es de gran ayuda y practico de usar...

This is a MANUAL Paper Tape Dispenser. So it takes a bit of patience to use this. That said, it seems well built, and it works as intended.

Comparado con otras marcas en México es de buen precio, sin embargo no tiene donde sujetarse la cinta por lo que se puede mover mientras la despachas. Así mismo el rodillo puede fallar o zafar y es necesario volver a colocarlo. Es necesario pasar dos veces la cinta por el rodillo ya que no moja mucho.