$140 Tape Dispenser Worth It?

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Adam Savage unboxes a new tool that automates the simple task of peeling strips of tape to specific lengths. It works with all kinds of tape, including Adam's favorite 1-inch paper tape. This tape dispensing machine is one of the more ridiculous tools he's collected, but it could prove its worth when it comes time to wrap gifts this holiday season!
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@tested Жыл бұрын

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@thomashenden71 Жыл бұрын

Will it be as fun for us using it, as it was for you? 😄

@MaineHomeShop Жыл бұрын

Ahhhhhhhh - you looked at the manual before plugging it in and turning it on and randomly hitting buttons. -5 Geek Cred Points. 😛

@Caleb-yd1ci Жыл бұрын

You should get one with a foot pedal

@jakehejkal Жыл бұрын

Just a heads up the link is for the 240 volt version, but the 110 is easy to find

@henrikostrov482 Жыл бұрын

U should add a foot switch aswell🙂

@CardSharkGermany Жыл бұрын

Turn on the auto switch. It means you don’t have to press start every time. Once you remove the tape, it dispenses automatically the next strip. I have several of these and LOVE them

@SakariNy Жыл бұрын

That makes a lot more sense! I saw him using it and it seemed cumbersome. I was wondering if you can hook up external switch to it, but automatic mode is even better.

@ligametis Жыл бұрын

I was hoping he would press it. At least out of curiosity.

@jordanpeterson1893 Жыл бұрын

what is the function of the segmented plastic hinge thing below the tape?

@CardSharkGermany Жыл бұрын

@@jordanpeterson1893 If you have a longer strip coming out, it will be held upwards on this hinge so that it will not drop because of its weight and stick to the side of the machine. Only necessary when the strip is really long. You can get these machines (and plenty of copies, as the Chinese copy each other over and over) for a really reasonable price. Amazon sellers might be from China anyway, but add additional cost.

@maximiliandort3489 Жыл бұрын

can you set the two sides to different lenghts and dispense them individually? If so, i may actually get one of these.

@kencoxdesign Жыл бұрын

That is so much more satisfying than I expected. Do I need a $140 tape dispenser? No... but after watching this, I really want perfectly cut little pieces of tape on demand. I do... I do want them.

@Berm_Blaster Жыл бұрын

Let me help you out, you DO NEED ONE OR TWO MAYBE THREE

@SanderE39 Жыл бұрын

This comment exactly, I am just looking at those perfectly cut pieces of tape, my OCD is going berserk I MUST HAVE THIS NOW!!!

@JonVlogs123 Жыл бұрын

Tape art using different colors of tape maybe???

@elcorado83 Жыл бұрын

I will stand there with a tape measure and a pair of scissors to cut you tape for half that money. 24/7.

@GrugTheJust Жыл бұрын

I do a lot of hobby model making, and stencil work, and all sorts of other things where I have stop pull a series of tiny pieces of tape stick them to something and this device at $140 may be approaching the cost benefit for my needs.

@chrisharris1522 Жыл бұрын

If I were working as a gift wrapper in a mall, I would insist my employer purchased one of these

@michaelhope8899 Жыл бұрын

Hopefully you'd repay them!

@Lu-db1uf Жыл бұрын

@@michaelhope8899 It's a business expense, why would an employee pay for an employers business tool?

@RabbitsInBlack Жыл бұрын

It's actually smart for the employer because then I can control the amount of tape being used making supply cheaper in the long run. There are larger and fancy devices that dispense tape at what ever rate you want at a touch of a button. These devices are usually only used in the commercial industry.

@michaelhope8899 Жыл бұрын

@@Lu-db1uf Sorry I misread the original post. I thought it said as an employer, I'd insist on the employee buying it. My bad

@HeadCannonPrime Жыл бұрын

I know the high end places that wrap stuff for Christmas definitely use these.

@seanbrockest3888 Жыл бұрын

Why am I watching this amazing man set up a tape dispenser? Later can I watch him watch paint dry?

@vonoostenstein Жыл бұрын

I'm convinced he's this generation's Bob Ross. His passion for everything is infectious and because of that it makes all of his content entertaining. Bob taught us about Happy Little Mistakes, Adam teaches us about humility and constant improvement in self-learning and processes.

@esphilee Жыл бұрын

Amazing.

@bbinxxy Жыл бұрын

I'm here for it. Got the popcorn going lol

@isaac.1991 Жыл бұрын

Watching Adam make things and talk about things is essential in maintaining my daily sanity.

@goosenotmaverick1156 Жыл бұрын

I bet Adam could find a number of ways to dry paint and I would be 100% sitting there watching them all. Lol

@CaptainHooch Жыл бұрын

There is something about seeing something you neither want nor need and becoming immediately aware of how useful it is for people who are not you. I think we need a word for that feeling of "surprised how useful this thing is/glad you're happy/wish I had a reason to need it now"

@3nertia Жыл бұрын

There's probably already a German or Japanese word for it lol - hopefully someone else knows it

@user-mv9tt4st9k Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@Chrisamic Жыл бұрын

@@3nertia freudenfreude

@brianfeddersen8124 Жыл бұрын

@@3nertia schadenfreude is taking pleasure in others discomfort or pain im sure there is a relevant word that sounds just as cool but is better.

@hanspeter9636 Жыл бұрын

Die Gunst / etwas jemand gönnen.

@AB-Prince Жыл бұрын

these machines are spesifically made for large scale packing warehouses, where they need to pack a couple hundred boxes a day. the small save in time per box compunds to maybe 100 extra boxes per day.

@espressomatic Жыл бұрын

this machine pays for itself in no time at all.

@Jehty_ Жыл бұрын

I can't see how this would help with packing boxes. For packing boxes you would use a packing tape dispenser (or what ever these handheld rollers are called). That way the tape is directly taped to the box. How would a loose strip of tape help you with packing a box? Edit: well, I just watched a video from an Amazon packer. And they use this kind of system. But I don't understand why. Seems much more cumbersome and slower than a handheld tape dispenser 🤷🏼‍♀️ Edit 2: Well, I guess it might be less strenuous for the wrist. Edit 3: Well, maybe it is a better system than the manual handheld dispensers.

@JamesBrown-yn7xr Жыл бұрын

I like the fact that the amazon promo photos of this devise Includes a packing line. But look carefully and the guy behind is using the 5dollar old fashioned hand tape dispenser :-) Lovely toy to go next to my electric pencil sharpener.

@rodiona8781 Жыл бұрын

@@Jehty_ I used to work in a warehouse - you have to find and pick up the tape dispenser, usually it's on a flat surface so it's awkward, they jam and also take some time to get used to different types of tape and roller and how fast you can pull them across the box (cheap tape sucks), there is sometimes excess tape if the cutter doesn't catch or has some tape on it. All of this is time consuming and can be aggravating. This dispenser is awesome for shippers. Even if I had a small business and only shipped a few boxes a day and regularly. The saved aggravation would be worth it to me.

@Jehty_ Жыл бұрын

@@rodiona8781 I used to work in a warehouse as well - and I never had any problem with the manual tape dispenser. That's why I wrote my first comment 😁

@warpedfusion Жыл бұрын

Adam, hit the "Auto" button. Your mind will be even more blown! I use one of these machines pretty much every day and it has saved me so much time over the last 4 or so years. I cant imagine life without it. 😂

@tested Жыл бұрын

We'll pass your comment along to Adam!

@callsignapollo_ Жыл бұрын

Have used these for hundreds of 50mm strips a day on an assembly line. The uses are niche but *so* necessary where useful

@aggese 10 ай бұрын

Is their any way to get it to only dispense left or right instead of both?

@alexdrockhound9497 3 ай бұрын

@@aggeseprobably not. I think its just one roller

@DAPW Жыл бұрын

As a proud tape dispenser owner make sure its not exposed to too much dust and order replacement blades because it will not cut that great later down the line. Also I had no clue about the tweezers so thanks for showing me lol

@SinisterMD Жыл бұрын

Never thought that I would watch a video of a man dispensing 70mm of tape over and over...yet here we are and I'm strangely captivated. Now I'm going to have to explain to my wife why we need one of these. Thanks a lot Adamn. 🤣

@tested Жыл бұрын

Ha!

@coasterchris01 Жыл бұрын

YESSSS love this! That thing has been going strong here for the last 4 years. I think it is my favorite tool in the whole workshop (take that laser cutter en 3D printers! ;) ) (I think you missed the auto-feed mode. It automatically spits out a new piece of tape when you pull out the other piece)

@sundaynightdrunk Жыл бұрын

I was wondering if it had that. We have a paper towel dispenser at my shop that does that, and it's always a relief not to have to wait the one second it takes for a new length to come out when you go to grab it (I'm being a bit facetious, but it's cool how it works).

@jamesthomson9765 Жыл бұрын

Here’s a nice demo of that feature - and others. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/htJyoNRnl72Xk5c.html

@HenryLoenwind Жыл бұрын

I have a label printer with auto-peel and auto-feed. It's always a joy when I have to put a dozen labels on something; grab, stick, grab, stick, ..

@banditone7896 Жыл бұрын

This is one of those things that 99% of the time it is useless and in the way, but that 1 time you need it, it is worth every penny.

@HEXSIDE Жыл бұрын

I used one of these a lot once, they have an auto function. Once you dispense one piece of tape and remove that piece it will automatically dispense another ready for you to grab. But the one i used was a bit tricky with detecting if i grabbed the piece yet or not.

@techno1561 Жыл бұрын

This one seems to too, since there's an auto/manual button.

@callsignapollo_ Жыл бұрын

The Auto function was how we had them set on the assembly line at one of my old jobs. You could grab like, a piece a second with it and have a handful of tape for the next panel in the amount of time it took for the finished one to roll away and the new one to stop in place. We had to make sure they never jammed or we had a spare because we were useless without it 😅

@fitybux4664 Жыл бұрын

@@callsignapollo_ make a robot that grabs the tape, when the machine is in auto mode. 😀

@aaronl_trains_and_planes Жыл бұрын

Look up water activated tape dispenser. Been using one of these that pop out the length you want and applies water to activate the glue. It's way more expensive that $140 though. Being a packaging designer for most my life, this type of dispenser works great.

@aaronl_trains_and_planes Жыл бұрын

@@alexcorona I know. Just saying there's other tape despisers out there that will do what they little one does.

@kevinsmith7697 Жыл бұрын

The ones I used always jammed!🙃🤬

@googiegress7459 Жыл бұрын

At first I thought you meant it was a tape dispenser which was activated by water. Want tape? Better be able to shed some tears or spit on it XD

@Lethgar_Smith Жыл бұрын

Many many years ago I worked in the mailroom of a large corporation's headquarters. We shipped boxes of documents to other locations daily. In the mail room was paper tape dispenser. You input the length of tape you needed based on the size of the box. It spit out a length of reinforced paper tape with a dry adhesive on it. We then spritz the back with a spray bottle and apply the strip of tape. It sounds complicated but it actually went very fast and made taping those boxes up very easy. Especially when you got half a dozen boxes to tape and the driver is standing there waiting for them. Press the button out comes the tape to the exact length, spray the back, apply it, smooth it, put it on the counter, next box. Wetting the dry glue makes for a much stronger bond and the reinforced paper tape was much easier to work with than the cellophane tape.

@m.maclellan7147 Жыл бұрын

They have integrated water in the machines now. As the tape is dispensed, it goes over a brush assembly, which wipes just the right amount of water. Works well. But more in the 4 figure cost range !

@m1ndy9876 Жыл бұрын

There is absolutely an upgraded one. We have 2 of them. It has ir and when you remove tape. It produces a new one.

@davidmarden4789 Жыл бұрын

I can imagine that a present from Adam would be beautifully wrapped. I would think this would be a huge help.

@russelldofrane6614 Жыл бұрын

As a custom picture framer I can see an absolute benefit to a product like this.

@absolutjackal Жыл бұрын

Speaking of integral tweezers…my wife has had a Victorinox pocket knife for many years. One day we were doing something and she states that she needed some tweezers; I was like “you already have some, in your pocket knife”. She flatly denies this, says it just has a blade and scissors. I proceeded to pull out the grey tweezers hidden on the side and then show her the toothpick on the other side…she had no idea, she just thought they were decorative and hadn’t ever thought otherwise. It was hilarious to see her “mind blown” reaction. I guess my Dad probably showed me when he gave me my first Swiss Army knife…maybe I wouldn’t have known myself.

@goosenotmaverick1156 Жыл бұрын

I remember the first time I discovered this as a kid, maybe 9 or 10. Nobody showed me, imagine how mind blown I was! Just sitting in my room messing with a swiss army knife I had probably picked up at a flea market or something, we were always wandering places like that. But that was one heck of a discovery! My wife was equally surprised when I busted out the little swiss army card I keep in my wallet, and handed her a small set of tweezers. "The things you just, ya know, have in your pockets, blows my mind" was her response. We were dating then, and I think I still surprise her with what's in my pockets sometimes. (random stuff from work mostly lol)

@3.k Жыл бұрын

@@goosenotmaverick1156 So your employer would be surprised as well. :D

@goosenotmaverick1156 Жыл бұрын

@@3.k not that kind of stuff, though now I do realize how it sounds lol. More like random crap I remove during demos and find interesting, old switches, ceramic wire nuts, all sorts of old crap lol

@goosenotmaverick1156 Жыл бұрын

@@3.k knob and tube insulators are a common one that I occasionally forget to throw in the box of historical electrical items I've gathered over time, before coming in the house. My boss takes good care of me, I have no reason to skim anything, we have a shop of stuff that when in need, just call the boss, if it's there, it's at your disposal when you have an issue. I don't even do side work, no need. I have enough of my own crap to work on 🤣

@HaxxieNL Жыл бұрын

The bigger ones i.e. swiss army versions have a small hole near the corkscrew. You can stick a pin needle in there, great to use on splinters on the go!

@jacobbroe5279 Жыл бұрын

As an architect that used to use tape in copious amounts at uni, we used the FAST upgraded ‘manual’ method. Step 1. Roll out a long tapestrand along the edge of a table with only 3-4 millimeters binding on the edge. Step 2. Run your hand down the lenght of tape to ‘bed’ it down, propper. Step 3. Use a scissor with a curvy point and bump the scissor point on the table, snip down the length of the tape strand’s overhang at the desired length of pieces. Step 4. Voila, now pull the tape off and use. (Not pristine pieces, but pritty damn good and fast)

@JoFreddieRevDr Жыл бұрын

Having worked in live music I feel that Silver Gaffer Tape is the true King of all tapes (The fabric backed sort, not the fake PVC type)

@milk-it Жыл бұрын

This is awesome watching Adam figuring out the tape machine. He actually read the instructions, unlike so many of us, but just enough to get it going to have a play and figure out the machine. He's as giddy as a schoolgirl when he realises he's into it! So sweet 😂

@Markus0021 Жыл бұрын

I often utilize the 'read just enough' technique myself. I do the same thing with complicated RPGs with many side-quests. Read the walkthrough just enough to get started, proceed to do the obvious bits, then go back to the walkthrough when I (inevitably) get stuck again.

@Ice_Karma Жыл бұрын

I was involved one time (only!) in the creation of end-user documentation for a product I worked on. That experience was *_so incredibly painful_* that, ever since, the _very first_ thing I do on unpacking something new is read all the pack-in documentation.

@milk-it Жыл бұрын

@@Markus0021 Me, too. That's why I empathised with him so much!

@imagine_you_are_a_burger Жыл бұрын

Y'know when I was a welder I'd occasionally need a bit of tape, and it was also such a pain getting those sweat soaked gloves off and on just to get a strip. I don't know if $140 is worth it, but if I knew about this thing when I was working I definitely would have spent that.

@goosenotmaverick1156 Жыл бұрын

That little ending transition was a beautiful way to end such an interesting little bit. How creative.

@makingwithm Жыл бұрын

Hey Adam, there is a setting that will auto feed and cut the next strip of tape once you take the cut piece off, so you don't have to press the button. We use it for double sided tape strips on table toppers, it's great! :)

@KLaciBoy Жыл бұрын

I just wanted to ask this. I hope Adam will see it!

@mockier Жыл бұрын

yup, auto mode

@Fanta.... Жыл бұрын

you mean these get even more awesome?

@Urban_Spaceman Жыл бұрын

I had a job where i had to dry assemble coloured laminates before appyling to a plywood base. I bought a cheap tape holder to make pulling hundreds of short sections so much easier. This would have been a godsend.

@1337cookie 8 ай бұрын

I was a film lighting tech for 10 years. This would've been a game changer for making gel frames. Your excitement isn't unwarranted.

@brandongaines1731 Жыл бұрын

Watching Adam Savage get such a kick out of producing perfectly sized bits of tape really just made my day!

@VrajaKishorSchomaker Жыл бұрын

Just a warning, if you use this with packing tape it gets gummed up very easily. I use this at work for taping packages and had to clean it every 50 or so uses. Went back to a manual dispenser

@JonVlogs123 Жыл бұрын

Good to know. :)

@HenryLoenwind Жыл бұрын

A simple check if a type of tape would work in that machine is to put down a piece of tape on a smooth surface (e.g. a piece of plastic or metal) for an hour. If it pulls off again without leaving behind any glue, it works well.

@Veldaren Жыл бұрын

*"Do not insert your fingers into the outlet"* > proceeds to insert a finger into the outlet 😂 (I'd probably insert my finger, too, lol I'd be curious if it's sharp or what)

@TheCre8iveType Жыл бұрын

I have no need of this but I'm sorely tempted. I've always admired Laura Kampf's tape dispenser. It's very industrial and looks to have a satisfying lever action to dispense. I'm also partial to blue paper tape.

@kyle6209 Жыл бұрын

Used this same machine at my old job years ago. Machine is a awesome and reliable tool.

@pxlm4n Жыл бұрын

Some maschines have an automatic dispenser mode that gives u a new peace of tape the moment you take the last one off the maschine so no buttonpress needed. Very usefull when it needs to be extra effecient.

@TheRoboboat Жыл бұрын

Ya I was disappointed when he didn’t set it to auto

@ortusdux Жыл бұрын

Definitely check out the rotary version. It precuts batches of strips and then auto refills itself!

@ianshiff9372 Жыл бұрын

I work at a film lab and we use a similar device that automatically dispenses a specific length of tape that we use to splice film to leader cards! Saves us so much time in our process.

@peteman-ur9gi Жыл бұрын

"Adam, where'd all the tape go in the shop?" ---Adam covered in small pieces of tape has been pressing the button all day in wonder. We have those at my workplace to dispense electrical tape to go around wires. They're pretty great when they work, but sometimes they get jammed easily if the blade is dull.

@LordMoku Жыл бұрын

You'd think for the price they could have set the two spools to be independently motorised.

@DrRusty5 Жыл бұрын

It seems a big oversight in the design.

@ABoojumSnark Жыл бұрын

I don't think that plastic piece is meant for two rolls but rather as an adjustable vertical support if you are using something thin enough it may not stand on it's own. Like 3/8in tape or such.

@I.am.Sarah. Жыл бұрын

Maybe it can but he missed in his rush to get it working?

@PhewChurz Жыл бұрын

@@ABoojumSnarkbut it has two dispensing outlets no?

@jimtopbloke6432 Жыл бұрын

@@PhewChurz probably not, it's a full width slot by the looks of it. It's not really capable of dispensing two different tapes as there's no opinions on the user interface

@YeleSam Жыл бұрын

A one-day build episode to make it foot-pedal activated!

@kholdanstaalstorm6881 Жыл бұрын

Here we have the best ad this product producer's wildest dreams couldn't imagine, until we see Adam Savage raving about it when he has integrated it into his workflow... It looks like a quality product, but you can't ask for a better ad than a maker superstar like Adam unboxing it and straight up gets the product without any hassle, while showing off some of that trademark kid like glee about a new toy being better than expected. This must be like all stars aligning for this company if this was just Adam getting it from Amazon, or they have a marketing department that's on the ball and really worth the money! I hope there's a follow-up video with Adam working with this dispenser on a project, when he has the flow down. Thanks for the disclaimer on the link, being up front and honest is a revered quality and bolster the good image of Adam and the whole of the Tested channel!

@TheChaseFiore Жыл бұрын

If I had a shop, I'd have an entire row of these. A quality machine is very satisfying.

@Venuevideos Жыл бұрын

Just a guess, but that red “selector” button probably allows you to select which side of the dispenser gets used? Left side, right side or both. If that’s the case, you can load both the white and black tape and select what you need.

@perforatededge1053 Жыл бұрын

As someone who’s eyeballing never got calibrated and has probably thrown away tape equal to that used, I can’t say I ever thought of automation. It makes total since that these solutions exist but never struck me to seek it out. I so totally want one of these.

@TheNewFaceOfHSP Жыл бұрын

This is actually very common in warehouses. We have them for our employees. You wouldn't believe how many people get injured on the the normal rip-tape dispensers with exposes blades. It's also way more ergonomic and at least as fast as a skilled employee (also for new hires). $140 is nothing pr. station comparatively speaking.

@muddypigeon9885 Жыл бұрын

I work at a car factory and we use this every day and it has saved so much time and tape. So dumb but yet so useful.

@Attoparsec Жыл бұрын

I picked up an old mechanical version after seeing one in a Laura Kampf video. The length setting mechanism is a bit wonky, but it works well enough until I can find the time to remake some of the worn parts. It was definitely nice to have when masking up a small part for painting!

@v0ort Жыл бұрын

Where did you managed to find one? I'm also looking for a mechanical one like Laura Kampf has...

@Attoparsec Жыл бұрын

@@v0ort ebay, but that was right after her video dropped.

@notapplicable4637 Жыл бұрын

Waiting for the follow up video where Adam realises that he had the machine in manual mode and he missed the automatic mode. :)

@Francois_L_7933 Жыл бұрын

It's funny because I've been drooling over Laura Kampf's tape dispenser for years. This thing used to be common at our local butcher back in the day when they still used pink wax paper to wrap the meat.

@DaveAH01 Жыл бұрын

Those things are awesome. I worked in a 1 hour photo lab for YEARS back in the early - mid 90's and we had a Noritsu 'splicing tape' dispenser that would auto dispense out the tape. You simply grabbed the piece that was already sticking out and rip up, it would auto spit out another piece ready to go for the next one. The blade mechanism would move up as it cut the tape and push the dispense button once the tape was freed. Soo 100% fully automatic. Was a simple yet well made invaluable tool that was always overlooked (until it broke and my employees had to rip tape likes savages).

@madfishmonger403 Жыл бұрын

That seems like one of those things that once you have it you'll find uses for it.

@JonVlogs123 Жыл бұрын

Yes, it will find its niche in the workshop ecosystem.

@Warshipmodelsunderway Жыл бұрын

What brand of black tape do you recommend for your toolbox labels?

@Lethgar_Smith Жыл бұрын

He talked about the tape he uses in the recent video about the shelving unit he just acquired.

@joonglegamer9898 Жыл бұрын

That's kind of a bargain for a pro-device like this, it works flawlessly. I understand where you are coming from Adam, I bought an Electronic "pro" stapler at a second hand store in pristine condition, all new in box, and it's insane how cool it is. I just love it for the WHACK sound it makes when it stables the bejeesus outta any documents. I get you.

@tbone9912 Жыл бұрын

The gasp of understanding at 5:27 is so awesome. :)

@247tubefan Жыл бұрын

Can it dispense bubble gum tape or fruit roll ups?

@ryman1 Жыл бұрын

asking the important questions right here

@craigoneill2216 Жыл бұрын

If you’re a rich guy from San Francisco absolutely

@craigoneill2216 Жыл бұрын

@Jon spoken like a true rich man

@AutonomousVII Жыл бұрын

The average power tool costs about this much this isn’t that extravagant for a one time purchase.

@craigoneill2216 Жыл бұрын

@Jon of course I am no I didn’t like my own comment dunno how you’d check it

@craigoneill2216 Жыл бұрын

@@AutonomousVII for something you use to label things 😂

@AutonomousVII Жыл бұрын

@@craigoneill2216 You need to think bigger, time is money. This dispenser is for production work not for your household.

@HayesWorldofMath Жыл бұрын

As a high school teacher, I was so tired of having staplers jamming. I finally decided to buy an $18 Stanley stapler. Hasn't jammed in ten years. Love it. Quality definitely has a place.

@Dsarah86 Жыл бұрын

Its so weird to see Adam Savage, the king of "fuck around and find out", studiously scanning the instructions of a basic auto tape dispenser. I would have never thought this would have been a discovery for him.

@judith_pp Жыл бұрын

When I worked in IT and we were shipping work from home systems out for covid lockdown we had a machine that put glue on strips of tape and cut them to length and I fell in love with it

@jrother Жыл бұрын

An automatic tape dispenser is about one of the most 'Adam Savage' things I could imagine. I'm actually, now thinking about it, amazed you didn't get one sooner.

@tonyrenouf7898 Жыл бұрын

...new band name for the list...integral tweezers...thank you Adam....

@StrixyN Жыл бұрын

"It's ridiculous but I love it". You are our tape machine, Adam.

@tbohtwentyone Жыл бұрын

Excellent for sharp corners when masking. And faster not searching for the edge of the roll.

@cyclopsboi Жыл бұрын

i could totally see that being very worth it in an industrial setting to prevent wastage

@PrimevilKneivel Жыл бұрын

When I was a teenager I had a summer job in the quarter masters for our provincial police department. I mostly packed boxes for shipping. I had a similar tape machine that was perfect for wrapping boxes in craft paper. I got so good at wrapping presents that summer.

@rong1924 Жыл бұрын

I've never not once heard Adam say that one-inch black paper tape was the king of all tape.

@christobacon1 Жыл бұрын

I had one at a previous work place. When I had to assemble playing card boxes in batches of 500 that was a time saver

@oliverrose7796 11 ай бұрын

This has everything - you don't need to find the end, a clean cut edge as opposed to serrated, a nice noise when dispensing tape. This really would save so much time..... maybe it is worth looking into...

@JJadx Жыл бұрын

haha i just used the exact same machine a week ago on my internship at a printer. had to tape 100+ promotional sample packages.

@4211234 Жыл бұрын

This is awesome!! i can absolutely see a ton of professions needing this

@bmelloyello Жыл бұрын

I can honestly say I look forward to the video 6 months from now when I see your 'movie "action!" thing, and every piece of tape that's layered lovingly on top of one another are all exactly the same length.

@neongreenwool Жыл бұрын

I use this exact tape machine at my current job for dispensing capton tape at consistent short lengths. Anything smaller than 1 inch jams up with such thin tape, but it gets the job done real well.

@johnbereza7782 Жыл бұрын

Had a hand cranked one that would dispense 3 inch reinforced paper packing tape as well as moisten the backer. That was in the late 70's when I started as a designer in the corrugated box industry. They had electric ones on the production lines in the plant.

@Shitballs69420 Жыл бұрын

This makes me way happier than it should, just the sound alone is so satisfying 😅

@deadcel11r Жыл бұрын

I've spent actual 12 hour days in a flight hangar rigging heliboxes for aerial delivery in the Army, and we have to use our knives and a measuring board to get precise lengths of tape (and there's about 50 pieces of tape per box) and I've always wanted a machine to give me the tape like this...not that they'd let us use it anyway, but one can dream.

@raymitchell9736 Жыл бұрын

It's the perfect little shop droid of tape dispensing... yes $140 is pricey, but these are the tape dispensers you're looking for!

@NarsehVR 9 ай бұрын

He speaks so highly of the machine already and hasn't even seen the TRUE power of the auto tape dispenser

@reallunacy Жыл бұрын

This is one of those tools that you don't need it unless you need it, but if you need it, you need it.

@christopherchicklon8949 Жыл бұрын

I have the same. Love the little guy. Christmas presents be a million times easier

@TechGorilla1987 Жыл бұрын

@8:27 - as someone who wraps all gifts and is in an over-boxing gag war with my Father-in-law, this would be a master stroke in the game. I once gave him a stack of 13 Beetles CD's - Each wrapped individually, then gift wrapped, then boxed and gift wrapped several more times in ever larger sized boxes with false weights.

@bencohen9624 Жыл бұрын

Working as a manufacturing engineer, this was a very common tool for all of the operators on the packaging line, such a huge time and finger saver

@callsignapollo_ Жыл бұрын

As a former assembly operator i assure you it wasnt just a time saver, it was a necessity lol. 24 seconds is not a lot of time to be waiting for tape

@intensionless Жыл бұрын

This has a pretty high "You pass butter." vibes. I love it!

@JagannathMxO Жыл бұрын

Adam Savage is rapidly turning into my grandfather and I'm here for it.

@brewsnoop Жыл бұрын

I can’t live anymore without this device.

@squintsyadams8463 Жыл бұрын

Just fast forwarded like 2/3 in to hear Adam go "Holy Cow that's really cool". All I need to know.

@clickykbd Жыл бұрын

the ability to do two rolls, but not independently was confusing until I realized that it essentially was a "bonus feature" that required minimal re-design. Combined with the "auto" mode and two rolls of identical tape... it just means it has two ready for you instead of one, half the actuations when you are in a process that demands tons of identical tapes.

@oddcroissant2931 Жыл бұрын

this is the kind of content i live for

@rmd8873 Жыл бұрын

Surely an example of good engineering, for a problem that does not exist.

@LogicalNiko Жыл бұрын

3M and Uline have a good series of manual benchtop dispensers that also might be useful to Adam. They can hold various widths side by side. Some are mechanical lever operated, others are just a holder with a tear strip. But considering Adam’s varied use of tape, I think these would benefit in addition to the automatic machine.

@jughead8988 Жыл бұрын

Imagine how handy this will be when model making!

@jameshamaker9321 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant, I like that idea. I'd use it for labeling boxes, so I won't have a buy a label maker.

@secondengineer9814 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Really cool! now I want to see someone make art out of 5000 pieces of tape

@NatetheAceOfficial Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure you can set that up to auto-feed. Take one, and it'll automatically dispense one to be ready, no button press!

@ravenna6543 8 ай бұрын

Gosh this would be amazing for restaurant work. Imagine how clean and easy labeling would be if you could just get perfect cuts of tape every time.

@tristanblake1843 Жыл бұрын

Makes you realize how important Dieter Rams was. Imagine the functionality of this dispenser with the beauty of a Braun product.

@bentationfunkiloglio Жыл бұрын

So incredibly random …but in the most entertaining way possible. Automatic tape dispenser?! Why not? Hahaha!

@radishjunk Жыл бұрын

Wow, this thing is hilariously awesome. I never knew I wanted/needed something like an automated tape dispenser! Leave it to Adam...

@TomWallior Жыл бұрын

Ten years ago I worked at a company that made custom packaging. We used these machines very often to produce envelopes, even though an envelope needs double sided tape, which these machines are not made for! I spent hours cleaning them out. Awesome for regular tape though.

@JohnHollowell Жыл бұрын

What would be really cool is several "START" buttons that each have their own length. So you can hit the START A button to get 70mm, START B to get 30mm, and START C to get 120mm.

@Platypi007 10 ай бұрын

Do I need one of these? No. Can I definitely see a few situations where it would be a life saver? Absolutely. I'm glad to know it exists if I need it later.

@thomashenden71 Жыл бұрын

If you have a really boring item that you want to promote - send it to Adam and he will unbox it and make it really funny, now we all want a tape dispenser, don't we? 😀 But to be serious - tape dispensers save companies who regulary sends out items, a lot of money and resources (tape) because the dispenser will be programmed to give out exactly the needed amount of tape for a packing procedure, and there will be no lost tape due to the tape splitting or somehow is handled poorly so it turns into a gumball - the dispenser will give you the correct amount, no more, no less, every time. So this product will save both the wallet and the environment - win-win!