Scotch Tape Dispenser

REALLY nifty, Junji!

It’s a tape dispenser I wouldn’t mind having on my desk. Far better looking than the big black plastic one I’m currently using. :)

Keep up the good work!

-- Frank, Mississippi, http://www.stoutwoodworks.com

This is cool. I know I rarely use tape, unless my wife won’t shut her pie-hole! All kidding aside we really don’t use that much tape. In offices everyone has a scotch tape dispenser but it is not often used at home, except for present wrapping.

-- "That Government is Best that Governs The Least."-Jefferson

junji ;
what a simple design ,
and very good looking .
where do you get the “cutter ” ?

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

Fancy tape dispenser you have there. You are just crankin’ out the projects. I’m currently trying to type this with my hands covered in glue from the bench top I have here in clamps :) Guess I got tired of working on the floor or whatever space was clear of clutter. Good work as usual.

-- Ooo, er.

Hey Junji
This is a cool idea well done.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

Nice job Junji!

David, I can’t speak for him (I guess that’s what I’m doing, after all… :oD ) but if it were me, I’d go to one of the pervasive 100 yen shop (Dollar Store) and get a cheapo dispenser for one buck so I could throw it all but the cutter metal part.

Ah, what would we do without Daiso? ;o)

-- Jojo, shopless in Kyoto · http://twitter.com/kagushokunin

sounds like there,s more to a dispenser than meets the eye. That a nice project.

-- if the hand is not working it is not a pure hand

Hey, I was just in the 100yen store a couple of days ago!!! LOL!!!!!!!

Junji, nice project, I see me cranking out a couple of these for gifts.

-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"

I like it :-)) I don’t know why nobody ever did one before, just never thought of it i guess. Looks better than the plastic gadgets we all use.

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

Frank,
Thank you. Maybe you should think of making one yourself! I wanna see your version too.

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

Christopher,
Right, for the pie-hole!
Well, I think it’s just a difference of the life-style. I know if there isn’t scotch tape, we can do something else for that, but it’s just there all the time…

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

david,
Thank you! Yes, as Jojo said we can get a factory product tape dispenser at any 100 yen shop, so I just took the blade from it. But it’s just strange way, buying a tape dispenser to make a tape dispenser… You can also buy only the cutters, it is 58 yen, but I have to pay for the shipping, so for now, 100 yen shop is the cheapest way to do it.
If I make 10 of these, someday, I would buy only the cutter from the shop.
Actually I tried to make it from steel can, and looked OK, but didn’t cut as much as it needed to be.

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

Skarp,
You are using your computer in your shop? I never use mine, because of the dust, but it would be great if you can use it at the shop, too. Maybe I should start thinking about bringing one there, on old iBook which I don’t use often. So maybe the keyboard of yours are full of glue ???

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

Jim,
Thank you so much as always.

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

Jojo,
Ah you know everything! Daiso is one of my favorite shop, and the cutter is also from Daiso’s dispenser.

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

kiwi1969,
It is more complex than I thought, but more interesting than I thought. I wanna try one more sometime soon.

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

3fingerpat,
Yes, that was what I was thinking about too. This could be a great gift.

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

TopamaxSurvivor,
Oh OK, so now somebody may start making one, and I can see other version here in LJ someday! I know there are a lot of ways to make it, it can be so many different designs. It would be fun.

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

I guessed so, Junji, I buy plenty of stuff there too.

-- Jojo, shopless in Kyoto · http://twitter.com/kagushokunin

Maybe there should be a contest with a free roll of tape to fill the winner’s dispenser ;-))

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

I’ve thought of making one many times, but have never got-a-round-to-it.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Junji, your house must be full of these little “crafty” items. Keep it up and one day visitors to your home will spend the day just looking at all of the neat things you’ve made over the years. This would be another one of those scrap wood projects. How much is stuff in the 100 yen store? ;) I’ve spent a few hours in them myself, and Daiso (we used to call it the daisy store). Thanks for the inspiration for another project.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

I’m thinking masking tape! This would be very heplful in the shop. Nice job Junji!

-- Jeff, Dayton, OH

TopamaxSurvivor,
Yeah, there should be! But if the prize is just a roll…

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

Dick, & Barb,
So maybe this is the chance to do it this time.
Wanna see your version too.

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

Tim,
Actually right. There are a lot of my projects all around my house, but some are really embarrassing to show…

>How much is stuff in the 100 yen store?
It’s 100 yen! About a dollar. I think there are same kind of stores all around, but there are a lot of useful things for woodworking.

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

JWood,
It’s funny but I never thought of making these for my own shop… Maybe I should think about it too. Thanks.

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

Junji,

You better slow down boy, you keep pumping out projects the way you are and you will get burned out! Of course, another clever design. Around Christmas time I am going to look at your projects and pick something to make for gifts. Is that a logo that I see on all of your projects? Perhaps one of those branding irons? What does it say/mean?

Your pal,
Don

-- Don, Pittsburgh

Just a roll, but at least it would be a prize :=))

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

Don,
Ha ha… It is just a good time of the year for woodworking to me, not so hot nor cold. My shop is a garage, so can’t control the heat. So maybe another month, then I will just stop it for a while anyway.
Yes, that is a Logo of my shop, a branding iron, I asked my friend to make it. It says “Toneri-Kobo” “Toneriko” is a name of a tree, a symbol tree of my house, Japanese ash. And Kobo means workshop. So it’s a kind of mixed-up/made-up word. And of course, it’s a branch of Toneriko.

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

TopamaxSurvivor,
That would be really crazy but interesting. I like the idea!

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

Great looking project.
Used hacksaw blade (fine tooth) makes a great tape dispenser cutter! And its free!!
DrByte

-- Dennis, WV, http://mysite.verizon.net/drbyte

drbyte,
I thought about it too, since I just found one in my shop, but the point is, there should be a part to cut the tape and also a part to rest the left out tape. I think the hacksaw blade will cut the tape well, but I don’t have any good idea to bend the blade straight enough to make the resting part. Maybe a part of wood can do the resting part, but I guess it won’t stick like metal part…

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

Junji, who is going to be the sponsor and do the judging?

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

TopamaxSurvivor,
Of course, Scotch® will be the sponsor, for them it doesn’t hurt them at all especially the prize is just a roll of tape! The judge… mmm, difficult question.

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

I could judge, but people might think I’d be biased towards my entry even though it would probably be the best ;-))

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

Ah, OK. Then I will be the judge too! So I can get the 1st, and I will let you be the 2nd!!!

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

You haven’t seen what i could build yet, yoiu might like it better!!

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

TopamaxSurvivor,
Actually that’s right. But even if I like yours better, I will get the 1st prize, because I like myself. Ha ha!

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

Ah ha!! Personally biased judge!! Too bad, you’re disqualified ;-)) Notice I left the door open for someone else to win.

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

Oh no! I already lost?
And who is someone else?

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

Could be anyone who enters :-))

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.