JustTricia
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Post by JustTricia on Oct 26, 2014 18:07:40 GMT
No matter what I do, the tape in my ATG is coming off the front rubber spool. I keep moving it over, and every time I run it on something it shifts back over. I can't do more than four or five strips before having to fix it. Any suggestions?
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Post by redshoes on Oct 26, 2014 20:10:54 GMT
Is the tape "clicked" securely in place?
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Post by 950nancy on Oct 26, 2014 21:37:25 GMT
I had that same problem when I first got mine. The inside white part that holds the tape was smashed a little and didn't click all the way onto the gun. I had to pry open the tape "holes" to make it go flat onto the gun and it worked fine.
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Post by mikklynn on Oct 27, 2014 0:35:04 GMT
I have loved my ATG for a long time, but I have my first "bad" spool. This one is driving me nuts. I think sometimes we just get a bad one.
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JustTricia
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Post by JustTricia on Oct 27, 2014 1:52:18 GMT
Dang, forgot I posted this! I'll have to check it out again, but I *think* it's loaded correctly.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2014 2:48:54 GMT
That happens to me whenever I buy the cheaper brand of tape instead of the original 3M brand.
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Post by alexa11 on Oct 27, 2014 5:30:01 GMT
That happens to me whenever I buy the cheaper brand of tape instead of the original 3M brand. Happens to me, too. Rolls are warped and it drives me crazy. I'm in the process of having 12 rolls replaced from Tape Depot. |
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Post by Sparki on Oct 27, 2014 15:28:00 GMT
I've used ATG for years for work...sometimes you just get a bad roll. It's warped or something.  Start over. |
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Post by streetscrapper on Oct 27, 2014 18:51:01 GMT
I haven't had that issue, but I can't tell you how many rolls of tape I've bought and found that the adhesive is on the wrong side! Maybe it's because it's old or something - not sure but it's a freakin PITA when I'm in the middle of something and find that my brand new roll is defective!
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Post by love2scrap on Oct 30, 2014 22:50:37 GMT
I haven't had that issue, but I can't tell you how many rolls of tape I've bought and found that the adhesive is on the wrong side! Maybe it's because it's old or something - not sure but it's a freakin PITA when I'm in the middle of something and find that my brand new roll is defective! Here's how you fix it! how to fix tape that is backwards |
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JustTricia
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Post by JustTricia on Nov 9, 2014 20:20:05 GMT
I finally found a video that had the same problem as me. It was because the tape was warped, but no matter how much flattening I did it still came off center. I cut a shim big enough to cover the whole roll with a hole cut out of the center and fit it in top of the roll. It helps to keep everything lined up and I've had no or problems since.
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Post by gloryjoy on Nov 10, 2014 13:56:18 GMT
I had a bad roll once, actually two rolls. They were from two different boxes. I still had my receipt so I put them into one box and returned it and they gave me a new box.
If I bought it from a local store I wouldn't waste time trying to fix it.
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Post by alexa11 on Nov 12, 2014 7:13:14 GMT
I finally found a video that had the same problem as me. It was because the tape was warped, but no matter how much flattening I did it still came off center. I cut a shim big enough to cover the whole roll with a hole cut out of the center and fit it in top of the roll. It helps to keep everything lined up and I've had no or problems since. OMG- this is brilliant!!! It works-thanks so much! I have 12 warped rolls and this is going to be a lifesaver! |
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Post by scrappincolleen on Nov 12, 2014 18:02:28 GMT
I keep an old spool on top of the spool being used when I close my tape gun. The extra spool seems to help hold everything in place when the spools are a bit warped.
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