Gaff tape is wonderful stuff, but the big rolls are unwieldy and they have a tendency to grow legs and “walk” off site. Inspired by a comment on MetaFilter describing how you can wrap gaffer tape around a pen to make sure you've always got some, I made these tiny spools that hold about a metre of tape.

Sized for 2" wide tape, the OpenSCAD model is easily changed for almost any width, thickness or amount of tape.

This thing is dedicated to the memory of the late Ross Lowell, inventor of gaffer tape.

Print Settings

Printer Brand:

Creality

Printer:

Rafts:

No

Supports:

Resolution:

0.2 mm

Infill:

Filament: Generic PLA n/a

Notes:

Post-Printing =============

You don't need to glue the halves together if you don't want to: the tape will hold them together quite well. The spool does flex quite a bit less if they are glued, though. I don't recommend putting tape between the two halves (as I did with the blue one in the picture) as that leaves a sharp gap that can nip your fingers.

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