I see a lot of reviews for and against the Scotch Advance Tape Glider (ATG), so I wasn't sure that I would like this product when I bought it. Definitely defied my expectations; I love it.
Pros:
> Uses Scotch tape -- beautifully adheres to my craft projects (paper crafts with plastic, felt, wood and paper embellishments)
> Large tape roll -- the disposable versions purchased from the local hobby shop always seem to run out at exactly the most irritating time
> Good size for me -- the handle isn't teeny tiny or non-existent, making it easier to maneuver
Cons:
> Video instructions required -- you'll definitely want to YouTube instructions to properly install the tape; it's not as straightforward as it looks
Scotch CAT 085 Advanced Tape Glider with 2 Rolls of 1/4-Inch by 36-Yard Acid Free Tape,Cure Pink
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| Size | 1/4-Inch |
| Color | Pink |
| Brand | Scotch |
About this item
- Convenience, fast application with the touch of a finger for industrial or consumer use. Liner rewinds into the applicator, applied in one easy step
- The glider delivers a controlled application of the adhesive while the liner rewinds into the glider, it bonds on contact, and works on a variety of substrate or material combinations
- The glider is versatile, convenient, quick and easy to use, there is no mess or clean up
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Product information
| Product Dimensions | 1.88 x 7.68 x 9.13 inches |
|---|---|
| Item model number | 85 |
| ASIN | B00409NNYM |
| Customer Reviews |
4.4 out of 5 stars |
| Best Sellers Rank |
#20,930 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing (See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing)
#281 in Arts & Crafts Tape |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 1.15 pounds |
| Manufacturer | Scotch |
| Date First Available | August 21, 2010 |
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Scotch CAT 085 Advanced Tape Glider with 2 Rolls of 1/4-Inch by 36-Yard Acid Free Tape,Cure Pink
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Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2018
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Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2019
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I love that I can glue about 100 photos to cards with one roll of tape. It's repositionable just after applying and becomes very permanent after a few hours. The applicator is easy to use but does have some issues depending on which tape refills you use. You need to follow instructions carefully to load the tape. Sometimes the tape doesn't dispense correctly but the overall convenience of the device makes it well worth it. This is the second ATG I have purchased, the first one is still working after two years of heavy use, but i needed a second so two people could work at once. Be sure to shop around for tape refills, you can get great value on multi-packs.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2019
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I bought this because I had read reviews that said it does not warp or wrinkle paper crafts. I'm making fans for an event and did not want them to warp. I'm using 65 lb card stock and needed to glue two pieces together. In hopes of fixing this I weighed it down for 24 hours and it did flatten but only temporarily, then it warped again. I am keeping it because I may be able to use it for other crafts. I also tested Tombow Multi Liquid Glue, which did a much better job, however, I need to make 300 fans and it would be expensive to use. My favorite is Best-Test Paper Cement. Works great with no warping or wrinkling. Plus you get 4 oz so it will go farther. Hope this helps!
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Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2019
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Well first the smell, not good. That wouldn't be any reason for me but maybe for some. The tape seemed good, however, the dispenser is definitely the reason I sent this back after an hour of using it. It is difficult to set up so that wouldn't be fun for refills. The tape did one of two things, tore and had to reload or came off the roller all together and had to reload (See above about reloading).
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Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2016
It might be good for some craft work but as far as a dust covers go I would say look elsewhere. I will have to.
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This apparatus is huge compared to the tape roll that goes in it! I purchased this to put the dust covers on the back of my paintings. I loaded very easy and it was true on the roller but it has no sticky power. It rolled down the frame nicely but after an hour or so the dust cover was off and I ended up having to GO BACK and glue the paper to the frame.
It might be good for some craft work but as far as a dust covers go I would say look elsewhere. I will have to.
It might be good for some craft work but as far as a dust covers go I would say look elsewhere. I will have to.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Nice but No Muscle
By June Musick on January 13, 2016
This apparatus is huge compared to the tape roll that goes in it! I purchased this to put the dust covers on the back of my paintings. I loaded very easy and it was true on the roller but it has no sticky power. It rolled down the frame nicely but after an hour or so the dust cover was off and I ended up having to GO BACK and glue the paper to the frame.By June Musick on January 13, 2016
It might be good for some craft work but as far as a dust covers go I would say look elsewhere. I will have to.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2018
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I was given one of these used and after a while it broke. I bought this one and have had it for several years. It is my go to for paper crafting and scrap booking and I scrapbook a lot! I belong to a group of women who meet twice month to do just that and of the 200 members, I would say at least 75% own and use this. Loading the tape is confusing at first, but just keep the little cardboard instructions that come with it and fit in the machine (great idea, hard to lose that way). Also do not expect this to work on something that is very small, you have to give it a couple inches to get it to lay down the adhesive well. Other nice thing is the adhesive even when you put on a lot, kind of disappears so it sticks well, but no lumps!
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Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2015
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I don't know how I scrapbooked, made invitations, etc without this little device. My most recent project is creating birthday party invites for my son. I used the Scotch ATG to stick two pieces of cardstock together - no fuss, no mess, no stickiness, no wet paper. I did have to watch a YouTube video about how to set it up the first time, but it works easily thereafter.
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Please take GREAT PAINS to educate yourself on how to PROPERLY load the tape roll before you attempt setting this up.
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2016Verified Purchase
After having observed the seemingly effortless and foolproof ATG time and again on several YouTube craft and art tutorials, I finally decided to abandon manually applied Zots and invest in the ATG. In spite of being pretty patient when broaching new, unfamiliar things, setting up the ATG was a NIGHTMARE.
1. IGNORE THE ABRIDGED MINI INSTRUCTIONS AND JUST STICK WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS BOOKLET
Although the ATG comes with directions, they can be improved upon. Scotch attempts to helpfully label the different moving parts in the ATG by letter and then references those letters in each step of the instructions. Scotch inserts an additional, mini-sized set of condensed instructions inside the machine, which inexplicable labels the machine parts by DIFFERNT letters. For first-time users, this inconsistency adds confusion to the set-up process.
2. INSTRUCTION DIAGRAMS NEED IMPROVEMENT
The diagram depicting how to attach/load the tape into the reel that stores the paper backing of the tape that's been used looked a bit different from the reel that came with my unit. While it's not terribly difficult to figure out, for a first-timer user who is desperately relying on every word and ever diagram, it would be helpful if those things were clearly and accurately stated/labeled/depicted.
3. INSTRUCTIONS FAIL TO SUFFICIENTLY ALERT YOU TO THE CORRECT DIRECTION THAT THE TAPE ROLL NEEDS TO BE LOADED
Part of what makes the set-up process not-so-breezy is that you're trying to do three things at once: holding release button with one hand, holding loose end of the tape with the other, all the while trying to make sense of the directions/get acquainted with the equipment. Just reading the instructions before handling the ATG is not enough because Scotch fails to stress one very important detail: what direction to PROPERLY place the new role of tape into dispenser. You know the age old debate about how one should properly load a toilet paper roll (with the paper hanging over v. under the roll)? Well, with this product, you MUST do it so that the tape hangs under the roll. The directions in no way highlight this very important point, and unfortunately I had to learn the hard way. I got a little flustered trying to do the aforementioned three things at once, and figured "hey, I know - let me just free up my left hand and pop this roll of tape in"...and of course per Murphy's Law I popped it in so that the tape was (incorrectly) hanging over. When I discovered my mistake and removed the roll to flip it around, unbeknownst to me, there was a little adhesive strip on the inside of the roll, that affixes to and anchors the tape roll to the reel. When I removed the roll, that adhesive came off and couldn't be reused.
4. INEXPLICABLY COULDN'T GET ATG TO WORK & WASTED 1/3 OF ROLL TRYING TO DO SO
After I got the tape properly threaded...for the life of me I could not get the adhesive to properly dispenser. I tried over, and over, and over, and over again. I (literally) wasted 1/3 of the tape roll just trying to get it to work. And the darnedest thing is that I couldn't even tell you why it wasn't working properly. A couple of problems I was experiencing at this stage: (1) The tape kept creeping over the edge of the two rubber rollers that the tape passes over/under (application point) to the point that it looked like they were going to fall out/fall loose. (2) When I would attempt to stop applying adhesive, it wouldn't tear off. I was ultimately able to get things working...but I have no idea why or how since I wasn't doing anything differently than I had before. Again, 1/3 of the roll went to waste because of this inexplicable malfunctioning.
It took an hour (!!!) to get things to work properly. (I had another problem not worth getting into detail: when attempting to nudge/re-position the tape back onto the rubber rollers, the tape backing tore. I was able to MacGyver a fix for this and move forward.) Here’s one of the better YouTube tutorials I found – it talks you through each step and even highlights what direction you need to load your tape in: [Amazon won't allow me to paste the web address to that clip here, but it's on YouTube under the title "How to Refill an ATG (Advanced Tape Glider) Glue Gun," by user Tracy Mae Design.]
I'll update my review after I've had a chance to use it on more projects. Had I used this within the 30-day purchase return window, I would not have wasted and hour of my life and a 1/3 of the roll trying to make this thing work. Instead, I absolutely would have returned this and gone for something like the small-sized, ready to use, disposable Tombow adhesive applicators. I figured the ATG generated less waste than the Tombow...but know that it comes at a different cost for first-time uses (i.e. the temporary insanity you'll experience setting it up).
1. IGNORE THE ABRIDGED MINI INSTRUCTIONS AND JUST STICK WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS BOOKLET
Although the ATG comes with directions, they can be improved upon. Scotch attempts to helpfully label the different moving parts in the ATG by letter and then references those letters in each step of the instructions. Scotch inserts an additional, mini-sized set of condensed instructions inside the machine, which inexplicable labels the machine parts by DIFFERNT letters. For first-time users, this inconsistency adds confusion to the set-up process.
2. INSTRUCTION DIAGRAMS NEED IMPROVEMENT
The diagram depicting how to attach/load the tape into the reel that stores the paper backing of the tape that's been used looked a bit different from the reel that came with my unit. While it's not terribly difficult to figure out, for a first-timer user who is desperately relying on every word and ever diagram, it would be helpful if those things were clearly and accurately stated/labeled/depicted.
3. INSTRUCTIONS FAIL TO SUFFICIENTLY ALERT YOU TO THE CORRECT DIRECTION THAT THE TAPE ROLL NEEDS TO BE LOADED
Part of what makes the set-up process not-so-breezy is that you're trying to do three things at once: holding release button with one hand, holding loose end of the tape with the other, all the while trying to make sense of the directions/get acquainted with the equipment. Just reading the instructions before handling the ATG is not enough because Scotch fails to stress one very important detail: what direction to PROPERLY place the new role of tape into dispenser. You know the age old debate about how one should properly load a toilet paper roll (with the paper hanging over v. under the roll)? Well, with this product, you MUST do it so that the tape hangs under the roll. The directions in no way highlight this very important point, and unfortunately I had to learn the hard way. I got a little flustered trying to do the aforementioned three things at once, and figured "hey, I know - let me just free up my left hand and pop this roll of tape in"...and of course per Murphy's Law I popped it in so that the tape was (incorrectly) hanging over. When I discovered my mistake and removed the roll to flip it around, unbeknownst to me, there was a little adhesive strip on the inside of the roll, that affixes to and anchors the tape roll to the reel. When I removed the roll, that adhesive came off and couldn't be reused.
4. INEXPLICABLY COULDN'T GET ATG TO WORK & WASTED 1/3 OF ROLL TRYING TO DO SO
After I got the tape properly threaded...for the life of me I could not get the adhesive to properly dispenser. I tried over, and over, and over, and over again. I (literally) wasted 1/3 of the tape roll just trying to get it to work. And the darnedest thing is that I couldn't even tell you why it wasn't working properly. A couple of problems I was experiencing at this stage: (1) The tape kept creeping over the edge of the two rubber rollers that the tape passes over/under (application point) to the point that it looked like they were going to fall out/fall loose. (2) When I would attempt to stop applying adhesive, it wouldn't tear off. I was ultimately able to get things working...but I have no idea why or how since I wasn't doing anything differently than I had before. Again, 1/3 of the roll went to waste because of this inexplicable malfunctioning.
It took an hour (!!!) to get things to work properly. (I had another problem not worth getting into detail: when attempting to nudge/re-position the tape back onto the rubber rollers, the tape backing tore. I was able to MacGyver a fix for this and move forward.) Here’s one of the better YouTube tutorials I found – it talks you through each step and even highlights what direction you need to load your tape in: [Amazon won't allow me to paste the web address to that clip here, but it's on YouTube under the title "How to Refill an ATG (Advanced Tape Glider) Glue Gun," by user Tracy Mae Design.]
I'll update my review after I've had a chance to use it on more projects. Had I used this within the 30-day purchase return window, I would not have wasted and hour of my life and a 1/3 of the roll trying to make this thing work. Instead, I absolutely would have returned this and gone for something like the small-sized, ready to use, disposable Tombow adhesive applicators. I figured the ATG generated less waste than the Tombow...but know that it comes at a different cost for first-time uses (i.e. the temporary insanity you'll experience setting it up).
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