Uline H-150 2-Inch Hand-Held Industrial Side Loading Tape Dispenser

Works perfectly and easy to load.

I picked up this Uline H-150 tape dispenser to use with 2 inch packing tape and it has made boxing orders and moving gear a lot easier. The metal frame feels sturdy and has a good weight to it, so it does not feel flimsy when you are taping up heavier boxes. Loading a new roll from the side is straightforward once you do it a couple of times, and the tape feeds smoothly without constantly jamming or sticking to the wrong spot. The handle is comfortable enough to use for a long packing session and the tension control helps keep the tape from spinning out too fast. The cutting blade is sharp and gives a clean cut so I am not fighting with ragged edges. If you do a lot of shipping, moving, or storage and are tired of wrestling with cheap dispensers, this is a very reliable tool to have on hand.

The H-150 tape dispenser is a solid, no-frills tool for packing and shipping. The side-loading design makes it quick and easy to replace tape rolls, which is a big time-saver when you’re working through multiple boxes. It has an adjustable brake, so you can control the tension depending on the tape you’re using, which helps with smoother application and less waste. The combination of plastic handle, rubber roller, and metal guide gives it a good balance of durability and lightweight handling. In hand, it feels comfortable and ergonomic, making it easy to use for extended periods. Most users appreciate how straightforward and efficient it is, especially for everyday packing tasks. That said, it’s more of a basic industrial tool—durable enough for regular use, but not the most heavy-duty option compared to premium metal-frame dispensers. Pros: -Easy side-loading design -Adjustable tension control -Lightweight and comfortable grip -Reliable for daily packing and shipping Cons: -Not the most heavy-duty build -Can feel basic compared to premium models -Not compatible with filament tape Overall: A dependable and affordable tape dispenser that works well for everyday use. Great for home, office, or light warehouse work where you need something simple and efficient.

I believe I read in one of the other reviews that this was the Rolls Royce of tape dispensers. THEY WERE RIGHT. I wanted one with a longer, more ergonomic handle, and this one has it. It is soooo smooth!! I sealed a box to ship and barely had to bend my wrist to cut the tape. It didn't cost as much as other ones I'd been looking at either. I don't really remember about how loud or quiet it was because I was so mesmerized by how smoothly it works! It seems well-made and sturdy. The tape it came with is great as well.

So I just bought our third (Jan '26). I must like it right? Well mostly. The other two we've had since 1997. But I had to find and replace many screws along the way. And does the tape some time come off the holder? Yes - but is they bc of the specs of the cheapa$$ tape I buy sometimes, or the dispenser itself? Hard to say. I read about other brands - this one still rated very high. Let's face it, anything with moving parts that gets thrown around a lot will fail. These tape guns are just the devil I know.

Works great, have an Etsy shop so I pack items daily, this has been a great help.

We've owned a number of tape guns over the years, not because they break or wear out, rather, it's usually due to the added convenience of not having to swap out different grade tape or track down the gun when packaging in different areas of the shop or house. This Uline model was purchased as a replacement to a brand new Scotch gun - their new ridiculous, child-proof design that appears to be making people turn away from Scotch products left and right, as it simply is THE worst tape gun design ever that we've come across. But, that's the downside of buying in a physical store these days, the lack of consumer reviews to warn you how bad something is. Greatfully, this U-line model is NOTHING like the one we purchased by Scotch. In fact, I was surprised just how much better this gun was, compared to the others we've relied on for years. So much so, I'm strongly tempted to replace them all with this model. Instead of it being relegated to the secondary packaging location it was purchased for, it's become our primary gun, with our old reliable (not sure the brand) being relegated to the basement and the new Scotch model, being relegated to the garbage, as I wouldn't feel right pawning off the Scotch model 3850 on anyone. We weren't looking for the best, most sturdily built tape gun on the market, but, as we use it almost daily, we didn't want to gamble on the very cheapest either. At ten bucks this was competitively priced and we knew that Uline was a good name - usually a much more pricey one. The Uline is lightweight, yet sturdy. It feels solid, yet surprisingly more comfortable to use than any of the tape guns we've used before. It's as if someone who actually uses the product, helped design this one; they seem to have done away with all the kinks. Even the super lightweight tape that wrinkles and tears very easily works without aggravation in this gun. Something we couldn't see in the picture was that the reverse side of the grip is actually vented, presumably to allow your palm to breath when taping for a long time. We thought that was a nice touch that might have bore some explanation in the product specs. I haven't dropped it yet - nor do I plan too - but if it's as robust as it appears and as others say, I doubt we'll bother shopping around the next time we need a new tape gun, and just go straight for this model again, as we couldn't be more satisfied. As with any product being sold via amazon's marketplace, not from amazon itself, it bears mentioning which store we actually got ours from, as different vendors all too often offer differently manufactured product, even under the same listing, especially when it comes to packaging supplies or other non-branded items. The order was fulfilled by Prime, but sold by YoKool. Unlike the unit currently pictured on amazon, the gun we received was braned with Uline's logo, phone, and web address printed in blue on the clear plastic guard, indicating it's authenticity. The gun didn't come with any literature as to how to use it, which is typical of these products, but they're not that complicated to figure out how to load, and there're plenty of videos online showing proper boxing technique. It did come in a triangular Uline branded disposable cardboard box, which amazon then re-boxed themselves for safer delivery.

Well, somebody finally figured out that the purpose of a tape gun was to tape up a box, and not have to wrestle around with the thing in trying to get it to cut the tape. And no matter what kind of tape you are using, whether it be just regular package sealing tape, or perhaps a fiberglass strand reinforced tape, and most especially duct tape, you expect a tape dispenser to actually cut the tape, and not just puncture it with giant, fierce-looking "sharks teeth," which only guarantee that you will either ruin whatever you are trying to tape, or dislocate your shoulder trying to get it to cut. The secret is all in the cutting blade. This fine-toothed sawblade type cutting edge is sharp - as you expect any cutting edge to be - but more importantly, results in a quick, clean cut, smooth as silk, with minimum hassle. Unfortunately, most of the other tape guns out there haven't gotten the message. *** I just received today a second one of these, specifically to use for duct tape, just as I do for the first one I bought. I have found that this is the best, and almost the only, tape gun that will cut duct tape, while the ones with the huge shark teeth will drive you crazy, just trying to get them to cut anything tougher than regular package sealing tape. And even then they don't actually cut the tape, but only perforate it, so that you still have to yank the tape apart - which sometimes works, and other times resists your firm efforts to finish the job, resulting in making you so violently angry that you almost jerk your arm out of the shoulder socket, while turning the air blue with swear words. Also, I just discovered that on this dispenser the bottom "keeper" that holds the tape against the roller is spring-loaded, and will fold down, completely out of the way, so that you can load a new roll of tape easily. Then, you just fold it back up, and it keeps the tape in place, against the roller, ready to use on the next box. ***3/10/19*** I just had occasion to use it again - I'm speaking of the one loaded with duct tape - and I can't get over what a delight it is to use, to so easily cut the tape when I want it cut, just as you should be able to do with any tape gun. But I know that that isn't necessarily true, with many other tape guns: You can easily work up a serious mad-on, with some of those tape guns, with the ferocious-looking "shark's teeth," which are a total joke, since they do not cut the tape, but only serve to dislocate your shoulder when you try to jerk the tape to try to cut it, and it just makes you look like a fool, and you end up with a string of tape rolled up on itself, and you can almost hear it snickering at you.

Hasta el momento me funciona muy bien no le he visto fallos, no es tan difícil recargarlo y la cuchilla es filosa, sólo trato de no tirarla porque leí que se puede romper y ya no sirve