Tape Roll Holder

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So my kids dropped the tape dispenser, upside down, and smashed the pin off the spool. It held tape okay, but was always a little on the loose side, so I decided to re-print the whole thing. Printing the pin (5mm max, probably would have needed to be 4.5mm) seemed like an obvious failing point. My wife had some 3mm dowel, so I went with using that as the pin. The whole size is 1mm larger than the ID of tape reals, meaning it haves to flex to fit inside, does so pretty easily, and will not shift at all! Hope it helps someone else who has had the same occur, such to throw out such a heavy tape dispenser just because of a little plastic pin!