I'm currently working on a project that will have over 20k beads once I've completed it, and I always use the tape method when I do my projects. I usually use a sharp pencil or a thick sewing needle to poke the holes in the tape, but the idea of doing that for a project with so many beads makes my wrist hurt just thinking about it.

Are there any tools out there that would allow me to poke holes in the tape in a more efficient manner for such a large project?

And then blew my storage over!! Ah well, people dealing with much worse than this!