For those pesky tips that get eaten by the machine, I simply trim off a small amount of the corner and have not had one eaten since. These are the dogs ears you will trim off later so you are not losing anything important. I still have to trim those a bit after pressing as I only tKe off enough to give my machine something more to grab onto.
Like most here, tape has a special place in my sewing studio. I use two sizes of painters tape often. On my rulers I like to use the post it pads a person would mark pages in a book for study purposes or they are used to mark the place where someone is to sign paperwork. They are bright and removable. I often use several on my long ruler to keep my eye on the correct line easier.