30 Aug
2016
30 Aug
'16
3:40 p.m.
On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 6:32 PM, Rob Jarratt
<robert.jarratt at ntlworld.com> wrote:
I think you are referring to me. The leader I was
talking about was the one
*inside the drive* that hooks the tape in the cartridge. I may have used the
wrong term, if so sorry about that.
I saw your posts and saw that you were referring to a torn barb, so I
read that as the part that does fail and was replaced from time to
time with a fresh spare.
So far, I don't think anyone has come up with a good repair or
replacement other than "use a new one"... I think it might be
possible, now, to inexpensively laser-cut one from a suitable material
- I was thinking PET film of the appropriate weight and stiffness.
Someone mentioned trying 35mm acetate unsuccessfully.
Step 1: CAD up a good leader...
Step 2: experiment with different materials...
Step 3: Profit!
-ethan