19 May
2019
19 May
'19
6:37 p.m.
At 09:36 AM 18/05/2019 -0700, Chuck wrote:
There may be better solutions, but I haven't come
up with one yet. It's
a bit funny; I can remember when the tape seal adoption was causing
dumpster-loads of hard plastic tape cases to be scrapped. The cases
that remain tend to be intact, even after 50 years.
Just a thought - I buy small ziplock bags of various sizes in bulk from Aliexpress. Very
cheap.
I use them around the workshop, electronics, and for filing B5-sized documents in storage
cubes.
It seems likely there would be ziplock bags that fit tape reels. With a choice of light
or
heavy duty film thickness.
Pros:
* Keep dust, moisture and pests away from the tape.
* Cheap and always available.
* Takes up no significant extra space.
* Allows inclusion of things like information sheets, keeping them associated with
specific tapes.
* Can put big labels on the bags.
Cons:
* Not as neat as ring seals.
* Doesn't allow hanging.
* Bags provide no support for the reel edges though, so you'd have to be careful with
stacking.
Guy