22 Jun
2003
22 Jun
'03
6:46 a.m.
Brian Chase wrote:
On Sat, 21 Jun 2003, Joe wrote:
Check with a arts & crafts store. They often have paper punches for doing
ornamental paper work, and some of them make very small holes. It
depends on what diameter you need.
At 08:15 PM 6/21/03 +0100, you wrote:
>So any tips please on making suitable holes in
the tape, my attempts
>so far with a pin have not been a great success.....
>
>
I would try making a hole with a heated pin or
something like that.
Or you might try punching a hole with a piece of small diameter hollow
tubing after sharpening the end of the tubing. Alternatively you might
try blacking out the clear spot with a magic marker or something like
that. That way you could use the original holes. Let me know what you
find out. I'v ehad the same problems and I've been meaning to try some
different things but never got around to it.
What's the diameter of holes being talked about? I think the hollow
tube approach is a good one, if you can find a small enough diameter
tube. Another approach might be to use a solid rod with a flat head.
Ideally, I think you'd want the end of the rod to have a slightly
concave surface like that of a three-ring-binder hole punch, but a flat
surface might work if the edges are sharp and the applied "thwack" is
very swift.
-brian.