2 Aug
1998
2 Aug
'98
11:13 a.m.
On Sun, 2 Aug 1998, Tony Duell wrote:
Pester me in a few days, and I'll measure the roller in my Sidewinder.
Quite how you make a replacement is another matter....
A year or so ago, I made up a replacement 'tire' (tyre for you, Tony) for
a drive in an old Televideo TS816 from a rubber grommet. Fortunately,
the spindle was about .25" and the groove diameter of the grommet was
slightly larger than the diameter that the tire needed to be. I was able
to cut and sand it down to the desired diameter and cement it onto the
spindle. Worked like a champ! When I did it, I used a lathe to spin a
rod on which the grommet was mounted, but an electric drill would
probably work as well.
- don
OK, now you need to fix the Sidewinder. I think we can
discount an electronic
problem for the moment. Time to repair that drive roller, I guess...
Ok, what diameter is it supposed to be?
Cheers
Karl
-tony