17 Dec
2021
17 Dec
'21
7:13 a.m.
On Dec 17, 2021, at 9:44 AM, Mike Katz via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
I am also in need of emtpy reels. I purchased a TU56 that had been taken apart to
restore and the restoration had never been finished. The empty reels were not in the box
of parts.
Has anyone tried 3D printing these?
Interesting idea. A while ago someone posted a picture of what looks like a
"go/no-go" gauge for DECtape reels. It is marked with the dimensions of the two
sides: 2.504-2.505 inches for the "no-go" end, 2.494-2.495 for the
"go" end. So that tells us the hole diameter is 2.500 +/- .004. Can 3D
printing deliver that sort of tolerance (with hobbyist-price machines)?
paul