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Re: [ARSCLIST] Applying new backing to old recording tapes for the purposes o...
At 09:57 PM 9/3/2005, Mwcpc6@xxxxxxx wrote:
If one could get enough 7/32" splicing tape, this might work. Exposed
adhesive could be deactivated with talcum powder or corn starch, a
technique that was
used to salvage sticky "Scotch Tape" splices in reused tape in the very early
days. It is hard to imagine the tediousness of this process though.
Another approach to the problem might be to use the sound head of a film
projector equipped for magnetic sound. In most (at least Kodak), the
track is read
by a movable head while the medium is bent around a rotating drum, flattening
it and providing a rigid backing. One might also mount a film projector head
assembly (if you can find one) on a tape deck so it could read the track from
the tape threaded so that it rapped part way around the pressure roller.
Just a couple of wild ideas!
Hi, Mike,
Thanks for the ideas.
I think you understand completely when you say:
"It is hard to imagine the tediousness of this process though."
But this would be better than what I'm doing.
The other alternative is to "nail" pieces down to a board and then
figure out how to move the head down the board at a constant speed.
Looking at this reel will cause the tape to snap.
Cheers,
Richard
Richard L. Hess email: richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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