Hard sectored disks

From: PG Manney <manney_at_nwohio.com>
Date: Tue Dec 2 20:47:07 1997

> So where the Hell do you find a 1/8" paper punch? The only ones I find
> seem to be closer to 3/16" or 1/4". Like the ones I used back when I
> thought it was practical to flip TRS-80 diskettes. (It wasn't. They
> worked -- for a while, especially when diskettes were $20+ per ten.)

Small dia. hammered punches, called "arch punches" (try General Tool Co.)
might be good. Any competent machinist should be able to convert a
astandard paper punch into a smaller one by turning down the punch and
fitting a bushing into the die.

manney_at_nwohio.com
Received on Tue Dec 02 1997 - 20:47:07 GMT