Making holes in magnetic tape

From: Kevin Handy <kth_at_srv.net>
Date: Sun Jun 22 13:46:00 2003

Brian Chase wrote:

>On Sat, 21 Jun 2003, Joe wrote:
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>>At 08:15 PM 6/21/03 +0100, you wrote:
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>>>So any tips please on making suitable holes in the tape, my attempts
>>>so far with a pin have not been a great success.....
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>> 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.
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>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.
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>-brian.
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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.
Received on Sun Jun 22 2003 - 13:46:00 BST