tu58 - reading off end of reel?

From: Dwight K. Elvey <dwight.elvey_at_amd.com>
Date: Thu Apr 29 16:01:33 2004

>From: "Jay West" <jwest_at_classiccmp.org>
>
>Speaking of which....
>
>I have two TU58 drives, both have a bad set of rollers. One is built into
>the 11/44 cabinet, one is a standalone desktop version. I decided to follow
>the "tygon tubing solution", but haven't actually done it yet. I have two
>questions:
>
>1) What is the best way to cut the tubing to get nice clean round edges? I
>tried to make a slice, but the tube gets bent/flattened due to the pressing
>down of the blade so the resulting cut is "oval". Some kind of hot
>wire/knife maybe? Gently sawing would leave jagged edges... ideas?

Hi
 Try rolling it with a blade. Don't try to cut all the way though
on each pass, just cut a little deeper.

>
>2) The old gummy roller comes off, but there is still some gunk left on the
>metal capstan center. I could put the tube over this, but it may slip a bit
>perhaps. Is there a good way to get the final remaining goo off the capstan?
>I'm afraid to scrub it or anything for fear of damaging the tachometer hub.
>

Clean it off! Try various solvents.
Dwight

>Oh, and also, anyone have a good source for blank media for the TU58?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Jay West
>
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