Okay, everyone is mentioning how quiet it is on the list today.  With that
in mind, I'll start a new thread that is half serious, half in jest.

One of the suggestions I received during "Need Tape Drive Help" was to cut
a section from a bicycle inner tube and place it over the capstan.  The
author didn't make any claims as to it working, but offered it as a
suggestion as something to try.

Since I don't have an old bicycle inner tube laying around, I'm working
from memory, so please work with me.

Do bicycle tire inner tubes have a seam, or are they the same
cross-sectional thickness over their entire circumference?  I ask the
question because my immediate reaction to the suggestion was that it was a
rather ingenious idea and it might work if there was no seam on the tube,
but if there was a seam, the change in thickness would most certainly cause
tape movement problems.

So, what does everyone think?

John
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John Korb                            email: [log in to unmask]
Innovative Software Solutions, Inc.

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