> On Dec 17, 2021, at 9:44 AM, Mike Katz via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
> wrote:
>
> I am also in need of emtpy reels. I purchased a TU56 that had been taken
> apart to restore and the restoration had never been finished. The empty reels
> were not in the box of parts.
>
> Has anyone tried 3D printing these?
Interesting idea. A while ago someone posted a picture of what looks like a
"go/no-go" gauge for DECtape reels. It is marked with the dimensions of the
two sides: 2.504-2.505 inches for the "no-go" end, 2.494-2.495 for the "go"
end. So that tells us the hole diameter is 2.500 +/- .004. Can 3D printing
deliver that sort of tolerance (with hobbyist-price machines)?
paul
