Why on earth would you take the time to grind an old
rubber hockey puck to try and improve things when you
can just buy a new roller? The new MA pinch rollers
are just superb...and I know for a fact that there are
quite a few list members that have them. Cat got yer
tongue? Or are we just observing more deference to the
party line here?
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tronbros@... wrote:
> In a message dated 8/1/05 7:14:26 PM GMT Standard
> Time,
> punchbowl4@... writes:
>
>
> > Speaking of wobblies -- with Chamby M-style 1/2"
> 8-track, does rounding
> > the corners on the pinchies mess up the head
> contact on the outer tracks
> > (remember how narrow the tracks are)? Is the other
> part of the solution
> > to wobblies softening the rubber and/or replacing
> if softening does
> > round them well enough? How does felt-matting
> factor in to good push pad
> > performance and adjustability?
>
> It's the pad that insures good contact of the tape
> with the head over all the
> tracks. The roller is just a revolving pressure pad
> and the better it
> drives, the better the machine will sound. Grinding
> the rollers can only improve
> things.
>
> >
> > And, BTW, is the pinch roller on the 400 the same
> diameter as on the
> > Chamberlin M's with a similar axle and connection?
>
> Don't know! The rollers in the Chamby 300 we have
> are indentical to our
> rollers and at 3/8" wide they will certainly suit
> 1/2" tape even after grinding.
> Remember, when we grind we reduce the surface area
> of the roller by 1/3rd yet
> standard tape drive is improved because you are
> concentrating the drive area.
>
> >
> > Martin, anyone - come on...help us out...
> >
> >
>
> Martin is unavailable.
>
> Best,
>
> Helga
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>
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>
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