On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 6:32 PM, Rob Jarratt <[email protected]> wrote: > I think you are referring to me. The leader I was talking about was the one > *inside the drive* that hooks the tape in the cartridge. I may have used the > wrong term, if so sorry about that.
I saw your posts and saw that you were referring to a torn barb, so I read that as the part that does fail and was replaced from time to time with a fresh spare. So far, I don't think anyone has come up with a good repair or replacement other than "use a new one"... I think it might be possible, now, to inexpensively laser-cut one from a suitable material - I was thinking PET film of the appropriate weight and stiffness. Someone mentioned trying 35mm acetate unsuccessfully. Step 1: CAD up a good leader... Step 2: experiment with different materials... Step 3: Profit! -ethan
