> On Mar 26, 2019, at 8:14 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Argh! I just got a batch of 10.5" open-reel tape in and about one-third
> of the batch has vinyl "hanger strips" that heave either self-destructed
> in shipment or are about to do so.
>
> Given that the durned things have lapsed into the land of the
> unobtainium, I wonder if plastic (probably polypropylene) 16mm film cans
> will work. The 1200' size looks to be about right.
>
> Has anyone tried this?
Plastic cans were the other standard tape reel packaging, and I think predates
the tape seals. Sure that works. Just make sure they are tall enough not to
compress the reel sides.
Ideally you'd have a hub in the middle of the can to center the reel hub,
though it would work without that, just not as nicely.
Metal (non-ferrous) cans would work too. Actually, even some ferrous materials
would work. I once had a tape shipped to me in a box lined with mu-metal,
because the shipping department saw "magnetic tape" on the shipping form so
they applied the packaging rules for magnetic materials (i.e., permanent
magnets). Nice, I saved it since that stuff is not easily found.
paul
