At 09:36 AM 18/05/2019 -0700, Chuck wrote: >There may be better solutions, but I haven't come up with one yet. It's >a bit funny; I can remember when the tape seal adoption was causing >dumpster-loads of hard plastic tape cases to be scrapped. The cases >that remain tend to be intact, even after 50 years.
Just a thought - I buy small ziplock bags of various sizes in bulk from Aliexpress. Very cheap. I use them around the workshop, electronics, and for filing B5-sized documents in storage cubes. It seems likely there would be ziplock bags that fit tape reels. With a choice of light or heavy duty film thickness. Pros: * Keep dust, moisture and pests away from the tape. * Cheap and always available. * Takes up no significant extra space. * Allows inclusion of things like information sheets, keeping them associated with specific tapes. * Can put big labels on the bags. Cons: * Not as neat as ring seals. * Doesn't allow hanging. * Bags provide no support for the reel edges though, so you'd have to be careful with stacking. Guy
