Today's the day! My 3M felt order arrived, and I have created the .SVG file to operate the laser cutter. I'll do some test cuts to get the correct intensity, and then I'll churn out several hundred new felt pads which accidentally exceed the specifications of the original pads. This material has a lower surface friction in contact with the back of tape and will cause significantly less wear and less drag.
If I can post a photo to the list (suitably shrunk down) I'll try to show you all the laser cutting process. Dave On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 2:38 PM, Alexandre Souza < [email protected]> wrote: > If you need some cartridges to use as part of the display - let me know >> and I >> can let you have some of my better ones - I have a few which seem to be >> in good >> condition - although not sure how long they will last. One suggestion is >> to >> apply glue to the felt pad before it splits - has anyone tried this? >> > > I did. Got some old cassete tapes (brand new, pre-recorded tapes from > an english course), took off the pads, cut into a suitable size and glued > using cyanoacrilate glue on the place of the old pads. Works like a charm. > _______________________________________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > -- Dave Park Sandy Electronics, LLC [email protected] _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
