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Cassette Spindle Hub replacements?

Post by CV_Wonder » Wed Oct 14, 2015 11:06 am

Hello,

Does anyone know where to get spindle hub replacements or even parts that could possibly be rigged into place of a spindle hub?

Thank you!
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Post by Drone » Wed Oct 14, 2015 12:03 pm

The bit on the deck, or the bit on the cassette itself?
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Post by CV_Wonder » Wed Oct 14, 2015 12:49 pm

Drone wrote:The bit on the deck, or the bit on the cassette itself?
Sorry should have been clear. I'm actually just looking for any spindle hubs at all. Making an sound/art project. I've been told they are no longer made but cant even find an old stock supply anywhere. Plastic or metal, not sure if there even are metal ones.
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Post by The Scum » Wed Oct 14, 2015 9:00 pm

Even so, it's still somewhat unclear which part you're looking for.

Do you want

A: the circular thingy inside the cassette that the tape winds around, with the 6 little teeth on the interior opening?

or

B: the pointy thing that's part of the player, that interfaces with said 6 little teeth?
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Post by CV_Wonder » Thu Oct 15, 2015 6:24 am

The Scum wrote:Even so, it's still somewhat unclear which part you're looking for.

Do you want

A: the circular thingy inside the cassette that the tape winds around, with the 6 little teeth on the interior opening?

or

B: the pointy thing that's part of the player, that interfaces with said 6 little teeth?
Forgot to insert the word "player" in there :) A spindle hub, (I've been told) is the part inside a cassette player. B: The pointy thing that's part of the player. Are they both called that btw?
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Post by CV_Wonder » Thu Oct 15, 2015 6:27 am

Drone wrote:The bit on the deck, or the bit on the cassette itself?[/quote

Quickly miss-read your sentence somehow.. Yes the part on the deck.
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Post by Drone » Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:38 am

Do they have to be able to rotate or just hold a cassette tape?

https://tapeline.info/v2/tape-spindle-c ... lders.html
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Post by CV_Wonder » Thu Oct 15, 2015 11:15 am

Drone wrote:Do they have to be able to rotate or just hold a cassette tape?

https://tapeline.info/v2/tape-spindle-c ... lders.html
They need to be able to rotate. I saw this as well and got excited for a moment..
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Post by The Scum » Thu Oct 15, 2015 2:42 pm

I don't know of any source for new ones.

Long ago, the trick to manually winding a tape was to use a Bic pen. They were just the right size.

It might also be a candidate for a 3D printed part.
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Post by Drone » Thu Oct 15, 2015 4:30 pm

You could cut sections of a bic and stickit on a motor?
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Post by kslight » Thu Oct 15, 2015 6:03 pm

Sorry, all I have to add is, I love this website. I clicked on tape machines and ran into a ?.Korg Polymoog?

https://tapeline.info/v2/korg-polymoog.html

:wink:

And a touch overpriced for a non-restored one IMHO...





If you can find or make a 3D model of the part you want, I could print it on my 3D printer.
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Post by CV_Wonder » Thu Oct 15, 2015 9:36 pm

The Scum wrote:I don't know of any source for new ones.

Long ago, the trick to manually winding a tape was to use a Bic pen. They were just the right size.

It might also be a candidate for a 3D printed part.
I'll see how the bic pen thing goes, a bit worried about performance so the 3D printed hub is an excellent call! thx
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Post by CV_Wonder » Thu Oct 15, 2015 9:39 pm

kslight wrote:Sorry, all I have to add is, I love this website. I clicked on tape machines and ran into a ?.Korg Polymoog?

https://tapeline.info/v2/korg-polymoog.html

:wink:

And a touch overpriced for a non-restored one IMHO...





If you can find or make a 3D model of the part you want, I could print it on my 3D printer.
Love that they wanted it to be made by Korg. Ha!

Yea that is a bit overpriced, and I have the better version already :D

Thanks so much for the offer on the 3D! I'll see if I can get something sorted but It's looking like I probably need a lot of these for this project....
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