[QuadList] OT-Glass reels for 1" tape--Benefits of use, photos

[Ted Langdell]

Member Pat Shevlin of the Media Preserve near Pittsburgh, PA and I  
were talking yesterday, and I mentioned I was looking for a 14" (3- 
hour) 1" reel and Park Seward was looking for a 14" (90 min.) 2" Quad  
reel.

His response:  "We use glass reels."

Seems these are pretty common in the computer industry.

Pat says, "As I said we had over 100+ 1” VTRs at Technicolor  
throughout the world and we found these reels to be the most reliable  
in preventing tape damage due to bent take-up reels.  They are also  
static free."

The damage, he says, was to the edges of tape.

Pat sent pictures this morning that we share here.

Their sturdiness also surprised him... having dropped some a number of  
times without breakage or chipping.  The edges of the reel are rounded  
like the lip of a good drinking glass.

With no hole to stick your finger through when threading, the "last  
lap" requires some inventiveness.

IIRC, it goes something like this: You lick your finger, put your  
finger on the inside-side of the tape to transfer a little moisture,  
and then thread the tape into the reel so that the end of the tape  
contacts the reel and the moisture provides some "stickiness"... at  
least enough to get the tape to wrap up on the hub.

So far, 20 minutes of Googling yesterday and this morning hasn't  
turned up a source for these reels, but I may not (yet) know the right  
combination of words to put in.

Suggestions?






Ted

Ted Langdell
flashscan8.us
Secretary
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