Date:Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:38:31 -0500
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Subject:Re: Squealing Scotch 996
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Hi, Rick,
This is indeed promising! I have a 2B large hexagonal Lyra stick that
I haven't tried yet--it has a removable paper overwrap. I also have
some HB Koh-I-Noor smaller round sticks that seem to have a painted
coating that needs to be scraped off. The end is "sharpened" as in a
pencil sharpener.
I also have (somewhere) a container of powdered artists' graphite I
haven't opened. I got all this and haven't had another LoL reel tape
since the Sony one a year ago, and this stuff isn't practical (yet)
to use on cassettes.
Today I'm doing two 8-tracks, so I'll have lots of graphite probably
in places I don't want it <sigh>.
Cheers,
Richard
At 01:38 AM 11/10/2005, you wrote:
>Hi Richard,
>
>I used a Cretacolor 6B graphite stick. I held the stick flat
>against the binder
>side of the tape as it played, at a spot just after it left the playback reel
>and before it reached the first tape guide. As I recall, it may
>have taken two
>passes to eliminate the squeal completely, but the results after the
>first pass
>were encouraging enough to warrant a second try. I rotated the stick
>occasionally because it seemed to get worn and shiny at the point of contact,
>and to acquire a buildup of crud (probably from the tape).
>
>I'm guessing the softer grades of graphite are better for lubrication. I
>understand it is also sold in powder form, but the stick seemed easier to
>manipulate.
>
>Rick Taylor
>Austin, Texas
>
Richard L. Hess [log in to unmask]
Aurora, Ontario, Canada http://www.richardhess.com/
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