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   Mac84 ? (mac84tv@bitbang.social)'s status on Wednesday, 09-Jul-2025 07:21:38 JST Mac84 ?

   YES!!

   I successfully repaired my Apple 40SC Tape backup drive by creating a new 3D printed capstan for it. I then was able to recover some lost Apple / Claris engineer's goodies from 36 years ago! 😮

   Read all about it here... 📼
   https://tinkerdifferent.com/threads/repairing-my-apple-tape-backup-40sc-drive-and-rescuing-apple-history-from-36-year-old-data-tapes.4477/

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     Mac84 ? (mac84tv@bitbang.social)'s status on Wednesday, 09-Jul-2025 11:48:39 JST Mac84 ?

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     • Ari [APz] Sovijärvi

     @apzpins It's linked in my second post, but this is what I used. In my limited testing, it seems to work well - I chose the grey color. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KL17849?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

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     Ari [APz] Sovijärvi (apzpins@mstdn.games)'s status on Wednesday, 09-Jul-2025 11:48:40 JST Ari [APz] Sovijärvi

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     @mac84tv Out of curiosity, what material did you use? TPU?