I've heard that many pros declined to use these as they can damage the 
tape edge? Is this so?

joe salerno


On 9/18/2011 3:22 AM, Steven Smolian wrote:
> It's a tab.  3M made them.  You'll hve to find a bubch of old accessory
> catalogs to get the product number anf the beginning word that makes it
> specifically THAT.
>
> Steve Smolian
>
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> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Reel to Reel "thing"?
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> Hi.  Can someone give me the term for the little bit of plastic that, if
> pushed into a tape reel, holds the loose end a bit more stable.  I'm trying
> to locate a source of these but the term eludes me and my attempts at
> various keyword searches is yielding nearly everything except what I want !
>
>
> Thanks Darren
>
>
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Joe Salerno