Thanks, all; someone's been able to line me up with a takeup reel. :)
...Tim Radde <tra...@excite.com> and glen herrmannsfeldt
<g...@ugcs.caltech.edu> were kind enough to reply (starting with glen):
>> I would think someone good at using a lathe could turn one
>> out of aluminum fairly easily. Finding tape is different
>> problem, though.
I've never worked with a metal lathe. I'm okay with a wood lathe, which
could create a reel which was an interesting conversation piece. :)
> I have one with a broken piece. I have the piece and it looks like it
> could be glued easily. But I don't know
> if that would leave any rough edges or not. [...]
I imagine that after the glue had set, it wouldn't be a problem to sand
down the edges. The glue would want to be something of the "plastic-weld"
variety, rather than just a super-glue or somesuch, so the bond would stay
solid under the repeated centrifigual force it would get in use. Should be
doable, though!
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o...@panix.com Yes, I know the centrifigual force is also an
argument against making wooden DECtape reels.
Still, it _is_ kind of tempting. :)
