Date : Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:57:53 +1100
From : devries.bob@... (Bob Devries)
Subject: Re-using floppies
Hi all,
I did the flippy thing early on with my Tandy Colour Computer, back when I
only had a single-sided drive for it.
I bought a single-hole paper punch; ground down the lower jaw a bit, and
smoothed it carefully. That served as the hole maker.
I then used another disc to mark where the index holes in the disc should be
using a pencil, and carefully punched that location on both sides of the
jacket, taking care not to scratch the disc surface. I usually used a piece
of paper between the jaw and the disc to prevent accidents.
I cut the WP hole with the same punch, usually taking two cuts to get the
size right.
Hope that helps,
Regards, Bob Devries
Soldier's Hills 2, Las Pinas City, Philippines
--
Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of one's
native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer.
Edsger W.Dijkstra, 18 June 1975
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anders Carlsson" <anders.carlsson@... >
To: <bbc-micro@... >
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 7:40 PM
Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Re-using floppies
> David Harper wrote:
>
>> There was only one hole in the disc, but two in the jacket
>
> Again, if anyone has a clever idea how to safely punch that second hole in
> the jacket, I'm mildly interested. With so many BBC users on the list,
> surely some of you stuck with single sided floppy drives and had to come
> up
> with ways to use the back side of your expensive DSDD floppy disks? The
> write enable notch is much easier to cut your own and for which there
> exists
> several custom made notchers.
>
> I suppose one could work from inside and cut an opening, but it might
> destabilize the disk too much. In theory one can also slit open the
> jacket,
> carefully pull out the magnetic media and then go ahead with more thorough
> tools to make another opening in the jacket. Finally you put the magnetic
> disk back and seal the edge with tape but... well, it seems messy.
>
> Best regards
>
> --
> Anders Carlsson
>
>
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