Date   : Sat, 17 Apr 2010 16:35:27 +0100
From   : mike@... (Mike Tomlinson)
Subject: Re-using floppies

In article <alpine.WNT.2.00.1003231950060.2972@...>, Anders
Carlsson <anders.carlsson@...> writes

>Speaking of which, does anyone know a tool or method to safely punch
>a second sync hole into a floppy disk jacket? I suppose one can take
>measures and cut something by chance, but how to cut open a hole
>without damaging the disk inside?

I just used a pair of scissors to cut a gap for the 'sync hole' (which
marks the beginning of the first sector).  Some people used to claim
that the lining inside the outer sleeve had a 'pile' (like carpet pile)
and that turning the disk over would spin the disk counter to the pile,
damaging it.  Urban myth I think.

I still have the punch used to cut out the additional write-protect
notch on the opposite side to the original.  It's quite well made, in
metal painted blue.  Does anyone want it for their collection before I
bin it?

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