Nice video, just goes to show that you took perfect measurements to design and create a replacement for the damaged one. Thanks. I just wish i could have you repair my 800XL's red screen 😢
It looks like there was more than one design for the 1050 drives. I remember when mine developed a problem. I would open the latch, but the hub wouldn't raise fully, so I couldn't get a disk in. I opened it up, and saw that the hub was on an arm that came in from the left side, and was only held up by a flexing piece of thin metal (it looked like a small sheet of copper, as I remember), used as a spring. The latch had a similar mechanism that would push against the spring, forcing the hub down. The spring had developed a crack, and so was no longer able to support the weight of the arm. I think I was still a teenager at the time, but it was in the late '80s, so support for the 8-bits was winding down. My mom helped me out by finding a piece of plastic that we were able to somehow glue onto the thin metal spring, to add reinforcement, which helped a little, but it still wasn't enough. So, I ended up turning the 1050 on its side, which allowed the arm to pull all the way up when I released the latch. For whatever reason, I never replaced the part. I just used it like that. It seems like from what I've heard since, there should've been replacement parts available, from someplace like Best Electronics. I just didn't know I could get them. It's good to see it's still possible to repair these things.
Another option would be to make a silicone mold from the original and then cast a new one out of resin. I do it all the time to replicate tiny gears etc.
Great video! The sound of the 1050 really brought back memories. Two question: what CAD app are you using? And what type of filament did you use? It looked "shinier", if that is the correct term, than PLA.
Actually, I think there WAS a disk in the drive which could have contributed. Remember, when the drive lever is closed, there is pressure on the "flag"
I love that Atari disk drive sound. 👍
Nice job! The piece looks solid... should last another 40 years! 👍
Nice video, just goes to show that you took perfect measurements to design and create a replacement for the damaged one. Thanks. I just wish i could have you repair my 800XL's red screen 😢
It looks like there was more than one design for the 1050 drives. I remember when mine developed a problem. I would open the latch, but the hub wouldn't raise fully, so I couldn't get a disk in. I opened it up, and saw that the hub was on an arm that came in from the left side, and was only held up by a flexing piece of thin metal (it looked like a small sheet of copper, as I remember), used as a spring. The latch had a similar mechanism that would push against the spring, forcing the hub down. The spring had developed a crack, and so was no longer able to support the weight of the arm. I think I was still a teenager at the time, but it was in the late '80s, so support for the 8-bits was winding down. My mom helped me out by finding a piece of plastic that we were able to somehow glue onto the thin metal spring, to add reinforcement, which helped a little, but it still wasn't enough. So, I ended up turning the 1050 on its side, which allowed the arm to pull all the way up when I released the latch. For whatever reason, I never replaced the part. I just used it like that.
It seems like from what I've heard since, there should've been replacement parts available, from someplace like Best Electronics. I just didn't know I could get them. It's good to see it's still possible to repair these things.
Another option would be to make a silicone mold from the original and then cast a new one out of resin. I do it all the time to replicate tiny gears etc.
Great video! The sound of the 1050 really brought back memories. Two question: what CAD app are you using? And what type of filament did you use? It looked "shinier", if that is the correct term, than PLA.
The 3D design software is called Shapr3D. The filament is a PETG made by overture. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I wonder if having a disk in the drive with the door closed would have prevented this part from being damaged.
Actually, I think there WAS a disk in the drive which could have contributed. Remember, when the drive lever is closed, there is pressure on the "flag"
Great job! Is the file up on thingaverse or somewhere findable?
Not yet, I don't have an account there YET
@@8bitandmore I'm sure it will post on AtariAge if you want to. Enjoyed the video thank you!
There's a reason they're called pin punches. 😄
YES!