Audiomover Tech - Fixing a Cassette Tape that Has Come off the Spool

Robert John Hadfield discusses classic analog media and recordings from the Audiomover studio in Southern Utah.
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Instead of trying to break open the cassette with a jeweler's screwdriver, use a straight blade screwdriver that just fits the diagonal of the erase slot and give it a twist to make the initial break. Then use a thin bladed knife such as a dinner knife to workaround the shell casing. A dinner knife is not sharp , so it will not damage the tape if inadvertent contact is made. The handle of your tweezers would also work for that.

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Use an exacto knife

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What adhesive tape do you use, and where do you get it?

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If the tape is really wrinkled, the tape can be ironed to flatten it. It takes patience and I use an iron designed for Monocote film to provide the heat.