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Re: bought a reel to reel...........
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 12:54 pm
by Vinyl-ant
Got another job completed on the Akai, I made a replacement cap for the pinch roller. Bit of aluminium, more of a pain in the arse than i thought it would be to be honest.
Charity shop akai 4000ds mk2 by
anthony cresswell, on Flickr
Had to face the end of the bar then turn the diameter, then cut the recess in it for the plastic part to fit.
Then tried to part it off, which was a hiding to nothing (again) so I had to cut it off, reverse the chuck jaws to grab it, and space it off the jaws so i had just enough stuck out to face it on the side that you can see.
I made a guess as to the dimensions based on some pictures, it looks a little big now its on, but it doesn't really matter. Also the chamfer around the front edge is a bit too small, but the way I had to do it meant that I didn't have enough stuck out past the jaws to make it any bigger.
It's not far off, but at least at a glance it looks original. Better than it did anyway
Re: bought a reel to reel...........
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 1:13 pm
by Geoff.R.G
Vinyl-ant wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 12:54 pm
Got another job completed on the Akai, I made a replacement cap for the pinch roller. Bit of aluminium, more of a pain in the arse than i thought it would be to be honest.
Charity shop akai 4000ds mk2 by
anthony cresswell, on Flickr
Had to face the end of the bar then turn the diameter, then cut the recess in it for the plastic part to fit.
Then tried to part it off, which was a hiding to nothing (again) so I had to cut it off, reverse the chuck jaws to grab it, and space it off the jaws so i had just enough stuck out to face it on the side that you can see.
I made a guess as to the dimensions based on some pictures, it looks a little big now its on, but it doesn't really matter. Also the chamfer around the front edge is a bit too small, but the way I had to do it meant that I didn't have enough stuck out past the jaws to make it any bigger.
It's not far off, but at least at a glance it looks original. Better than it did anyway
Yours is thicker than the original, PM me an email address and I'll send you some photographs of mine.
Re: bought a reel to reel...........
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 1:41 pm
by Vinyl-ant
Doesnt matter, i havent got any aluminium left to make another one at the moment so it'll do
Re: bought a reel to reel...........
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 5:31 pm
by Geoff.R.G
Vinyl-ant wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 1:41 pm
Doesnt matter, i havent got any aluminium left to make another one at the moment so it'll do
That's a pretty good reason
Re: bought a reel to reel...........
Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2022 8:42 pm
by Latteman
Do you still have / use this Ant
Just wondering if u actually use it- I would like to get one but worried I would not use it- I sometimes feel it’s the aesthetics rather than how it sounds that attracts me
Re: bought a reel to reel...........
Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2022 10:24 pm
by Vinyl-ant
I still have it, no i dont use it. Its sat gathering dust somewhere
Actually im not quite sure where it is
Re: bought a reel to reel...........
Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2022 11:01 pm
by Musicmadmaniam
I had Teac X10 machine many years ago, along with the matching DBX unit , even got the cabled remote with it too!
Have to say it was a.fantastic machine esp with Ampex tapes, also used Maxell too,but Ampex seemed better to me.
Then against my better judgement i sold both units for money to upgrade other parts of my system, still think if it at times but to be honest if i still had it il have nowhere to put the thing as it was big n bulky!
So to anyone who has one ,enjoy!!
Re: bought a reel to reel...........
Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2022 11:56 pm
by Latteman
Vinyl-ant wrote: ↑Sat Feb 05, 2022 10:24 pm
I still have it, no i dont use it. Its sat gathering dust somewhere
Actually im not quite sure where it is
That’s my worry- big outlay for something I won’t use - I have a Linn cdp I don’t use and that’s probably really user friendly compared to using a reel to reel
Re: bought a reel to reel...........
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2022 12:51 pm
by Latteman
Going to see this tomorrow
