Tools used by tape archivists.

[digicube]

Here are screenshots from Netflix show archive81. There are virtually no information of the practice of tape archiving/restoration/repair. If anyone has any info on the tools they use, please post it here. I assume all are custom made.

[Cornucopia]

Splicing block with track inlays for 1", 3/4", 1/2", 8mm,...

Spool winders (in various hub & reel sizes), manual (or a pencil, or sharpie, in a pinch) - a steenbeck could be modded to work.

Demagnetized safety razors

non-fibrous/lint-free swabs and denatured alcohol/freon-tf/modern headcleaning fluid

tape-baking oven

lint-free cloth gloves (chamois? cotton?)

...much more, but those are items used regularly.

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I would not say "no info" - any respectable university library science archiving program will have a wealth of info in this area.


Scott