When audio cassette tapes were popular, I was also listening to the Hindi and Kannada film songs from my collection. Rewinding or forward winding was necessary. The normal way to do that was by pressing the << or >> buttons provided on the tape recorder.
But I just wanted to do it manually at times, which appears crazy! For minor works like that the most suited manual tool was the hexagonal pencil . But a "Reynolds" ball pen with its hexagonal was better fitting. This is an amazing connection between a pencil/pen and an audio cassette tape!
It took a long time to wind half the length of the tape in the cassette. So I improved on this method by adding a 'flywheel' to the pen. This was an old rubber wheel that a friend had given me from his 'aeromodeling' left overs. For holding the mechanism, I put through a bicycle spoke which also became the axle for the operation. One twirl would wind a lot of tape as the flywheel did its work. The need for this tool used to arise when the tape got jammed and entangled in the body like this:
I had this tool ready on hand near my desk where I had kept the player. It had also become my time-pass hand toy which I simply twirled while listening to the songs!
I have misplaced it at the time of posting this, so no picture of it is here.
My music collection in Cassette Tapes.
National Panasonic Stereo Radio/Cassette Player, bought September 1984.
This was shortly before Radio License Fee was removed by the Dept. of Telecommunications! I had paid the fee of Rupees fifteen twice, annually.
But I just wanted to do it manually at times, which appears crazy! For minor works like that the most suited manual tool was the hexagonal pencil . But a "Reynolds" ball pen with its hexagonal was better fitting. This is an amazing connection between a pencil/pen and an audio cassette tape!
It took a long time to wind half the length of the tape in the cassette. So I improved on this method by adding a 'flywheel' to the pen. This was an old rubber wheel that a friend had given me from his 'aeromodeling' left overs. For holding the mechanism, I put through a bicycle spoke which also became the axle for the operation. One twirl would wind a lot of tape as the flywheel did its work. The need for this tool used to arise when the tape got jammed and entangled in the body like this:
Image from the web.
Cassette image from the web.
I had this tool ready on hand near my desk where I had kept the player. It had also become my time-pass hand toy which I simply twirled while listening to the songs!
I have misplaced it at the time of posting this, so no picture of it is here.
