Handling Tape Reel Pancakes without spilling tape off and messing it up to a pile of useless stuff

[@Madjed2024]

Allow me to say this is not the best way because the openings for the screws on the flange have raised edges and they will scratch the tape as you are gliding it especially that you did not even open the cardboard box entirely There is a better way and I used it on 250+ plus pancakes without out losing a single one Your slide your finger under the NAB hub and you keep the pancake in vertical position then you take the flange and line up the openings and pluck it against the pancake then turn the pancake and flange with flange facing down the pancake up, put the next flange on top et voila Thank you

[@MrTorbjorn22]

Luckily I’ve got Agfa reels. No screws going through 😊

[@naimusic362]

Yeah I’ll remember this advice next time pop down to my local supermarket and buy a new reel😜

[@RedVynil]

I just pick the whole pancake out of the box and place it onto the bottom flange then put the top one on and screw them together. If some of the tape spills off, no big deal, just roll it back on by hand.

[@ReelHifi]

Good Technique and good stuff to know :) thanks for posting

[@chriswhite9912]

What was your website?

[@AngelGeleto]

Closed in 2014.