"sweets53" wrote in message
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Thanks, I have an old Tandberg 2TF that I'm trying to fix. The last
person who owned it left it in the play position and a pinch roller
was lodged against the capstan for over two years thus creating a dent
in the rubber. I'd like to fix it by filling the dent with some
substance rather than trying to remove it from its position for fear
of breaking something. If you know of some substance or technique I
could use I would surely appreciate your help. I tried wrapping in
electrical tape which improved the condition but not to my liking.
Thanks much.


One many domestic machines, the pinch wheel is
simply pulled in with a spring, and so the diameter
of the wheel is not critical, assuming that you do
not allow slippage.

In such a case, it might be possible to fill the dent
with some sort of plastic filler, and then fit a length of
shrink sleeve (available in various diameters from good
electronic components shops) heated with a hot-air
blower or a hair drier and then trimmed top and bottom.

Alternatively, you could look for a NOS spare part.
Tandbergs, like Revox, were sold in very large
numbers.

Iain