TSR-8 table reel assembly

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In article <1115946205.896325.250520@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
Alan Johnston <adj7388@gmail.com> wrote:
>Does anyone have an old Tascam TSR-8 that can be stripped for parts? I
>need a table reel assembly: the table reel is the part that fits over
>the shaft of the motor and holds the tape reel as it turns.
>
>I posted earlier in another thread thinking I needed the entire motor.
>As it turns out I only need the table reel assembly.
>
>The part is discontinued by Tascam. They sent me a replacement from one
>of their current models, but the shaft is about 1/4" too long so it
>will not work.

Take it to your local auto shop and have them put it on a lathe and trim
it down.
--scott
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Alan Johnston wrote:

> Does anyone have an old Tascam TSR-8 that can be stripped for parts? I
> need a table reel assembly: the table reel is the part that fits over
> the shaft of the motor and holds the tape reel as it turns.
>
> I posted earlier in another thread thinking I needed the entire motor.
> As it turns out I only need the table reel assembly.

How did you get the old one off the motor? I was trying to adjust
mine, and it's stuck. I've heard nasty stories about crowbars.

>
> Thanks,
> Alan

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Alan Johnston <adj7388@gmail.com> wrote:
>J. P. Morris wrote:
>> How did you get the old one off the motor? I was trying to adjust
>> mine, and it's stuck. I've heard nasty stories about crowbars.
>
>I took them both off. One was easy. The other was a chore, but I was
>able to pry it off with a twisting motion using a flat-bladed
>screwdriver. As it moved up the motor shaft, I kept sliding something
>underneath the screwdriver to pry against.

A gear puller from the auto parts store makes this much easier.
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In article <1116335172.400486.219130@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> adj7388@gmail.com writes:

> One was easy. The other was a chore, but I was
> able to pry it off with a twisting motion using a flat-bladed
> screwdriver. As it moved up the motor shaft, I kept sliding something
> underneath the screwdriver to pry against.

Ouch! Hope you didn't bend the shaft.

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