TME® REAL ALUMINUM SENSING FOIL TABS 30 TAB ROLL FOR 1/4" OPEN REEL AND 8-TRACK TAPES Each Tab is Pre-cut to 1.18" Long, .22" Wide on a Roll 30 Tabs Per Roll Used for Open Reel and 8-Track Tape Sensing Easy Access Backer Paper Extends Past Tab for Easier Handling and Tab RemovalComes in a Handy Storage Box Made in USAAlso Available in 60 Tab Rolls FYI Notes: Peel foil tab off the release paper from the side of the tab where the paper sticks out, not die cut end. Smooth out any wrinkles you created with a cotton tipped applicator. Many open reel tapes are approaching $100 in value, so why not apply a sensing tab that is designed for the use and will not fall off and goo up your tape like the cheap faux aluminum hobby tape sold by others? These professional Studio Grade™ tabs are real aluminum for the best performance, and even the adhesive is conductive, and this these are the only tabs made with this feature! TME® Professional open reel deck sensing foil is now custom made in USA specifically for open reel tape sensing to TME® specifications. It is real, highly conductive aluminum foil with a non-oozing aerospace electrically conductive adhesive. Almost every other foil we see being sold as open reel sensing foil is "vapor evaporated aluminized plastic" hobby tape, which is plastic coated with aluminized paint to make it shiny. That tape is fine for arts and crafts, but they do not have the conductive qualities of real foil, and from our customer's experiences, will wear out, may not work at all on some decks, and will ooze adhesive, contaminating your deck and precious tapes. That hobby tape is not meant for this application and it's not worth the risk to potentially damage thousands of dollars worth of tapes over an inexpensive item. Also, those hobby tapes generally are .25" wide or more which will make it nearly impossible to add to sensing to your tapes without having some of it overlap the edge of the tape which will goo up your heads and guides which is definitely not recommended. Sensing foil is used on any audio tape deck using foil for auto reverse and/or auto stop sensing like some TEAC® models and program change on 8-track tape decks. Note: No, it will not *turn* your open reel deck into a reversing or auto-stop deck if it's not designed to do those functions! (We had to say that.) The foil has backing release paper much wider than the foil to make it easy to remove the foil tab with a media blade or Xacto knife. No more searching for the end of the roll! If you have an application where you need a longer foil tab than the tabs are cut to, simply overlap them and the proprietary electrically conductive adhesive will close the circuit. Note: When re-joining the ends of an 8-Track tape repair, make sure you rub off the tape ends to remove any lubricant that may be on the tape. This lubricant is used to keep the tapes from binding in the cartridge. Studio Grade™, TME®, VN-C8™, CD-DVD-8™ and Feedpack™ are trademarks of US Recording Media, LCC. All Rights Reserved.
The foil hasbacking release paper which you remove the foil from before you adhere your new tab to the tape. We chose to use the backing release paper rather than having the foil stick to itself on the roll to keep the foil surface as clean as possible.
TME® Splicing Kit, Open Reel Audio 1/4" Yellow Splicing Block, Splicing Tape, and Stainless Steel Media Blade Made in USA Thousands of our TMES15NP Series Blocks Have Been Sold Across the Internet! Product Description: - Includes 1 each TMES15NP Polymer Two Cross Cut Splicing Mini Block Yellow Color - Includes 1 each AC1S Series 82 Foot Roll of Splicing Tape - Includes One USA Made GEM ® Stainless Steel Triple Facet Cut Media Blade - Block Includes Crosscut Cleaning Channel holes to aid the removal of accumulated particles in crosscut slots - Block has Polished Proprietary Curved Center Tape Groove Gently Holds Your Tape in Place - Block has Polished Top And Sides: Helps Keep your Block Clean and Will Never Corrode (Unlike Competitor's Blocks) - Made in USA - Block made of aerospace grade USA made polymer material won't crack, warp, corrode, or chip (they make gears out of this material) - Also available with a gray, red, blue, or orange block rather than yellow. - This kit is also available with a precision Aluminum Alloy block rather than polymer. Search ACSPLICEKIT-CA - Comes with Full Illustrated Instructions - Utra cheap $2 economy shipping! "I love these little blocks! Finally a nice small block that works and doesn't cost an arm and a leg. "- S. Cunningham Our goal with the TMES15NP Polymer splicing blocks is to offer blocks that are very cost effective, giving you the best value for your money. There's simply no better deal considering function and cost. We also have available our professional anodized aluminum block kits for those who want the very best as designed for the Library of Congress and NASA. Search for ACSPLICEKIT-CA This kit, a US Recording Media exclusive for 1/4" recording tape (open reel and 8-tracks), is really nice since it doesn't sacrifice quality, is an outstanding value, and can be used for many years. The kit comes with one dual crosscut industrial aerospace grade polymer TME-S15N professional splicing block with a proprietary Surelock™ center tape groove, plus one crosscut at 45 degrees the other at 90 degrees. Our proprietary Surelock™ center tape groove is designed to gently hold your tape ends in place for a perfect splice without holding the ends down with adhesive tape or your fingers With other blocks now being sold around the internet, your recording tape will swim around in the groove, your splice will suck, and you will find your editing session is more like herding cats. Our block inspectors have included a piece of leader or recording tape in the tape groove for shipment to show you how nicely the tape groove works with properly slit media. A TME® exclusive, the crosscut cleaning channel holes gather tape editing particles and other crud from the bottom of the blade channels, and can be easily cleaned using compressed air. Note: The cross cut slots for cutting your media are designed for maximum .009" thickness blades. Do not use thicker blades or you can damage any block and void your warranty. ALWAYS use a sharp stainless steel media blade. Also included is one 82 FT roll of top selling TME® splicing tape ( the number one brand of recording accessories in the country) Lastly, you get one USA Made .009" thick stainless steel GEM® triple facet cut media edge cutting blade. Additional quantities are available from US Recording. WARNING: The included stainless steel media blade is very sharp. DO NOT EAT. Keep away from animals and children, and any possibly unstable people. Cleaning Tip: Use a soft cloth to clean your block and renew the shine. You can also use 91% pure isopropyl to clean finger oils, etc off the block. Here's Some Help in Choosing a Splicing Block: When investing in a splicing block, there's a few important things to nail down: 1. First of all, what tape width are you splicing? Blocks come in everything from .150 width for audio cassettes to 2" for pro studio tape. 2. The second thing is what material is the block made from? There's two basic materials used by both Editall® and US Recording: Polymer and Aluminum. The polymer blocks are very rugged and forgiving and to save you lots of money since the polymer blocks are formed with the tape groove and access holes all at once rather than having to machine them separately. Aluminum blocks WILL corrode if not anodized. (See photo of a corrosion test of a competitor's non-anodized blocks. ) Splicing your tapes on a corroded splicing block is VERY bad for tapes. In fact, just handling the block, our tester's hands got filthy black aluminum corrosion on them. Aluminum anodizing seals the pores of the metal, keeps it from corroding, and makes the surface much much harder. We don't advise buying any aluminum blocks that aren't anodized because they are guaranteed to corrode. A splicing block has two main functions it must meet: 1. The basic reason for buying a splicing block is to align your tapes and hold the tape ends in place so you can cut the tape ends and and splice them together without a gap or crooked alignment. If the tapes are not held in place, the block is nearly useless because it's very difficult to get a good splice when your tape is swimming around in the groove. 2. It has to do the above without damaging your tapes with sharp edges or contamination like aluminum corrosion. Note: We tested competitors' blocks and they miserably failed in both of these conditions meaning they were pretty much useless. Not only did the tape swim around in the groove, but splicing was like herding cats! Never buy a non-anodized aluminum splicing block and we don't care who makes it! Always ask before buying a block, and if you're told "you don't need that", move on! Please see photo. Thank you! Block Specifications: Dimensions: 4" Long X .75" Wide X .25" Thick Material: Aerospace Grade ABS+ Blend Color: YELLOW (other colors available... black...blue...gray....red) Manufacture Country of Origin: USA Materials Country of Origin: USA TME® is a registered trademark of US Recording Media, LLC All rights reserved