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Subject: 3.5" Disk "Notcher" wanted
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Date: 17 Aug 89 13:55:00 GMT
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Nf-From: uxa.cso.uiuc.edu!sac90286    Aug 17 08:55:00 1989


Do any of you know of a source for the 3.5" "hole punchers" to allow a 720K
floppy to be formatted to 1.44Mb? I'd prefer to get one of these rather than
modify my drive. There's an ad in Byte for one from an outfit called 
"Biological Engineering, Inc." but they want $39.95. This seems a bit pricey,
especially considering that 5-1/4" disk notchers sell for $4.95. Also, 
ordering something made by a pair of self-admitted "Crackpot Engineers" doesn't
precisely instll the utmost confidence within me... Is there a better (i.e.
cheaper) source? Is this a tool that someone with reasonable mechanical
skills but lacking access to a machine shop can fabricate themselves??

Thanks for your advice.

Scott
kubla@uiuc.edu