Omega-TI Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Being that original TI Diskette Sleeves are unobtanium for the most part, counterfeiting them, (for personal use), seems like the way to go. ? To that end, if you want to add a little more durability into the mix, you could always get this... << TYVEK LIKE PAPER >> for laser printers or this << "JAM PAPER" >> for Inkjet printers. It's not exactly cheap, but hey, it's a hobby! Sadly to date, I've not seen a PDF sleeve for 3.5" diskettes. Yeah, I know, they are not exactly needed, but would be nice for those of us who only have 3.5" drives and still keep a few disks on hand. TI Diskette Sleeve.pdf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tschak909 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 That's cute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftyde Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Love this! A number of years ago I had published a bunch of new labels for PEB cards - should be floating around here somewhere... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 1 minute ago, aftyde said: Love this! A number of years ago I had published a bunch of new labels for PEB cards - should be floating around here somewhere... Yep! They are all directly linked from << HERE >> You did a great job on them BTW. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed in SoDak Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Gawd, next we'll be seeing the auctions for NOS 5 1/4" disk sleeves! I never treated one sleeve from another, just preference for those you could scribble on, cross out, add to, etc. as I changed the contents. Some Tyvek types didn't work well for this. More fun was a few programs I used to create a cut,fold'n'glue sleeve from standard paper that had a tidy printed multicolumn directory on the front. Later, I used my Catman program to create a Library of all files in my collection while it printed out the directory on 3.5" wide roll paper for clipping and inserting in the sleeve. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 5 minutes ago, Ed in SoDak said: Gawd, next we'll be seeing the auctions for NOS 5 1/4" disk sleeves! Gawd, I hope not, but ya never know, maybe some "buddy" might. Not sure if I could "bear" it though. ? It's hard to believe it was three years ago, but I tweaked the original to make a bunch of FestWest 2017 sleeves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 I have been trying to print to Tyvek paper without any good results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 4 hours ago, Omega-TI said: Sadly to date, I've not seen a PDF sleeve for 3.5" diskettes. I have never seen ornamental sleeves for 3.5" diskettes, only blank white paper and thin transparent plastic sleeves. The latter I only ever saw on early DD disks. 3 hours ago, Omega-TI said: Gawd, I hope not, but ya never know, maybe some "buddy" might. Not sure if I could "bear" it though. ? I dunno. I have been experimenting (at not low cost) with printing to Tyvek paper. The results are disappointing, irrespective of the ink jet or type of ink. It looks like I need a sublimation printer to get proper results. Had I been able to get good results, I would have happily sold batches of five or 10. This shyte ain't cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wierd_w Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 (Sorry oldcs1, I know about your hate boner for Beezos) The only protectors for 3.5" diskettes I can recall, where either hard plastic jewel cases-- https://www.amazon.com/Floppy-Diskette-Case-Clear-DISKCASE/dp/B00B9KANL6 or were plastic sleeves, which I can't seem to find. (would be super easy to make with roll vinyl, or thermal lamination pouches) As for disk sleeves for 5.25" diskettes-- A nice roll of shiny cardstock would do fine, no? Say, some 9mil thick satin photo paper, on 36"x100' roll? An epic buttload of disk sleeves could be cut from that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 If I can find the time in this coming week, I'll design one and make it into a PDF so anyone can make and have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 36 minutes ago, Omega-TI said: If I can find the time in this coming week, I'll design one and make it into a PDF so anyone can make and have one. Sleeves for 45 RPM records would work too, wouldn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 2 hours ago, GDMike said: Sleeves for 45 RPM records would work too, wouldn't it? Are the center holes on those larger than the disk hub? I looked at that water-proof paper posted above, but I think I will get the 5mil or 7mil direct from the manufacturer. Now if I could just get die cutting done cheaply. Maybe not a large die cut, but something like a CriCut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wierd_w Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 (edited) Yes, I know about you and Beezos-- but you can get this other places. This is just meant to show the existence of the product. https://www.amazon.com/Brother-CM350E-ScanNCut2-ScanNCut-Activation/dp/B07QN172BF/ref=asc_df_B07QN172BF/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=343242920069&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11988146452649735447&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9023948&hvtargid=pla-745917604020&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=69167794735&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=343242920069&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11988146452649735447&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9023948&hvtargid=pla-745917604020 That it is sheet-fed is annoying. Again, I would go with >7mil satin gloss paper on a 100' roll. Loading a printed roll into a similarly roll-fed cutter would make churning out blanks super easy. Sadly, every device in the consumer pricepoint is tailored for scrapbook queens, and has a max size approaching US Size E. (11"x17") Very vexing. In theory, one could invest in BOTH a large format plotter, AND a large format vinyl cutter... and thus get continuous roll function... but I am not that wealthy. Edited October 5, 2020 by wierd_w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 2 hours ago, wierd_w said: Yes, I know about you and Beezos It does not bear to be repeat repeatedly, repeating in repetition. I also do not beat my friends or family over the head with my 20-year boycott of Disney. (Oh, and "Star Wars." Have fun with those :P) 2 hours ago, wierd_w said: In theory, one could invest in BOTH a large format plotter, AND a large format vinyl cutter... and thus get continuous roll function... but I am not that wealthy. One could but, like you, not I. This would be more of a business investment or a hobby expense for deeper pockets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 As promised, a sleeve for a 3.5" diskette... This is what it looks like... You can have the file in either PNG or PDF format. TI-Sleeve (Three and a Half).pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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