+Larry Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 On 4/2/2021 at 7:05 AM, Keatah said: Otherwise you have to disassemble the disk and make another timing hole. If you make a template of the timing hole position, then you can reverse it and carefully slip a paper hole punch between the jacket and the disk, and punch new jacket holes for side B. It's a PITA, but I used to do it for my XF551. Then I got the CSS XF551 Enhancer, and life got easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickJock Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Larry said: If you make a template of the timing hole position, then you can reverse it and carefully slip a paper hole punch between the jacket and the disk, and punch new jacket holes for side B. It's a PITA, but I used to do it for my XF551. Then I got the CSS XF551 Enhancer, and life got easier. I used to do this on my 8" floppies! For my 5.25" ones, I ended up adding switches to my 1050s to select between normal, writeable & non-writeable. Edit: Before I added the switches, I just used a single-hole punch to notch the edge of the disks. Edited April 5, 2021 by StickJock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmzalbar Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 (edited) I use a vintage flippy puncher, but since I've started remastering flippy disks from images (with inket repro labels even), I installed into a 1050 and a 1541 a write-protect sensor disable switch so I can master flipsides without punching them at all. When I was a kid.. I used a robust steel paper hole punch, using another disk for reference. Not as pretty but works fine. Edited April 5, 2021 by rmzalbar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ripdubski Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 paper hole punch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Most often scissors I think. Can also remember using a a 2-hole paper punch. Possibly I used the punch then scissors to embiggen and square off the hole? Can't remember, it was probably late 1980s last time I notched a floppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eegad Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 just a cheap handheld paper hole punch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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