5.25" disk cleaning kits

[Blacklord]

I've just managed to pick up a whole heap of 5.25" disk cleaning kits (NOS - and in top nick).

Available to whoever wants any for cost of postage plus $AU1

cheers,

Lance

[airship]

After months of wanting one, I finally managed to find one a couple of weeks ago at the local computer recycler. But they ARE rare birds, and anyone with a CBM drive should have one. Especially if they run their rusty 20-year-old disks through them.

[Blacklord]

After months of wanting one, I finally managed to find one a couple of weeks ago at the local computer recycler. But they ARE rare birds, and anyone with a CBM drive should have one. Especially if they run their rusty 20-year-old disks through them.

I haven't counted 'em yet, but there are over 40 (will post a scan later)

Lance

[swordfish1030]

would love to get one, but shipping will prob kill me.. What I really need is a Disk notcher, anyone have an extra one they care to sell?

[airship]

There's one for sale at a VERY reasonable price on  eBay. It's one of the desktop types, and it's only $2.95, with $9.33 shipping. Yes, shipping is a bear, but the combined price isn't bad. And it's 'Buy it Now', which makes it easier.

http://tinyurl.com/2svzsm

[Blacklord]

would love to get one, but shipping will prob kill me.. What I really need is a Disk notcher, anyone have an extra one they care to sell?

Probably not actually - you in the USA ?

Lance

[swordfish1030]

yes i am in the USA... Whay I really need is a 5.25" disk notcher, I keep checking ebay hoping to find a cheap, but good one.

[airship]

Well... if you don't like the one I pointed you to above, here are some more:

Here's one for $6+$9 shipping. It says 'Apple 5.25"' but it means 'any 5.25". No photo, though, so who knows what style it is:
https://www.atlaz.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AC&Product_Code=112

This is an Atari site, with no photo, and he wants $20 plus an unspecified amount for shipping:
http://www.aracnet.com/~atari/8bt_hard.htm

Moving overseas...

This British Atari site has one for L14.95 plus shipping to the States:
http://www.atariuser.com/spares.htm

Here's a site in Oz that has one for $13.63:
http://www.micronica.com.au/~micronica/pricelist/retail.htm

This auction on the Italian eBay is from a seller in El Dorado, California, USA, who says he has disk notchers for $10 each.
http://cgi.ebay.it/Disk-25-Atari-DOS-2-5-Master-5-1-4-disks-800-XL-XE_W0QQitemZ140166506914QQihZ004QQcategoryZ11164QQcmdZViewItem

In short, they're available all over the world. But it still sounds to me like the best deal is the one I pointed you to in the first place. :rodna:

[Guest]

Airship,

Did you notice that the notcher in your first post was for 3.5" disks to make them appear to be HD disks?

[airship]

No. Otherwise I wouldn't have made myself such an ass about it. :gråta:

[Blacklord]

Here's the pics of the drive cleaning kits (unfortunately, the camera had to deal with a fair amount of reflected light, so they ain't wonderful!). However, the kits are totally sealed & "as new" & are in top nick.

3.5" kit :



5.25" kit :



Pricing :

$1 + postage (in Australia $AU4.10 Australia Post satchel - can easily handle more than 1)
Postage to USA : $AU8.50 (airmail), $AU6.15 (seamail)

cheers,

Lance

[Mangelore]

Hi Lance,

Put me down for 2 x 3.5" and 2 x 5.25" kits.

Cheers
Fotios

[Blacklord]

Hi Lance,

Put me down for 2 x 3.5" and 2 x 5.25" kits.

Cheers
Fotios

4 fits in the 1 satchel - so you want I PM you my bank details ?

cheers,

Lance

[Mangelore]

Yes, please. Thanks!

[Andrew Wiskow]

Looks like you have some nice cleaning kits there...  Personally, I prefer the cotton swab w/ alcohol method...  

-Andrew

[Guest]

Personally, I prefer the cotton swab w/ alcohol method...

I used to use alcohol, but I've found that plain old soap and water works best.

Dan...

[airship]

Nice thing about the drive cleaning kits, though, is you don't have to take your drive apart to clean it.

[Golan Klinger]

I just put the drives in the back of a pickup truck and drive through the car wash. Seems to work.

Note: Do not ask for "hot wax".

[airship]

swordfish, if you still want a disk notcher there's one on eBay:



http://tinyurl.com/2ckryj

[Andrew Wiskow]

Airship, thanks for posting the link to my auction for the disk notcher...  I was just about to come in here to do the same thing...  

BTW, this is the very disk notcher that you gave the link to earlier:

Here's one for $6+$9 shipping. It says 'Apple 5.25"' but it means 'any 5.25". No photo, though, so who knows what style it is:
https://www.atlaz.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AC&Product_Code=112

I went ahead and took a risk and ordered several of these, even though there was no photo.  They're actually very good disk notchers, in an orange-red color.  They're the exact same design as the blue one that I've been using since the 80's.  

Anyway, I just wanted to give everyone on this forum a "heads up" that you can get these from the company listed above...   Or, get them from me on eBay.  

-Andrew

[airship]

Cool. I've got two just like this (one gray and one blue) and they work the best of all the styles I've seen. I ferociously guarded my little gray one back in the INFO offices. It was always trying to walk away.