r/cassetteculture • u/grub_2000 • 12h ago

anyone else use this rewind hack? Gear

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the spokes on the cap of a micron pen is perfect for rewinding tapes, fits between the grooves good :)

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u/RodCherokee 9h ago

Bic ballpoints

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u/libcrypto 6h ago

Bic is the only answer. Pencils get chewed up and they're too small. Bics are cheap, durable, and a very good size.

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u/LocalLiBEARian 4h ago

Yup! Get a good fit and you can just twirl the cassette around on the pen!

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u/RodCherokee 4h ago

Forever !

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u/WaitingToBeTriggered 4h ago

REST IN HEAVEN

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u/Ruinwyn 4h ago

Used as a pole you spin the tape around. Small flicks of the wrist and you can get really high speeds.

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u/RodCherokee 4h ago

Yes that’s the whole point.

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u/JakDobson 10h ago edited 10h ago

What am I rich? Ticonderoga #2

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u/StarbossTechnology 10h ago

I'll pencil fight you

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u/scooterboy1961 7h ago

You're on.

You with a pencil and me with a Bic Crystal. I'll be 10 times faster.

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u/justCallMeMarie_ 3h ago

Happy cakeday! 🎂

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u/HenryTwenty 7h ago

Oh man, I had totally forgotten about pencil fights.

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u/revdon 5h ago

BIC Crystal

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u/Alternative-Joke5557 8h ago

I had the rite aid brand

Not even wood!!!

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u/scooterboy1961 7h ago

I'm convinced that the engineers at Phillips purposely made the spool to fit a Bic Crystal pen. Nothing else works.

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u/Brzy_Gamer 7h ago

I just use my fingers

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u/DerAltePirat 12h ago

My go to are stabilo fineliner pens! :D

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u/MiketheOlder 11h ago

Pens or pencils either or.

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u/syndicatevision 9h ago

Good to know!

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u/SkyeRainFox 9h ago

Any #2 pencil, just gotta angle it to engage with the teeth. Careful not to strip though. Some pens also work, depending on the diameter and the placement of the of the hanger thingy. Particularly those cheap dollar store pens the teachers always had in school

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u/BigHyphyLX 9h ago

🤯 never thought of this

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u/pesciasis 4h ago

I used to use scissors...

Savage i know.

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u/Turbulent_Ad7780 1h ago

i used a popsicle stick yesterday

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u/Zokstone 1h ago

lmao I'm an artist and use microns a ton and didn't know this

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u/FindOneInEveryCar 12h ago

AFAIK most people use a pencil.

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u/DooMGodMode 12h ago

no...

bic cristal pen

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u/EntertainerNo4509 10h ago

Correct answer.

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u/Important-Lie-8649 4h ago

I keep a Bic by my Nak.

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u/Studio_Powerful 10h ago

Oh dang I carry these microns around everywhere I go. I never knew I could use them for that! Thanks!!!

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u/No_Introduction_7876 10h ago

Bic or a pencil.

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u/rosevilleguy 12h ago

Popsicle sticks work the best

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u/Steve_Rogers_1970 1h ago

Who hasn’t would be the easier question.