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Does anyone know a way to loop the tape on a hand crank music box? I have a 30-note box and attempted to tape the 2 ends of the music tape together with clear vinyl tape (I wanted something sturdy since the music tape is so stiff), but I think the added thickness just broke the gears when the looped/taped part fed through the mechanism. Is looping simply impossible with plastic gears? Does it work with another kind of mechanism? Is there a kind of tape that will work better?
Hey, taping together paper by having it overlap can break music boxes . 20 note machines tend to be able to process it, but it's still kinda risky. hr0m already gave a good link for that.
As for the gear breakage - I recommend the following: 1: there are 2 screws around the cranking mechanism which you can unscrew - taking it apart like that allows you to inspect the gears more closely. If you find a gear with a broken tooth, google to find a replacement. If you gears make noise and skip, they could also be misaligned.
What I recommend for this: look at the second gear (the one driven by the gear linked to the crank). That one is attached to the music box with bit of steel. You can wiggle that bit of steel a bit with pliers, and that sometimes helps the gears back into alignment.
Sending a taped-together strip through a plastic-gear-only music box, there is a good chance the plastic gears will break. That's why I swap out the single gear that always breaks with a copper replacement: https://musicboxmaniacs.com/forum/posts/copper-vs-plastic-gears_238/
As far as tape, I've tried everything (duct tape, Scotch tape, painter's tape, art tape) and simple 3/4" masking tape is the best balance between a firm hold, and being thin enough that it won't wreck the mechanism. Plus, you can buy it on Amazon in several colors (if aesthetics are important).
Also important is how you tape it. Just taping one edge to another edge makes a pointy crinkly mess, and Wintergatan's solution was too complex, and didn't work for me. Since I cut mine on a Cricut, I engineered a tab-and-slot design that allows them to lock together, only needing one wraparound piece of 3/4" masking tape. Here's the video: https://youtu.be/apcsggbbBFw?t=684 and here's the template in Adobe Illustrator: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12EMWPzrQiFCfCPSrPG57REyrCl09r9qq/view
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Regarding taping, Winitergatan made a good video about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjBhO9iqEc0
Hey, taping together paper by having it overlap can break music boxes . 20 note machines tend to be able to process it, but it's still kinda risky. hr0m already gave a good link for that.
As for the gear breakage - I recommend the following:
1: there are 2 screws around the cranking mechanism which you can unscrew - taking it apart like that allows you to inspect the gears more closely. If you find a gear with a broken tooth, google to find a replacement. If you gears make noise and skip, they could also be misaligned.
What I recommend for this: look at the second gear (the one driven by the gear linked to the crank). That one is attached to the music box with bit of steel. You can wiggle that bit of steel a bit with pliers, and that sometimes helps the gears back into alignment.
Thanks! I'll give these tips a whirl.
Sending a taped-together strip through a plastic-gear-only music box, there is a good chance the plastic gears will break. That's why I swap out the single gear that always breaks with a copper replacement: https://musicboxmaniacs.com/forum/posts/copper-vs-plastic-gears_238/
As far as tape, I've tried everything (duct tape, Scotch tape, painter's tape, art tape) and simple 3/4" masking tape is the best balance between a firm hold, and being thin enough that it won't wreck the mechanism. Plus, you can buy it on Amazon in several colors (if aesthetics are important).
Also important is how you tape it. Just taping one edge to another edge makes a pointy crinkly mess, and Wintergatan's solution was too complex, and didn't work for me. Since I cut mine on a Cricut, I engineered a tab-and-slot design that allows them to lock together, only needing one wraparound piece of 3/4" masking tape. Here's the video: https://youtu.be/apcsggbbBFw?t=684 and here's the template in Adobe Illustrator: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12EMWPzrQiFCfCPSrPG57REyrCl09r9qq/view
Here are some examples of fully-looping music boxes I have made:
Wellerman sea shanty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhnVZbyBY8E
Vibing Cat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D0-hVLr6uY
Super Mario Bros 2 Underwater Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBzkdjTRi0Y
Hello, I did it on this theme
https://musicboxmaniacs.com/explore/melody/chamber-of-reflection-mac-demarco-from-shigei-seki_52854/
The tape is bound with masking tape and then re-drilled. And here is the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCrSzPY3SC4
I hope it will help you.
David
split it in half and feed it one half at a time.
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