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Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
nina_kali_nina@tech.lgbt ("Nina Kalinina") wrote:
English-speaking Internet: DIY magnetic tape heads? Impossible, too hard to implement.
Russian-speaking Internet: Here, have a scan of a magazine from 1959 explaining how to make one.
I've translated the manual for those who are curious but cannot read Russian. https://www.ninakalinina.com/notes/magnetic_head/
Fun note: I can't find much English info about Polyvinyl Butyral Phenol glue (БФ-2), which is the default DIY glue in Russia! Any hints?
Edit: _glue_ is important here. Apparently this kind of glue is not used anywhere but ex-USSR because it gives you cancer.
