On Fri, 10 Apr 2015 12:37:51 +0100, gareth wrote:
 what's the best approach to repairing tape decks where the nylon-ish
 band used for take-up has gone completely squishy (and resulted in a
 build-up of tape inside the deck instead of on the take-up spool)?
Just do the same as other people, for example, search on eBay for "tape 
recorder belt".
Charlie.
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