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[Gunnar]

I still have quite a few tapes (original and recorded) so I got myself a nice refurbished Teac tape deck.

Unfortunately, the motorized tape door was too tempting for my then slightly less than three year old. Have been trying to find a replacement gear (the original one broke) for over two years now with no success, so I'm thinking about having one made (either with 3D printing or machining). That's the frustrating thing with older tech - you have a perfectly fine machine that you cannot use because a $1 part is broken and there are no replacement parts.

Before I go for the having the part manufactured route, I will try if the gear from another Teac tape deck that I scored on ebay will work. Hopefully they did not change the gear between models.