I never thought about those. I been using a diameter of about 3/16" and the cue is around 1/2". I did have some trouble with the pads being too heavy. I looked at a couple suppliers and they do have a variety of hardness, but didn't see any diameter choices. It may be worth a try.
Mike Zahorik (414) 254-6768 -----Original Message----- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Chuck Guzis via cctalk Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2020 01:11 PM To: mike via cctalk Subject: Re: Floppy pressure pad replacement? On 11/12/20 10:50 AM, mike via cctalk wrote: > On my Shugart and Siemens 8 inch drives I've used a heavy felt pad that I > made using a steel punch. Then super glued it to the pin that snaps into the > pickup arm. I've had the snap pin break and have successfully used a small > nylon bolt and nut, which has the pad glue to it. I have tried small pieces > of Teflon, cloth, plastic, but found that the heavy felt is the easiest to > get to work and doesn't seem to harm the media. I've long wondered if replacement billiard/snooker cue tips would make an adequate substitute. They're about 13mm in diameter and 5mm thick. They come in various hardnesses and are inexpensive. --Chuck