If you're old enough to get this joke...

[chadbang]

 

[bshorey]

I remember!

Good one!

bs

 

[BobHol]

Why of course. Pretty obvious to me

 

[cgutz]

Did it many times.

 

[soundmig]

Preferably one with a new eraser on it

 

[drumbum]

Since pencils are not what they once were, it's Bic ballpoints now.

 

[invaderzim]

When I'd record an entire album on a tape I used to take the tapes apart and cut them down to album length so the sides matched the record.

 

[jcamero]

Bic for sure, if unplayable after that, out the car window it goes!

 

[drumbum]

Bic for sure, if unplayable after that, out the car window it goes!

Really? You condone and practice littering?

 

[SiliconTi]

I actually carved a custom stick back in the day. Used that stick for decades.

 

[Chip Chester]

3M had a nice little pen-sized tool that had a hex end for rewinding, a splicing block molded in the side of it, and the end screwed off and revealed a chamber with a couple dozen pre-cut cassette-width splicing tape bits within. I have one somewhere... Probably with my 1/4" block.

Chip

 

[SuperLead100]

3M had a nice little pen-sized tool that had a hex end for rewinding, a splicing block molded in the side of it, and the end screwed off and revealed a chamber with a couple dozen pre-cut cassette-width splicing tape bits within. I have one somewhere... Probably with my 1/4" block.

Chip

Wasn't there a show like "antiques road show" that used to present old and obscure tools and explain what the were used for? Your tool would be a good candidate!
Wait, "your tool" sounds weird, but I'm gonna go with it anyway.

 

[squirrelnest]

Good one....

 

[CKDC]

Really? You condone and practice littering?

That is probably the best way to get rid of crappy cassettes. That and empty beer bottles and cigarette butts. Duh.

 

[Stay Puft]

Hahaha, those were the days. I still remember when my car stereo spat out ribbons of a mixed tape, sadly no amount of pencils could have fixed that I was lucky I didn't crash the car.

 

[a_retent]

Oh yeah! Done that a few times.
I guess this now officially puts me in the "old mans' club"?!
Think I need a nap now...

 

[Ronald1973]

I preferred my pinkie finger. It's just the right size to get in the hub and turn!

 

[mech986]

Usually a Dixon Ticonderoga #2. In a pinch, a large wooden chopstick that is square will also do.

 

[bobsvinyl]

I used to use a little screwdriver. (Not the drink).

 

[revox-b77]

Usually a Dixon Ticonderoga #2

I used a Venus Velvet 2h.