I think the slamming problem is generational memory...People remembering slamming tapes into top-loaders and 8-Track decks.
Whenever I have a tape get eaten bad enough that the tape is not the normal 1/2" width in a section, has wrinkled BADLY/irreversibly or has snapped I cut the damaged part out and use adhesive tape to splice it back together same as I do to reel to reel audio tape and 8-Tracks. Never had a problem with that, though I'm very anal about getting the splice PERFECT.
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