There are still some stores that sell these "floppy disk notchers" [1] if you're feeling really nostalgic for authentic vintage units, and occasionally they'll

There are still some stores that sell these "floppy disk notchers" [1] if you're feeling really nostalgic for authentic vintage units, and occasionally they'll pop up on the usual auction sites. Or you can 3D print yourself one these days [2]. I was too poor to get a real notcher, so made do with an X-acto knife and a cardboard template I would create over and over. By the time I could afford a notcher, the muscle memory was etched into my fingers and hands, and I never bothered to get one. [1] https://retro8bitshop.com/product/floppy-disk-notcher/ https://retro8bitshop.com/product/floppy-disk-notcher/ [2] https://www.instructables.com/5-14-Floppy-Disk-Notcher/ https://www.instructables.com/5-14-Floppy-Disk-Notcher/