8 Jun
2023
8 Jun
'23
3:52 p.m.
I think paper-slitters are pretty common. That is to say, if you go to
anyone manufacturing adding machine rolls they will have the capability to
make custom widths in rather small job lots. It's an industry comparable
with printing (and often combined, for when till rolls with custom printing
is desired). So it may be that although paper tape is no longer available
from computer stationary suppliers, it can very easily be made in quite
small MOQs.
I don't know this for sure and I haven't called anyone, it's just a
recollection from when my father ran a stationary business that till rolls
aren't always high-volume products from till manufacturers but low-volume
customised supplies made very flexibly.
On Thu, Jun 8, 2023 at 4:43 PM David Gesswein via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
Someone did a paper-slitter in this thread
https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php?threads/paper-tape-punch-service-and-requ…
On Mon, Jun 05, 2023 at 06:19:26PM -0000, robotguy(a)gmail.com wrote:
For various reasons (including, but not limited
to, insanity and
obsessiveness*) I am building a diode laser based tape punch. It's not
specifically for a classic comp, but I'd like to stick with standard format
so that it'd be useful for making custom tapes for members in the future. I
will probably need to make dozens of tapes so using actual, vintage rolls
is out of the question. Does anyone know if 1" tape is used for anything
else and where I might find some new? Otherwise I may have to add
paper-slitter to my project list and make my own.
*I've had the idea of a lost-media ARG stuck in my head for years.
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