13 Jan
2005
13 Jan
'05
5:34 a.m.
On Jan 13, 2005, at 10:20 AM, Dwight K. Elvey wrote:
OOH A new kind of media: clear mylar tape with a thin layer of paper on
one side
(black paper for enhanced absorption ) 16 bit wide? 32 bit wide?
How would mylar and paper be for longevity. How are our oldest paper
tapes doing?
I don't suppose anyone ever manufactured a laser-based paper tape
punch?
Is that even feasible?
Hi
Sure, it could be done. The only reason it hasn't
been done was that the medium was obsolete by the
time the LASERs were ready.
I used to have fun with a 20W CO2 LASER. I could
control it well enough to remove 6 or 7 layers of
paper. Each time I'd cut a little deeper. It would
make a pop sound and some of the paper would just
be disappear :)
Dwight