Paper tape fan-folder Was: Re: Punched cards - which paper/cardboard? - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

12 Nov 2010

On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 5:35 PM, Philipp Hachtmann <hachti at hachti.de> wrote:
...
   what about
fan-fold paper tape? 
 I made a "machine" that is able to fanfold paper tape. Yes, but....
 currently only something like a
 proof of concept. It worked too unprecisely by far. It needs to be
 reconstructed using precision components instead of a mixture of pneumatics,
 a stepper motor, and handcrafted wooden parts :-) 
I was thinking about trying to make one myself. I have a case of
rolled paper tape. Any chance you could share a picture or two?

The other thought I had was to shear fan-fold printer paper into
narrow strips, but the paper shear I have access to is not
sufficiently precise to get a consistent tape width.

-chuck