[GreenKeys] Re: eBay item#2523006369: Western Union Telegraph Co Simplex Tape Printer

[r391]

hi...

The minox camera guys do something similar... they precision slit 35mm bulk 
film down to their unique (read: expensive) camera film format...

Go to that e-place and do a basic search for "film slitter"... you'll see 
several ideas on how to make a precision cutting block...

Ott

Disclaimer: I'm not selling any of the slitters...


At 08:33 AM 4/14/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>At 06:13 PM 4/13/03 -0500, you wrote:
> >in the museum runs at 60 wpm.  The problem with these machines is that 
> it is almost >impossible to get the skinny paper tape.
>
>Maybe not bulk quantities, but from my preliminary experiments making tape
>for my Teletype Wheatstone morse code tape punch it's not at all difficult
>to slit tape to smaller widths with the proper jig. I just ran some 11/16" 
>tape
>thru the punch block, held back the flap with a weight, pressed a razor 
>blade down
>flat on top and pulled - with fresh sharp blades it cuts as fast as you 
>can pull.
>Someone profecient in shop could make a motorized version out of lumber, or
>at least with a crank and takeup reel.
>
>Maybe I should just shut up and start a business - "Chuck's Custom Cut -
>Paper tape trimmed to your specs"  hihi.
>
>kb4new
>
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