[GreenKeys] Ribbons for older TTY's

[Sheldon Daitch]

This is a long shot, but I seem to recall that small eyelets and
eyelet tools were available in the notions section of department
stores, more specifically with the sewing supplies, and maybe
with sewing machine accessories.  My memory is hazy on this,
and since the beloved SO is not into sewing, I don't spend any
time in this section, but I recall my dad having stuff like this in
his retail store.

Myabe I am off on a bad tangent, but it might be worth a
look.

Sheldon

Don Robert House wrote:

> At 5:23 PM -0500 2/21/2003, Doug Alderdice wrote:
> >At 04:26 PM 2/21/2003, david freeman wrote:
> >>Does anyone have information where colored ribbons (red, blue,
> >>purple, brown, etc...) can be found. Even if it's on the wrong
> >>spool as long as it's 1/2" wide, (I have lots of empties). I have
> >>some RTTY pix that are designed for multi-colors
> >>
> >>Dave, WW8S
> >
> >I just bought a purple point-of-sale machine ribbon at my local
> >Office Max.  It comes on really tiny spools (maybe an inch in dia.)
> >but the ribbon is 1/2" wide and 19.5" ft long; no problem to spool
> >off onto a full-size teletype spool.  Only thing is there are no
> >rivets on the ribbon ends to trip the ribbon reversing mechanism.
> >If you have a small pop rivet tool you can probably add that
> >yourself.  I don't.  I bought it because I needed a ribbon for the
> >typing reperf in my 28ASR and it was the only thing that Office Max
> >had in a 1/2" ribbon and I had a big paper tape punch project to do,
> >so I just watch the spools when I am punching tape and hit the
> >reversing lever myself at the right time.
> >
> >The ribbon is a Royal #013090 Cash Register Ribbon.
> >
> >Have fun.
> >
> >73,
> >
> >Doug, KA2WFT
> >
> >NNNN
>
> I have the tool to put in the eyelets but have not been able to find
> the eyelets.
> Don
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