[GreenKeys] Ribbons for older TTY's

[Robert McConnell]

I have seen packages of eyelets with crimper in the dollar stores 
occasionally. I saw a similar package yesterday in A.C. Moore, so they do 
show up in the craft shops. Apparently, some pre-teens use them to decorate 
clothes. There are also some plastic crimp-on 3-D rhinestones that might 
work in a pinch.

But would it be a good idea to use a 1/4" punch on the ribbon before 
inserting the eyelet, or just open a hole in the cloth and expand it enough 
to get the eyelet through.

Bob McConnell
N2SPP

At 2/22/03 06:19 PM +0200, you wrote:
>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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> > Don Robert House
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