[GreenKeys] Ribbon re-inking

[jhhaynes at earthlink.net]

Way back when guys used to re-ink their ribbons with ink obtained from
National Cash Register, and you could get black or purple.  I don't know
if the product is still available, but it was thick and gooey and came in
a tube like toothpaste.

We have always been told never to use stamp pad ink on printers - 
supposedly it is corrosive or something.  But you could probably use
it and stop if you see signs of corrosion.

There is a similar gooey ink sold for use in numbering machines - the
Bates or other stamps that print sequential numbers and use metal type.
So you could try for that kind of ink at an office supply place.  Also
look into ink for time stamp ribbons; they might use the same process.


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