[GreenKeys] 2B printer tape

[Don Robert House]

The tape is much more rare than the machine.  Most of the gummed tape  
wound up all stuck to itself when exposed to moisture creating a  
paper hockey puck.
Some of the plain paper tape without the gum becomes available now  
and then, put not very often.  John Bartholemew used to have some.  I  
don't know if he has any left.

I have yet to find a manual on a 2B strip printer, but a manual for a  
M14 Typing Reperforator would work.  Just ignore all of the punch  
mechanism.

One of my friends fixed up an old 8mm film editor and made a slicer  
to convert standard 5 level tape into 5/16 inch wide tape.

Hope this helps.

Don
K9TTY


On 2 Mar 2007, at 4:21 PM, Peter Gottlieb wrote:

Today I received a 2-B printer I won on eBay.  Despite a little  
surface rust here and there and a lot of dirt, all mechanical parts  
freely move and it doesn't seem like it will take long to clean up,  
lubricate, and adjust it.  So here's my questions:

What is the best oil to lubricate it?
Where can I find a manual?
And where can I get a roll of that 5/16" or so gummed paper tape?

Peter

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