[GreenKeys] Working on the 5/16" paper tape problem for Model 14 machines.

[Pete Lancashire]

look for the threads i started last year.

Be very careful with the type of paper you are going to use. Make the
wrong choice and your punch pins
will be useless after just a couple thousand feet.

-pete

On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 7:59 PM, John Nagle <nagle at animats.com> wrote:
>    I've been working on sources for 5/16" paper tape for Model 14
> KSR and RO machines without perforators.  So far, I have the
> following:
>
> 1.  I can get such tape made by a paper converter, but the minimum
>     order is $800.  I'm getting a sample.
>
> 2.  Various slitting devices are available for automobile pin-striping
>     and such.  Most are razor-blade based, and none are very good.
>
> 3.  5/16" is 7.94mm, so 8mm paper tape should work.  8mm paper tape is
>     used in the semiconductor industry for packaging low-value surface
>     mount parts.  It's called "unpunched carrier tape".  There are
>     many suppliers, but the stock tends to be quite thick.
>
>                                        John Nagle
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