[GreenKeys] ribbon reversing

[Richard Knoppow]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Schwieker" <ksweek at mindspring.com>
To: <GreenKeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] ribbon reversing


> My 2cents worth. Have not tried it but seems like it would 
> also work
> and mimic a rivet. Punch a small hole in the ribbon, apply 
> a drop of
> epoxy (JB quick weld should work well here, 5 min) to each 
> side of
> the hole and when epoxy was starting to set up, compress 
> it to the
> correct thickness with your wet fingers.
> Ken S

     I think one could get the right sort of eyelet and tool 
by taking a ribbon with a sample eyelet to a fabric store 
like the ubiquitous Jo-Ann.  They have lots of snap 
fasteners and grommets but I think you have to show the 
thing to someone to get the right kind.
     FWIW you can buy ribbon in bulk. I don't remember how 
long the spools are but I think perhaps 100 feet, maybe 
longer.  Makes sense only if you use a _lot_ of ribbons.
     It would appear that Teletype machines use standard 
Underwood ribbons. The same ribbons fit many typewriters. 
Many others use ribbons without the eyelets at the ends like 
later Olympia machines (earlier ones use eyelet reverse).


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
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