[GreenKeys] Re-inking ribbons

[Kevin H. Phillips]

FWIW, I use WD-40 all the time on the ribbons I run through my Model 32 
connected to the i-Telex network.   The machine is in use of some sort 
every single day either for personal messages or printing a couple of 
Twitter accounts available through the i-Telex server.  I have a stash 
of ribbons acquired from various sources which are variously labeled 
typewriter/Teletype/teleprinter/Underwood ribbons.  Whenever I replace a 
ribbon in the Model 32 I usually pull one of the dried out ribbons from 
the stash, put it in a Ziploc bag, give it a pretty liberal spraying of 
WD-40 (the "regular" WD-40 since there are several products now with 
that brand), both around the outside edge and also into the center of 
the spool, let that sit in the Ziploc bag until I am ready to change 
ribbons again which can be a few weeks.  Then I install the WD-40 soaked 
ribbon and repeat the process.  The print may be very dark or "bleeding" 
at first but after a few days it evens out to nice print.  I use both 
halves of a ribbon; when the print gets too light on one half/side I 
flip it over so the head is hitting the other half of the ribbon.  The 
usage may vary from ribbon to ribbon but is usually quite a long time.  
I don't necessarily keep track of how long a ribbon treated with WD-40 
lasts but it seems like a long time to me.  Mileage is obviously varying 
among users.


73


Kevin

W5TTY

On 3/31/2022 2:15 PM, Tom Hunter wrote:
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> What about a shot of WD-40 on the ribbon pack?
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> Tom   N3CRK
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