[GreenKeys] source for new 1" paper tape?

[Don Robert House]

I have a band saw and lots of rolls but I am not sure if the opening  
is large enough.  I promise to give it a try.

Thanks !
Don


On 11 Jan 2009, at 6:31 PM, Brooke Clarke wrote:

Hi Don:

Another way is to buy a roll that's much wider than you need and use a  
band saw to slice off whatever width you want.  That's how the guy  
that sold me the paper tape for the W.U. 5A stock ticker did it.
http://www.prc68.com/I/WU5A.shtml

Have Fun,

Brooke Clarke
http://www.prc68.com

Don Robert House wrote:
> Interesting that you mention making your own tape.  If you are   
> patient, you can do just that.
> Given a roll of paper one can design and built a slitter.  One of  
> my  friends did this for slitting paper tape into 3/8 inch for  
> strip  printers.
> He started with a 8 mm home movie editor and modified it to do the   
> slitting.  One company that used to manufacture paper rolls and tape
> was Maxwell Paper Co. in Texas.
> Don
> On 11 Jan 2009, at 3:11 PM, Chris Elmquist wrote:
> Of course, I could always get the ANSI standard:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ANSI-Standard-Unpunched-Oiled-Paper-Perforator-Tape_W0QQitemZ370135561699QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Nonfiction_Book?hash=item370135561699&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1419 
>  |66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50
> in case I have to make my own tape :-)
> Chris
> On Sunday (01/11/2009 at 11:58AM -0600), Chris Elmquist wrote:
>> I have been able to find only one source for new 1" oiled paper tape.
>> This outfit caters to the CNC / machining industry:
>>
>> http://www.wncsupply.com/paper-tape-rolls.html
>>
>> and has 1/4 case (7 rolls) for $80 ea.  That's before shipping.    
>> Yikes.
>>
>> Are there any other known sources?
>>
>> On the other hand, 7 rolls might last the rest of my life.  Paper   
>> tape is
>> not my primary storage medium any longer even though it is only   
>> slightly
>> slower than my Comcast Internet.  ;-)
>>
>> Chris