[GreenKeys] Ribbon Warning

[Richard Knoppow]

     I am also not familiar with the M28, at least as far as 
details of the spools. However, as a typewriter collector I've 
found it necessary to rewind ribbons onto old spools. Very easy. 
Helps to have a jig with a couple of pegs or even just nails in 
it to hold the spools and use the eraser end of a pencil to crank 
the spool I suggest gloves to keep your fingers from getting 
stained by the ink. Hard to get off but won't hurt you. _Always_ 
save old spools, you never know when they will come in handy.
    There are a number of sources for ribbons, I usually get mine 
from Baco. Nylon lasts longer than cotton but cotton prints 
darker. There used to be silk ribbons but I think nylon has 
pretty much replaced them.

On 9/1/2018 2:10 PM, tony.podrasky wrote:
> GA OMs;
> 
> So I got a Underwood type ribbon on eBay. I check with the
> seller that it had the reverse buttons on it.
> 
> I put it on my 28-KSR.
> 
> The "new" type of spools ARE NOT Teletype friendly.
> 
> o They have a large opening on the top which allows the spool
>    to bounce up and down because the little locking click
>    is partially inside the hole.
> 
> o It was easy enough to switch out the take-up spool with one
>    of my metal ones, but now I have to wind it onto the old
>    supply spool by hand.
> 
> UE,
> K2EAA - TONY
> NNNN
> ZCZC
> 

-- 
Richard Knoppow
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