cash register tape

[David Griffith]

On Sat, 10 Jun 2006, Chuck Guzis wrote:

> On 6/10/2006 at 5:00 PM David Griffith wrote:
>
> >I'm pretty sure I could design and build a paper tape punch and reader
> >that uses plain old cash register tape and winds the tape on old microfilm
> >spools.  Assuming the sprocket and data holes match standard paper tape,
> >what are some other caveats to look out for?
>
> David, I don't think that cash register tape would be robust enough.
> Remember that paper tape was robust enough to go through the meatgrinder of
> an ASR 33--and for those who had to use a tape over and over again, there
> was mylar-coated tape.
>
> You know, paper tape's still very much around in the CNC field.  Here's a
> supplier:
>
> http://www.wncsupply.com/mylar.html
>
> There are others.  Admittedly, it's not cheap, but how many thousand feet
> are you planning to punch?

Well, it seems that the paper tapes are cheap enough for casual fiddling
around.  There's my source for media.


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