At 08:24 PM 2/21/2022, Steve Malikoff via cctalk wrote: >Consumer-grade CNC stencil cutters are fine at cutting plastic sheet and >should be ok with film stock. >My ptap2dxf (latest version 1.3) will produce output to cut tapes for ...
Meaning the Cricut kind of device? Clever! So it works for short sections? Has anyone ever made a Cricut style cutter that has a continuous feed of tape? Why did you pick AutoCAD DXF as compared to Adobe Illustrator? At 07:02 PM 2/21/2022, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: >I understand there is a group called "Green keys" -- ham radio operators who >use old "teletype" machines -- which in that community means wny sort of >keyboard telex-type machine, not necessarily made by Teletype Co. though US >ones often are. 5 bit machines are common in that crowd, some 8 bit machines >also appear. I haven't participated, but I would think that you might find >pointers to options there. GreenKeys mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/greenkeys Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:greenk...@mailman.qth.net They can be very helpful. They tend to focus on other non-33 teletypes. The list can be a good place to find out about people selling or giving away equipment, though. The collectors of the heavy, older, machined teletypes tend to shake their heads at the high prices and popularity of the light-duty cheaper punched-metal 33s. You might find someone giving away a bulky heavy ASR 28 that handles 5-level tape... https://www.telegramcableco.com/teletype-model-28-asr.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletype_Model_28 Less common to find them giving away a 33 because the computer nuts will pay $xxx to $x,xxx for them. - John
