[Blindtlk] Questions about embossers...

Sun Nov 11 05:16:22 UTC 2012

Hello James,
In my opinion, it is wise to spend more money at the start and purchase the 
machine that can take cut sheet paper. I personally have far better things 
to do with my life than to sit and pull the tractor-feed strips off the 
edges of 4 or 5 volumes of newly embossed braille sheets every week or two.
I use an Everest embosser which takes cut sheet paper and it's great. The 
first model had some issues, as one would expect with ground breaking 
technology, but that's been fixed for over ten years and now all models work 
great without the tractor feed mechanism. I just go to my local office depot 
or Staples and buy heavy weight paper of the size I require and use it in 
the embosser. It's much cheaper than purchasing specialised braille paper. 
And, I can be binding and reading my books only minutes after the pages have 
been embossed. No tearing fan fold paper apart, trying to keep track of the 
page numbering, and no tearing fiddly edge pieces.

If you are convinced that the Juliet is your embosser of choice, and they 
are a very good embosser, then I strongly encourage you to choose the more 
expensive one that will give you choices. It is human nature to tell 
ourselves that we can save some money by purchasing the cheaper embosser. We 
can convince ourselves that it won't be that much trouble to tear apart the 
fan fold pages and rip the edging off. However, if you are a busy person, 
this soon becomes a frustrating drudgery and one sees the deception. This, 
of course, depends somewhat on how much braille you produce per week. I 
emboss a lot of pages every week and don't have time to spend preparing 
tractor feed paper for binding.

Now, to all of you great folks who have tractor feed embossers and don't 
mind that monotonous job of de-edging thousands of pages of braille, I did 
say this was only my opinion.
Regards,
Heather Field

-----Original Message----- 
From: James Kelm
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 1:35 PM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Questions about embossers...

Okay...  Another question about the embossers...

    I have noticed that the lower priced machine only allows printing via
the tractor feeding, while a bit more expensive machines also allow you to
feed cut sheets through the machine.  My question is...  How often do those
of you who use an embosser use cut sheets rather than tractor feeding?  In
other words, is the additional cost justified by the extra feature of being
able to feed individual cut sheets through the machine?

Respectfully Yours in Christ,
James Kelm

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Judy Jones" <jtj1 at cableone.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Questions about embossers...

> Very good point, and very true!!!
>
> Judy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
> To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 11:02 AM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Questions about embossers...
>
>
>> James:
>>
>> I agree with you completely on the importance of reading well and on the
>> fact that a decreasing number of people (blind or sighted) read more than 
>> a
>> headline or two. It's going to catch up with us (society) eventually when 
>> we
>> wonder why China is out-innovating us and when the citizenry thinks
>> Presidential debates are a substitute for understanding economics, 
>> foreign
>> policy and the consequences of proposed governmental actions in detail.
>>
>> That said, I'm perfectly happy with a refreshable Braille display. It's
>> getting the Braille that counts, not the form it takes. But all bets are 
>> off
>> when it comes to math Braille. Math Braille should *always* be on paper.
>>
>> Mike Freeman
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of James 
>> Kelm
>> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 9:16 PM
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Questions about embossers...
>>
>> Dear Jasmine and group...
>>
>>    It is nice to hear that so many folks still enjoy reading in general,
>> and who enjoy reading the physical book format.  It is sad that so many
>> people now days, both blind and sighted, simply do not read!  I 
>> personally
>> think that they are missing so much, and while a lot of information can 
>> be
>> gotten via the Internet and all of the magical forms of technology, it
>> simply is not the same as actually reading a book.
>>
>>    Perhaps this will be controversial, and please know that I do not 
>> intend
>>
>> for it to be!  I am simply stating my own personal opinion...  But I 
>> think
>> that a large degree of social and occupational empowerment can be 
>> achieved
>> by the blind, simply by actually having the skills to read.  Of course 
>> this
>> applies to reading refreshable Braille as well, but I know that for me
>> personally, simply having the ability to sit down with a book or magazine
>> has afforded me a nice feeling of equality and compatibility with the
>> sighted world.  I think that it is a shame that so many young blind 
>> people,
>> are no longer being taught Braille in school!  It is nice to have the 
>> luxury
>>
>> of when I want, not to have to depend on technology or other advancements
>> such as this, but to actually sit down and read a book, magazine, or
>> whatever.  Perhaps this is largely because I am of an age when books held
>> actual power and a sort of magic.  There is an intimacy when you actually
>> lay your hands on the words that an author has written, rather than 
>> having a
>>
>> rather sterol relationship with technology.  Now don't misunderstand me! 
>> I
>> love my technology, and I spend way too much of my time on the Internet!
>> But there is still something about grabbing a book off of the shelf, 
>> sitting
>>
>> in my favorite armchair, and reading.  Also, I can read in bed at night,
>> without having to bother my sighted wife.  LOLL  Sighted folks can't say
>> that!  *smile*
>>
>>
>> Respectfully Yours in Christ,
>> James Kelm
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jasmine Kotsay" <jasmine.kotsay at gmail.com>
>> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 6:07 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Questions about embossers...
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I couldn't agree with you more about having an actual hard-copy book to
>>> read by the fire rather than a refreshable display.  I have a 
>>> BrailleNote
>>> Apex, and wouldn't trade it for anything, but I still love my hard-copy
>>> books! LOL!
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Jasmine
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "James Kelm" <jameskelm at earthlink.net
>>> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>> Date sent: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 20:18:29 -0600
>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Questions about embossers...
>>>
>>> Dear Judy,
>>>
>>>    I debated over getting an embosser VS.  something like a refreshable
>>> Braille display, and I came to the following conclusion.  Firstly, I 
>>> hope
>>> to
>>> produce material for other blind individuals, churches, etc.  With an
>>> embosser I will be able to produce material that I can then pass on.
>>>
>>>    Secondly, and this may just be a matter of my old age...  LOLL  But
>>> there is something magical about actually sitting down in the evening 
>>> with
>>> an actual physical book.  For some reason, and maybe this is again just 
>>> a
>>> matter of my experience, but the image of sitting down in front of a 
>>> fire
>>> in
>>> the fire place in the evening, and holding a refreshable display on my
>>> lap,
>>> just doesn't have the same pizzazz.  LOLL
>>>
>>>
>>> Respectfully in Christ,
>>> James Kelm
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Judy Jones" <jtj1 at cableone.net
>>> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 7:10 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Questions about embossers...
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi, James,
>>>
>>> I have the Juliet Pro 60 and have been very happy with it.  It's a real
>>> workhorse and does a good job.
>>>
>>> As a braille user, I have to ask this question.  Rather than having all
>>> the braille hard-copy taking up shelf room, do you have a note taker or 
>>> a
>>> portable device you can use on which to store digital files?
>>>
>>> I have a note taker for home and one for the office, and can carry all
>>> electronic files on the note taker, or on a thumb drive to download as I
>>> need them.
>>>
>>> Just curious.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Judy
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "James Kelm" <jameskelm at earthlink.net
>>> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 5:30 PM
>>> Subject: [Blindtlk] Questions about embossers...
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear friends,
>>>
>>>    I am hoping that you will be able to assist me!  I am looking to make
>>> a rather sizable purchase, and I am looking for advice on which machine
>>> will best meet my needs, while also offering the most for the money.
>>>
>>>    First of all, let me tell you what uses I will be needing a new
>>> embosser for...  First of all, as a pastor, I obviously present a Sunday
>>> message each week.  So I would like to be able to produce my notes each
>>> week on my computer, and then push a button to have my notes "printed"
>>> out in Braille for use when I give my message.  These notes will range
>>> from 3 to 10 pages of Braille at a time.
>>>
>>>    Secondly, I want to begin producing material for distribution to 
>>> other
>>> churches, organizations, etc.  This means that I will produce a book
>>> ranging from 50 to 200 pages, and then I want to be able to "print" from
>>> my computer the material that has been E-mailed to me via pdf, doc, etc
>>> files.
>>>
>>>    Thirdly, of course within a professional office setting, there are a
>>> number of different situations in which having the ability to print a
>>> Braille copy of material would be of great use.  This would range from
>>> copying an E-mail, copying study material that has been produced either
>>> myself or others, etc.  I would not be producing great numbers of 
>>> Braille
>>> pages per week, but the quality and easy of use would be a huge plus!
>>>
>>>    The two embossers that I am looking at is the Index Basic-D V4, and
>>> the Juliet Pro 60.
>>>
>>>    What are your impressions of these two machines, or do you have other
>>> suggestions for me?  Also I should tell you that while I am quite 
>>> capable
>>> at general computer usage, I have never worked with an embosser before.
>>> Do I need any additional equipment such as sound proofing boxes and 
>>> such?
>>> I understand that any embosser can be quite loud?
>>>
>>>    Thank you so much for your guidance in this matter!
>>>
>>>
>>> Respectfully Yours in Christ,
>>> James Kelm (senior pastor)
>>> True Hope Church of Duluth
>>> E-MAIL: office at thcduluth.org
>>> Web Site: www.thcduluth.org
>>> Phone: (218) 727-4186
>>>
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