[Electronics-talk] Braille Label Maker

[Matthew Chao]

Hi, Vince.  No, they don't make them like they 
used to.  I had one of those metal-cased Dymo 
tape markers.  While it didn't have a lot of the 
Grade 2 symbols, the braille was precise and 
sharp.  If I wanted more precision in terms of 
the tape length, I'd roll the wheel back one 
space and it would be close.  Eventually, though, 
the rollers went bad and the tape would start to 
slip, so i had to throw it away.  Ah, for the 
days when they made 'em to last.--Matthew Chao

At 07:34 PM 9/26/2015, you wrote:
>Matthew:
>Honestly, I was a little stunned by the price 
>when I heard it.  I knew it would be a few more 
>pennies, somewhere in the $200 neighborhood.
>I should have asked about the pins that are used 
>to produce the braille. Wonder if they are cheap 
>plastic or what I call, metalastic.  That stuff 
>that feels like metal but is nothing but 
>plastic.  Like toys trucks and cars are made of these days.
>But I think, if they are made of "metalastic," 
>that would last longer than regular cheap plastic.
>I wish APH would bring back the old braille 
>labelers which were made of metal.  I don't know 
>if you've seen them.  They were heavy-duty, the 
>case was made of metal--real metal--and so were 
>the pins.  The calibration was better too.
>I find with these cheap plastic labelers you get 
>from Maxiaid and Blind Mice Mega Mall, have more 
>trouble with the label advance and spaces between some of the dots.
>I have one that places dots to close to each 
>other.  Every time I braille dot 1 after the 
>number sign, it almost looks like a capped 
>p.  The numbers 130 and 132 are hard to 
>differentiate on first glance.  and no matter 
>how hard you squeeze the handle, the pins won't 
>make the dot sharp enough, or not at all.
>So I just might order one just to see what it 
>looks like.  And if it turns out to be okay, 
>then I'll go and do some car washes to raise the 
>funds for it.  No.  I'll pass the wish onto the 
>fat guy.  Maybe he'll put it in my Christmas 
>sock.  I don't wear stockings anymore.  I gave 
>that up after they took twinkies off store shelves.  [smiles]
>Vince
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Chao 
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>
>Sure, if you have expendable/discretionary
>income.  I'll stay with the inexpensive Dymo tape labeler.--Matthew Chao
>
>At 03:45 PM 9/26/2015, you wrote:
>>Nice and cheap!
>>
>>
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>Behalf Of cheez via Electronics-talk
>>Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2015 8:57 AM
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>>Cc: cheez <cheez at cox.net>
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>>In case any of you were curious, this braille labeler cost $600.
>>
>>Vince
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>>Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2015 1:26 PM
>>Subject: [Electronics-talk] Braille Label Maker
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