[Electronics-talk] Braille Label Maker

[Pamela Dominguez]

I have some somewhere.  I even have one of the original ones that somebody 
didn't want that didn't have any grade two, but has the best braille. 
George used to be able to take them apart and clean and fix them, and 
tighten up the dial so the spaces would be precise and not slip.  But 
unfortunately, I don't know how to do any of that.  He also fixed all the 
canes in the house.  Pam.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Matthew Chao via Electronics-talk
Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2015 8:05 PM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Cc: Matthew Chao
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Braille Label Maker

Wow!  You broke it!  Usually, metal outlasts
almost anything!  You REALLY do have a hard head <grin>.--Matt.

At 08:00 PM 9/26/2015, you wrote:
>Mine fell and hit me on the head one day.  That was the end of it ever 
>working properly.
>Mamma always said I was hard-headed.
>Vince
>
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>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
>>
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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!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
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>>>In case any of you were curious, this braille labeler cost $600.
>>>
>>>Vince
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