[nabs-l] Comparing Braille Embossers

[David Bouchard]

Hi, 
I actually have an Index Braille embosser, and they are slightly temperamental. It is not a tractor-feed embosser, meaning that you place individual sheets of paper into a tray. Sometimes you need to be careful with the machine pulling in more than one sheet of paper, but I believe the hardware has improved in the past 8 years. The embosser is quick, but relatively noisy, especially when you stand next to it. However, you  can get a rather expensive sound cabinet. You can email me off-list if you have more questions about it, although keep in mind that I am not an embosser expert by any means. 
Hope this helps, 
David

-----Original Message-----
From: Haben Girma <habnkid at aol.com>
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 7:12 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [nabs-l] Comparing Braille Embossers


Hello,

I'm interested in finding a quiet and fast embosser with which to emboss 
textbooks for college. I hear that the Tiger embossers are among the 
quietest, but I can't find out exactly how quiet they are. Does anyone 
know how the noise level of the Tiger embossers compares to the Juliet 
Pro 60? I'm also interested in the Index Basic D since it is very 
portable, but I'm not sure whether it can handle large print jobs. Also, 
a review by IBTC in 2001 states that Index embossers are temperamental 
and prone to jamming and breaking. Is that still the case in 2009?

thanks,
Haben


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