[nabs-l] Comparing Braille Embossers

[Haben Girma]

Thanks David. I seem to have missed the part about the Index Basic D not 
being a tractor feed embosser when I was doing the research. That's an 
important feature for me since I"ll be embossing textbooks.

Haben

David Bouchard wrote:
> 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
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> Subject: [nabs-l] Comparing Braille Embossers
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>
> 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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