[Nfb-krafters-korner] pressure and things

Blindhands at aol.com Blindhands at aol.com
Mon Sep 26 17:50:58 UTC 2011 

Terrence is correct I am using the one that has Large letters.  The  tape 
is 1 inche wide so the letters are nice and big.  I do have a Braille  
labeler, too, but then you have to be sure you are holding it in the right  
direction so you need to mark the card.  Since it is one Letter that I want  to 
mark A, B,C,D, I figured the large letter labeler would be my best bet.
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

 
In a message dated 9/26/2011 3:47:06 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
terrencevane at gmail.com writes:

It  sounds like what Joyce has might be similar, but with raised letters 
instead  of Braille. We had one of those when I was a kid, and I remember them 
being  pretty similar to the Braille ones, except the label cutter was a 
separate  little lever.

Terrence

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On Sep 25, 2011, at 10:28 AM, "Annette Carr"  <amcarr1 at verizon.net> wrote:

> Joyce,
> 
> I am  assuming that you are using the braille labeler from ILA or 
someplace
>  like that.  I have one of these at work, so I'm doing this from  memory. 
 One
> or two clicks to the left of the letter A should be  something that feels
> very different than the braille that marks the  rest of the locations on 
the
> wheel.  This is the spot on the  wheel that does the cutting of the label
> when you are done creating  your label.  To me this mark feels like a 
raised
> letter O.   Every time you are finished making a label, you should end up 
in
> this  spot.  See if this helps you get oriented each time you want to 
start  a
> new label.  
> 
> Yes, you do have to squeeze with  all of your might to make dots that are
> easy to feel if you have  limited sensitivity in your fingertips.
> 
> Now to open the  thing.  First let's get orientated.  Let's call the wheel
>  the front of the labeler.  The top of the labeler is when the braille on 
 the
> wheel is facing the ceiling.  The back of the labeler is the  end opposite
> the wheel at the other end of the thing you  squeeze.  Place your finger 
on
> the edge of the wheel where it  meets the top side of the thing you 
squeeze.
> Slide your finger along  this top side of the labeler to get to the back 
edge
> of it.  Just  as you start to slide your finger down the back side of the
> labeler,  you should feel a seem or indentation.  Use your finger to pull 
 up
> so that you get the top edge of the labeler to open.  It will  be hinged 
at
> the wheel edge.  
> 
> Once open, you  might find an empty cartridge from the previous roll of 
label
>  tape.  Some rolls do not come on a holder, so there would not be 
anything  in
> the compartment if that is what you used before.  Remove the  empty 
cartridge
> and throw it away.
> 
> To place the new  roll of tape in the labeler.  If the new roll of tape 
is in
> a  cartridge, you will be putting the entire unit inside the compartment, 
 if
> not, you will be dropping the rolled up tape in.  Once you  drop the tape
> into the compartment, it should be oriented so that the  beginning edge of
> the roll is coming up from the roll along the back  side of the labeler, 
over
> the top of the roll of tape, and laying on  the flat surface between the 
roll
> of tape and the hinge of the  compartment door.  Gently slide the tape so
> that the beginning  edge disappears into the labeler and comes out the 
wheel.
> If too much  comes out, just pull it back into the compartment.  Once it 
is
>  positioned correctly, close the compartment door until you hear it  snap
> shut.  You are now ready to start making more  labels.
> 
> Keep in mind that you do not need to buy the label  tape from specialty
> resources like ILA.  You can buy it from your  local Office supply store 
like
> Staples or Office Depot.  You  might have trouble finding clear tape, but
> depending on what you are  making the labels for, color might not matter.
> 
> Let me know if  you do not understand any of this.  You could give me a 
call
> if  you want.  If I do not answer, leave me your number and I will call  
you
> back.
> 
> Annette
> 
> -----Original  Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>  [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>  Blindhands at aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2011 1:13 PM
>  To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner]  pressure and things
> 
> I was making letter labels yesterday and  ran into some of that  problem. 
 I
> have a labeler that you  use [I think] 1 inch wide dithe  labeling plastic
> tape.  I  was just putting one letter with spaces and I  wanted to attach
>  them to a piece of card stock.  Well after figuring out  what letter  was
> what[I haven't used this in a while] I cut and started  attaching  them.
> Much to my surprise some of them were right on  the money, but others  I 
had
> a job figuring out.  So going  back and trying it again, I found my  
perfect
> letters came out if  I squeezed the gun together like my life depended on
> it.  I did  manage to run out of this stupid tape before I accomplished my
> goal,  but my dh[dear husband at this time] told me we had another roll of
>  the  tape.  I got the roll, but now I have to wait for him to appear  to 
show
> me  how to open this thing.  I have felt all over it  and can't find how 
to
> get  it open.  
> I put it aside  before I had to crack it open.[That would not help  me 
reach
> my  goal for today].
> 
> Now I really have to think about a way to  mark this lettering gun 
tactilly
> so I know where A is and maybe the  one that perferates the tape.  Any
> thoughts on this would be most  helpful.  You can't put anything on the
> surface of the dial as it  needs to fit under something and it just pulls 
off
> what I have tried  putting on it.
> 
> Joyce  Kane
>  _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)  
Blindhands at AOL.com
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