[blindkid] heavy duty braille labels?

[Richard Holloway]

Yes, we've gotten a few jewelry pieces like that over the years-- that's exactly what I'm looking to be able to recreate. 

I guess it has to be done with some sort of "industrial" slate-and-stylus-like setup with a small punch (and maybe light hammer taps?) in place of the stylus?...

On Oct 6, 2011, at 2:36 AM, Penny Duffy wrote:

> Richard.. I have know people who make braille jewelry  must use some kind of
> tool.  I got the kids braille "dog tags" from a website last year.  The
> braille was pressed into it.  So its got to be possible.  Some kind of metal
> press?
> 
> On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 12:30 AM, Richard Holloway <rholloway at gopbc.org>wrote:
> 
>> Does anyone know of a good solution to produce permanent braille labels?
>> I'd like to be able to occasionally install metal tags with braille on them
>> in places. Think of a little piece of sheet metal with rivets or screws
>> holding it on. Sort of like metal ID tags that some schools use to mark
>> property, but with braille on them. The same process might be nice to make a
>> braille award up, for example.
>> 
>> Seems like a slate and stylus sort of approach would work, but the metal
>> needs not to be dented by the slate when held, and the stylus would need to
>> be designed not to break and not to hurt your hand when you push the metal
>> dots into the metal.
>> 
>> I'll bet a solution exists, but I can't seen to find it. Any ideas?
>> Definitely something fancier than Dymo Tape would be nice.
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