>Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 09:34:49 +1100
>From: "Ron Clarke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Ink Jet Cartridges
>
>Hi Folks,
>
>Kali:
>>> I tried reinking a dot matrix printer ribbon with far worse result than
>>> you describe... first it made a gigantic mess, then worked badly for a
>>> little while and then dried out and seized up. That was with stamp pad
>>> ink. Perhaps biro refill ink?
>
I had some success using quite greasy stencil ink. Yet I'm still working on
an effective device to put in on a ribbon. Something with two soft rollers
should be good, as long as it holds enough ink to do some 30 meters of
ribbon in one time. (Stencil ink doesn't actually dry, but the oil is
sucked out by the paper)
And, by the way, for those who still have a pile of *typewriter* stencils
(not "electronic stencils"), and a matrix printer, may try to use those
stencils on the printer _without ribbon_. Then just turn on the stencil
machine and multiply. (Use text mode "near letter quality" or a high
graphical resolution) (tested on Tandy DMP 130 from '85)
