I think paper-slitters are pretty common. That is to say, if you go to anyone manufacturing adding machine rolls they will have the capability to make custom widths in rather small job lots. It's an industry comparable with printing (and often combined, for when till rolls with custom printing is desired). So it may be that although paper tape is no longer available from computer stationary suppliers, it can very easily be made in quite small MOQs.
I don't know this for sure and I haven't called anyone, it's just a recollection from when my father ran a stationary business that till rolls aren't always high-volume products from till manufacturers but low-volume customised supplies made very flexibly. On Thu, Jun 8, 2023 at 4:43 PM David Gesswein via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Someone did a paper-slitter in this thread > > > https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php?threads/paper-tape-punch-service-and-request.1242805/page-2#post-1319033 > > On Mon, Jun 05, 2023 at 06:19:26PM -0000, robot...@gmail.com wrote: > > For various reasons (including, but not limited to, insanity and > obsessiveness*) I am building a diode laser based tape punch. It's not > specifically for a classic comp, but I'd like to stick with standard format > so that it'd be useful for making custom tapes for members in the future. I > will probably need to make dozens of tapes so using actual, vintage rolls > is out of the question. Does anyone know if 1" tape is used for anything > else and where I might find some new? Otherwise I may have to add > paper-slitter to my project list and make my own. > > > > > > > > > > *I've had the idea of a lost-media ARG stuck in my head for years. > > > > ------------------------------ >
