On Tue, Jun 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM Wayne S via cctalk <[email protected]> wrote: > > There’s really a disconnect on between reading and punching paper tape. > For making blank tape that can be used in a punch, you can cut a roll of > something down to a proper width, but the paper has to be thicker than > cashiers paper. The real trick is that the paper has to be perforated in the > middle before use. That’s how it’s “dragged” thru the punch/reader. I haven’t > seen anyone mention how to do that. > > If you can manage to do that, then you could also oil the paper and use it on > a punch.
Every paper tape punch (Teletype, Friden, DEC, Facit, Data Dynamics...) I have punches the sprocket holes along with the data holes. Some need a bit of help (pull the tape by hand) to get started on a new roll of tape, but once it starts punching properly it will continue to do so until the roll runs out. -tony
