tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771393570564645054.post7073103080662459964..comments2023-07-25T10:28:16.082-07:00Comments on Welcome to the Typosphere: Carbon film ribbons: new old stock at bargain pricesmpclemenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771393570564645054.post-7707061694852342162014-09-05T20:17:08.278-07:002014-09-05T20:17:08.278-07:00Well, I never ... don't have time to dig out t...Well, I never ... don't have time to dig out the digicam, charge the battery, find the card, pull ribbon spools in and out, take pics, edit pics, upload ... really ;)<br /><br />But many thanks for the info anyhow! That sample looks good - may have me sending off a check.TonysVisionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035849049327300498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771393570564645054.post-57169006947422541202014-09-05T07:04:12.799-07:002014-09-05T07:04:12.799-07:00I'm a bit pressed for time, but take a look at...I'm a bit pressed for time, but take a look at this typecast done with a carbon ribbon:<br />http://writingball.blogspot.com/2012/02/hangman.html<br /><br />They work well on SMs. Yes, they do need to be respooled. The width is 9/16" but they will fit on spools and typewriters intended for 1/2" ribbons.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771393570564645054.post-50279414524472099352014-09-04T17:25:17.996-07:002014-09-04T17:25:17.996-07:00Wow. $72 would buy me about 10 regular ribbons. I ...Wow. $72 would buy me about 10 regular ribbons. I assume they needed to be re-spooled for your Olympias, etc. I've got a lovely font in one of my SMs - Congress, I think, that these would do justice to. Any chance of coaxing you into a comparison image of cloth vs. carbon in the same machine?TonysVisionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035849049327300498noreply@blogger.com