Your understandings are incorrect. George Bell Techno-Vision Systems Ltd > -----Original Message----- > From: daveed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:daveed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 17 January 2003 00:14 > To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [duxuser] Re: Everest embosser and hard plastic > > > By the way, can one use index cards, kinown in the US as > 3-by-5 or 4-by-6? I seem to remember that the Everest's > platen cannot accept 3-by-5 cards, which is a great > pity--also short labels. Also, I understand one cannot use > punched paper in the everest, also a great pity! On Thu, 16 > Jan 2003, George Bell wrote: > > > Hi Nadine, > > > > Much depends on just how thick this plastic is. However, > if it is the > > normal overhead transparancy film, and not some ultra heavy > brand, it > > should be O.K. > > > > However, if you can obtain the type which has a thin paper > backing on > > it, usually designed to go through laser printers, it would > be best. > > You need some kind of paper to fool the paper out sensor, otherwise > > the sensor, which is a light sensor, sees straight through > the clear > > film, and thinks there is no paper in the printer. > > > > George Bell > > Techno-Vision Systems Ltd > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Nadine.Riches@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:Nadine.Riches@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > Sent: 16 January 2003 04:48 > > > To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: [duxuser] Everest embosser and hard plastic > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I would like to know if I can braille on hard plastic > with an Index > > > Everest embosser. The plastic is the kind used for overhead > > > transparencies so it is hard but slick. Will it go through the > > > Everest OK, or is it likely to slide around or get stuck > and cause > > > problems? > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Nadine. > > > > > > > > > * * * > > > * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. > > > * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with > > > * unsubscribe > > > * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also > > > * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other > > > subscription > > > * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive > > > * is also located there. > > > * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com > > > * * * > > > > > * * * > > * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. > > * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with > > * unsubscribe > > * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also > > * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other > subscription > > * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive > > * is also located there. > > * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com > > * * * > > > > * * * > * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. > * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with > * unsubscribe > * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also > * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription > * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive > * is also located there. > * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com > * * * > * * * * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with * unsubscribe * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive * is also located there. * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com * * *