paper tape winding - suggestions???!?!

From: Jay West <jlwest_at_tseinc.com>
Date: Tue Aug 3 16:31:43 1999

Most of the paper tape software that I have is on rolls, not fanfold. So -
unlike my nice PDP-8 PC04 that folds paper tape that was just read all
nicely on one side..... after reading a tape roll on my HP I have a very
large and fragile mess of a tape pile on the floor.

I'm sure that many of the inventive folks on the list have come up with
interesting ways to re-roll paper tape after it's read (short of the "by
hand" route that takes forever). I don't have an electric or manual tape
winder, but figured people around here had found some other thing that would
do it well.

I *THOUGHT* I had found a great solution - one of those old fashioned hand
crank drills. I wrap the paper tape tightly aroung the tip (without a bit in
it), set it point down on a cushioned chair, turn the crank and viola - my
tape rolls up quickly. However, last night as I saw my cherished diagnostic
configurator tape slide right into the gears of the drill, I figured I had
better ask for other solutions <grin>.

Is there something common around a typical house that folks have found works
well for winding paper tape rolls?

Thanks!

Jay West
Received on Tue Aug 03 1999 - 16:31:43 BST