garey@UT-NGP.ARPA (05/14/84)
I've had a ribbon re-inker for about 6 months. Its great. I re-ink about every month just to keep the print good and dark. I have the "Le Ribbonizer" (box 1727 Redlands, CA 92373, no phone number). Make sure you get the motor driven kind. I know someone who bought a hand-cranked version that looked like it was made by a six year old out of garage lumber scraps. The motor driven one I have is easy to use. It cost around $35 and I've saved more than that in ribbons already (actually I've had it for more like 9 months.
joels@tektronix.UUCP (Joel Swank) (05/14/84)
I have been using 'Mac Inker' for about a year. I have the Epson version. In that time I have inked about 35 ribbons. Only one very cheap ribbon failed to work properly. I was able to jerry-rig it to get it inked. I keep the head pressure on the printer set to minimum, and re-ink often. This minimizes wear on printer and ribbon. I keep 4 ribbons around and rotate them. It takes about a half hour to ink a ribbon. The process is a little messy. Joel Swank Tektronix, Beaverton OR