Hi folks.
As you all know many of the existing color IW II ribbons are unusable because the foam rollers have deteriorated. I find it a bit sad that the IW II can't be used for color printing anymore.
I was looking around and I found an interesting Chinese site:
http://www.flower-pr.com/apple-printer-ribbon/
http://www.flower-pr.com/order.php?selects[]=282&action=add
They claim to be able to produce NEW IW II ribbons with your choice of either felt or gear rollers. They also offer a choice of different ink colors that are different from the original Apple specs. (It's interesting although that wouldn't be very useful.)
I am considering contacting them and talking to them about what the minimum order would be. It seems like with the gear driven ones they would last indefinitely because the ink won't dry as long as they stay sealed.
Thoughts?
As you all know many of the existing color IW II ribbons are unusable because the foam rollers have deteriorated. I find it a bit sad that the IW II can't be used for color printing anymore.
I was looking around and I found an interesting Chinese site:
http://www.flower-pr.com/apple-printer-ribbon/
http://www.flower-pr.com/order.php?selects[]=282&action=add
They claim to be able to produce NEW IW II ribbons with your choice of either felt or gear rollers. They also offer a choice of different ink colors that are different from the original Apple specs. (It's interesting although that wouldn't be very useful.)
I am considering contacting them and talking to them about what the minimum order would be. It seems like with the gear driven ones they would last indefinitely because the ink won't dry as long as they stay sealed.
Thoughts?