Pat:

This helps a lot.

Quantity is a concern, since, as you say, we usually don't use a whole lot 
of this stuff at once.

Will pursue this option when I get back from camping later this week.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 10:53 AM
Subject: Re: looking for good plastic laminate sheets for Braille labeling


Tom,
Guild for the Blind in chicago sells individual sheets - I've
forgotten how much per sheet but it is better than a huge supply that
you will never use up!!
guildfortheblind.org is their e-mail address and their phone is 312
236-8569.  American Thermoform will sell you a huge packagge but
probably more than you are interested in.
Hope this helps.
Pat, K9JAUAt 08:45 AM 7/3/2011, you wrote:
>Hi, all.
>
>Does anyone know where one can get good plastic laminate sheets for making
>Braille labels with a Perkins Brailler?
>
>My immediate use for the sheets will be to update my QSL card collection.
>
>I put my QSL's in plastic sleeves, which are then filed in loose-leaf
>notebook binders to keep things organized.  I like to label each sleeve 
>with
>the call and location of the station that has confirmed the QSO.
>
>I could use dymo tape for this purpose, but larger laminate sheets which I
>could put in a Brailler are much more economical in the long run.
>
>I found some laminate sheets at Staples, but they are too thin, they often
>get wrinkled when putting them into the Brailler.  Also, the Braille on the
>labels does not hold up well.
>
>Any specific recommendations would be appreciated.
>
>73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ