Kentucky school for the blind used to make it. I've been told they have discontinued that. places like thenewvisionstore.com sell a very similar stuff.
On Fri, 2 Mar 2007, Lenny McHugh wrote: > Does anyone know where I can purchase Hi Marks in the Us? In the past I used > and really liked this product. For some reason I can no longer locate the > product. So far I have ordered it from three different sources and what I am > sent is fabric paint. The Hi Marks that I used in the past came in a tube > that had a very small end that the glue like stuff came out. I want to mark > my table saw at a few tilt positions. > > Please send me the information off list.Thanks > Lenny [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "martin webster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 3:41 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Flexible Pattern Braille cells > > > Hi John, > I use a product called high mark and more recently millyput. A sighted > person has to use the high mark which comes in a tube and takes a great > amout of skill to apply, but the results are very great. I have seen lathes > and milling machines marked with this stuff. Millyput is two sticks of what > all most feels like hard plastersene > whish you mix in equal amouts and need together until they are thuraly > mixed. I have good results with these to, products. I can produce braille > dots for mocrowaves washers dryers cookers and so on. It is even possible > to produce very readable braille, It's very fiddly, but It gets results. > The more time you are prepared to work with these two products the better > the results. Hope this helps. High mark is abailable from the RNIB in > england, and millyput is available from any good hardware/ironmounger shop. > Regards > Martin Webster > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Two ideas, > > 1 - would it make any sense to take a fine stylus, dip the end in glue, > andapply a tiny glue drop to the surface? > > 2 - would it make any sense to use a thin metal strip on its reverse side > whre you would take a pointed metal punch and tap the surface of the metal > strip so that a depression is made on the back side and a raised impression > on the face side? > > -- > Larry Martin > Woodworking for the Blind > --joining the world of blind wood workers > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: John Freiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I need to find a product and this list seems to have good ideas. I need > a > > flexible peace of metal with two rows of braille dots drilled out in it. > I am > > trying to glue dots on different items and none have regular flat > surfaces. I > > know I could use dymo tape but it won't work because I need it not to be > seen by > > sighted individuals. What I have come up with is to use half beads and > glue > > dots. It works well but now I need to get my spacing down. This > flexible peace > > of metal needs to go around cylinders, cones, ovals and any other shape > in > > between. I need it to last as well. > > > > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Especially if there is an > off the > > shelf item someone knows about. > > > > Thanks > > > > John > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate > in the Yahoo! 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