[Athen] Anyone have experience with the Index Braille Box V4 Embosser?

[Brian Richwine]

Thanks for the feedback David. It looks like the Braille Box embosser has a
newer design for the sheet feeder. If we end up getting one, I'll let
everyone know how it turns out.

Thanks again,
  Brian

On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Schwarte, David M. <schwarte at purdue.edu>wrote:


> We have not had Experience with the Braille Box; however, we have had two

> different Everest embossers.  The Everest is also a sheet fee embosser and

> an Index product.  The Everest has definitely been quieter than the

> VersaPoint before it.  I would not say that it was quiet. If you can get

> away with out using the sound enclosure it may reduce the number of paper

> jams.  Most of the embossers I have dealt with, including the Everest have

> issues with paper handling that are made worse by the enclosure.  Having

> said that, our current Everest, a version 3, has had very few problems with

> paper jams.  If the paper is put in carefully and riffled a little before

> it is put in, so it does not stick together, we have had very few issues.

> I like the single sheet feeder option since it takes less skill to put in

> more paper than tractor feed embossers.  I just wish there was something

> that worked like a laser printer feeder.****

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> *Subject:* [Athen] Anyone have experience with the Index Braille Box V4

> Embosser?****

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> Hello,

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> Does anyone have experience with the Braille Box V4 Embosser by Index

> Braille, or an earlier model of the Braille Box embosser?

>

> We have quite a bit of experience using the Juliet Pro 60 braille embosser

> and using tractor feed paper. We need to setup another embosser at a

> different location, and are faced with having to purchase/build a special

> sound enclosure to keep the noise level civil to those around it. We are

> curious about the Braille Box V4 embosser because it claims to be quiet

> which may offset the unit's higher cost by keeping our sound enclosure

> needs lower. Also the single sheet paper feeder is interesting. However,

> we've been told Index Braille embossers are known for having frequent paper

> jams.

>

> I guess I'm wondering if anyone really knows whether paper jams are

> really/still a problem with Index Braille embossers and particularly with

> this unit. Also, does anyone know what it is like to live around a Braille

> Box embosser (in terms of noise level)?

>

> Thanks for any feedback!

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