MikeS
Veteran Member
I've got a few punches (perforators actually) as well, but nothing quite as fast as that one; looks like it might be a bit of a challenge to interface though.
Unlike the readers, perfs are obviously much more complex mechanically and thus also usually much heavier; can't really pull the tape through by hand very well although I do seem to recall seeing a manual punch a looong time ago (I do have a manual 80-column card punch though, and it even prints on the card!)
I've scrapped a few in my time and have some parts like punch blocks, feed wheels etc., but I can't really imagine building one from scratch even with the crucial parts...