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There’s 80 hammers, one for each character. They’re small.
by jdlshore 2y ago
There’s 80 hammers, one for each character. They’re small.
- metadat 2y agoBut only 1 drum, which is a cylinder with a flat printing profile. Imagine if you want to hammer a single nail, but with a steel beam in between: Hammer strikes here v ============= Steel beam | | | | | | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ wood How does the second nail not get pushed in a little, too?
- naikrovek 2y agoIt does, but you have to squeeze the ribbon enough to get ink out of it. The print ribbon is simply drier than you are imagining.
- metadat 2y agoGot it, thanks!
- wildzzz 2y agoThe hammer strikes the backside of the paper and presses it against the drum with the ribbon in between the drum and paper. The drum only rotates, it doesn't move otherwise. The ribbon and drum won't imprint a character unless something is pressing on the back of it.