Hi, All, I went to Ace Hardware and got a hunk of smooth rubber. Works great! Mark Blier <--> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Effie Boyd" <starlyte@xxxxxxxx> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 9:57 AM Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Rubber Reading Pads and Suitable Replacement Materials I still have my rubber pads that I used when I got my Optacon. God bless you, Effie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Armand Bakalian" <asbakalian@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 7:49 PM Subject: [optacon-l] Rubber Reading Pads and Suitable Replacement Materials > The Optacon, without a doubt is a wonderful device, however, if we can't > put our reading material on a suitable reading surface, all is lost. I > have > some old rubber reading pads, both computer printout sized and the eight > and a half by eleven size that have dried up and gotten brittle over the > thirty years of their life. What rubber materials are people using to keep > their reading material from moving around? At one time I contacted rubber > manufacturering companies and tried to explain what I needed. The samples > they sent did not do the job. What sources for rubber reading pad > materials > are out there that will grip our materials? My inquiring mind wants to > iknow. > > Armand Bakalian > > > to view the list archives, go to: > > www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l > > To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message > to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.