In MMD 120803 Ed Chaban asks about adapting a Cricut machine to
create music rolls.  My wife is a scrapbooker.  She tells me that the
Cricut machine uses cartridges which contain fonts to be cut out of
paper for use in scrapbooking.

She has a machine in the cupboard called a CraftROBO which I have
thought could be used for making music rolls.  This machine doesn't
use cartridges but is operated directly from a PC.  It works a bit like
a printer but instead of printing ink or toner on the paper it actually
cuts it out.  I haven't really had time to investigate my wife's toy
but I think it has definitely has possibilities.  The web site for the
CraftROBO is http://www.graphteccorp.com/craftrobo/index.html 

Mark Williamson
Warwick, Queensland, Australia

 [ Discussions and comparisons are at
 [ http://replicatorinc.com/blog/2009/01/you-dont-need-to-hack-the-cricut/ 
 [ http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/tool-product-talk-f128/cricut-v-craft-robo-t508976.html 
 [ http://www.paperthreads.com/bonus/paperthreads_machine_compare_112008.html 
 [ -- Robbie