Hooverman Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 B & A had offices in most towns the factory was at Newton Aycliffe the building is still there housing a Fitness Studio the post code is DL5 6HP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooverman Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Just in case anyone is interested there is a Fordigraph Consul spirit duplicator on ebay this is the same as the Banda model 100. I have used one of these and they are well designed and easy to use the carbons and fluid are readily available. The one for sale may need some TLC such as new pipes which is not difficult and the price is reasonable. I do not recommend the Banda portable also on ebay this model is not very easy to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooverman Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Does anyone have a copy of the instructions for the following Fordigraph duplicator model 100 or the Banda 100 I am happy to pay copy and postage costs . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmiss Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 This machine was the bane of my life in my first job as office junior 1969, I’d emerge from the print room/stationary cupboard covered in ink. Neither of the two 15 year olds who followed me mastered the beast either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shchargreaves Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 I remover using a stylus and a waxy sheet but cannot remember name of it! Was at Ashleigh School back then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FORE Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 gestetner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddo Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Aha! the old Banda machine! Fond memories for me, and I loved the smell. As school swots, my friend and I offered to be our school office assistants. Came in very handy in the lead up to tests. The doddery old biology teacher gave us the test papers for all years and subjects to copy on that machine, in the windowless stationery/copying room. We couldn't believe our luck. High on fumes and right arm muscles like superman by the end. Made a fortune though at 3d a time! The grades were all up that year lol. Of course we issued instructions with the copies we sold that a few questions should be answered wrongly to avoid raising suspicion. Those were the days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Bynnol Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Not just in schools: At BSC Tinsley Park all the paperwork produced for the rolling mills was created on electric Banda machines operated under a ventilation hood in IBPC. A "master" was produced from the information provided by the planners, the melting shop and test house. This "master" was used to generate about 20 coloured cards for the different finishing areas. For most of the time the documentation was distributed by miles of vacuum tubes connecting the departments. Each tube was set with a combination which made a different noise as the air passed through. The different noises triggered switches to direct the tubes to the correct department. Computer were used toward the end but the Bandas were kept as backup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcluer Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Banda (from Block and Anderson I believe) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sporaboy Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Was always called "the bander" at Ashleigh. I never liked the smell of the prints. They were quite often damp when handed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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