I posted this to the Facebook Antique Typewriter Maintenance group last week, but nobody had tried the shrinktube platen re-covering method on an H3K yet… So, since nobody had tried, I needed to do it myself to make sure that the slightly larger-diameter platen would still work within the tolerances of the Hermes 3000 carriage. […]
Super-Riter $3 Platen Recovering – The Prompt Timeliness of The Thrift Gods
Carl the Barber brings a Late-Night Super-Riter
1953 Remington Super-Riter @ The Typewriter Database
Thrift Gods Deliver Instant Karma: 1986 Canon Typestar 4 Typewriter
Amazing. A week and a day ago I mailed off my Sharp PA-1050 to C. A. Bennett (because she was having hella bad luck getting a working Thermal Mini-Wedge, and everyone should enjoy a Mini-Wedge!), and yesterday it showed up over there safely. A curious writer satisfied, and me now with a free slot on […]
Hermes 3000 Serial Numbers Updated!
The whole saga of translating the Hermes 3000 Service Manual started actually with a request to update the serial numbers from new info. The service manuals were that info: There it was, Jacques Perrier had uploaded his French H3K service manuals to his museum’s website, and in the front of each was some factory age […]
I’ve Ignored Them for Too Long, Because They Do Not Annoy… Hermes 3000 Service Manual
7 Years, 777 Posts and the Hanx Effect
Ok, here’s something interesting that I’ll call “The HANX EFFECT“, and it happens when there’s a big interview with Tom Hanks talking about his typewriter collection in some nationally aired segment in the news. Sunday there were *two* big interviews with Hanx talking about his new book, but with a heavy emphasis on his typewriter […]
A Totally Oly Week – a 1962 Olympus PEN-EE.S to go with my 1957 Olympia SM3
Yep, put this on my Thrift Gods Wishlist on Feb 15, 2014.
I want my, I want my, I want my SM3
California Typewriter comes to Scottsdale for a week!
I’m excited to announce that California Typewriter, the documentary film capturing the passion and nostalgia from writers & artists (including renown typewriter enthusiasts Tom Hanks, Jeremey Mayer, Sam Shepard, and more!) about their favorite machine-muse will be coming to Scottsdale, after a successful run in New York and Los Angeles! Showtimes below: California Typewriter (Not Rated, 103 min) […]
Vlogcast Episode 0.1: Feline Assisted Typewriter Diagnosis
So, I figured out how to use OpenShot, and tried shooting some video at f11, which is too dark for the lousy lighting I have in the house. It’s somewhat amusing though, because Number Six decided she wanted to star in the show, and I had totally forgotten that I’d already fixed the Lettera 22, […]
O.O.P.R.A.P. and The Typewriter Repair Bibles are Back! :D
Get ’em while they’re here. I am reminded of Scripture, Psalm 33:10 “The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.” Roughly translated into the title of a Public Enemy album, it means “Man Plans and God Laughs.” In other words, Act Now – Possibly a Limited […]
What’s In The Box???
The Smith-Corona Floating Shift Typewriter Repair Bible is now available! 334 Pages, Professionally printed and coil bound to lay flat on your work table. Includes: Smith-Corona “Floating Shift” User Manuals Complete 1947 and 1951 Service, Troubleshooting and Adjustment Manuals Covering Portable Manual Typewriters: Smith-Corona Squareline (Flat-top), Speedline and Super-5 Series – Standard, Clipper, Sterling, Silent […]
Hello Kitty Sun and a Corona Tradition
R.I.P. O.O.P.R.A.P., the print edition
Beware The Kraken Release Key!
My try at lumen prints
Heh, it’s tough for me to follow Joe’s blog without being inspired to do stuff, and of course, the idea of Lumen Prints, basically using normal photo print paper as film and sensitizing it with tapwater, certainly appealed to me as a quick evening lark. I happen to have all the basic materials handy: One […]
It was a dark and stormy night…
Entry for JVC’s Fifth Typing assignment, typed up on “Eugene”, a 1970 Webster XL-747 just like the one Joe has in his assignment video. :D
Happy Typewriter Day! Now Turn your Bibles to Chapter…
Happy World Typewriter Day! It warms the cockles to see the celebration of this day spread the globe. No longer does the world require seed agency – the people are WOKE and events now spring up like fairy circles in the morning mist. The largest living organism in the world is not a Kraken, it’s […]
The Red Ryder recounts & grumbles
ME! oh, and also that brazen braille hussy.
Contractor’s Clipboards for On-The-Go Typists
Yeah, I’ve got a thing for nifty compartmented clipboards that contractors use to carry around their paperwork. They’re perfect for the on-the go typist too! I keep one in my typewriter bug-out bag, and a few others loaded with supplies to grab anytime I need my paper, typing supplies and a handy writing table all […]
Photography Upon Wood: 1887 Scientific American Method
Burroughs Adding Machine Age List, Full-Keyboard and 10-Key, 1908-1960
For Joe, and all you Burroughs Adding Machine fans. (:
The difference between Tell and Show
There it is, that typewriter in your “ToDo” pile, collecting dust because it’s not quite working right, but you don’t know exactly what’s wrong with it, or maybe you think you know, but are trepidatious to really dig in there and find out. Maybe there’s even a small amount of guilt. You know that machine […]
Tabulatin’ My Bibles
Joe Van Cleave recently came up with a good idea in this post, where he does a little “Let’s use this to fix something” review of the recently released Smith-Corona Floating Shift Typewriter Repair Bible. That idea was adding tabbed dividers to the sections of the book to split up the sections for easy access. […]
Mothra Down, Gandalf Steps Up & The Big Blue Book Is Here!
For quite some months, I have had a standing desk dedicated to Mothra, my 1972 IBM Selectric Composer. Sadly, when I last tried to type on ‘er a couple days ago, the machine stopped cold in half-cycle. I could still hear the motor spinning free, though, and that’s a real bad sign. So anyway – […]
TWDB Chat and the Olympia Typewriter song
Hey, I whipped up a new chat app for TWDB. Any logged-in member can use it (not just Typewriter Hunters). The link is hidden in with all the other links at the top, so I doubt anyone’s found it yet, but it’s right there: Come on by and chat – and hope that someone else […]
Pencast: A nice pre-owned notebook, with a clue to its past.
Vaguebook
Well, it’s been about 5 or 6 months since I started using Facebook for serious, and I can report that it does have a great deal of value in terms of keeping in touch with a community and collaborating to find and promote things. Does it replace blogging? Not a chance- it’s way too ephemeral, […]
The Brown Book: 1994-95 – The Emo Years
Heh, I found some old notebooks from when I seemed to be a more bored person, certainly one less busy than I am now. Ahh, the days of having the time to sketch aimlessly and write poetry. One interesting thing is how my handwriting changes from one day to the next, and from one mood […]
New discounts on Typewriter Repair Bibles!
a Special offer was available on all Typewriter Repair Bibles: (gone now) Bibles! And some more happy typewriter repairers from Facebook:
Tape Dispenser of the Month: 1940s 3M DD-1 Scotch Tape Dispenser
Yeah, it’s been awhile since I did a Stapler of the Month, so what business do I have posting a whole new category, especially one so bereft of popularity as “Tape Dispenser of the Month”? What could possibly have elevated such a humble object to the level of making me decide that I will probably […]
Royal Model 10 Standards, Dual-Glass, Single-Glass and No-Glass – when did it happen?
Whatever Happened to the International Typewriter Appreciation Month? The 1940 AMES American Typewriter Parts Catalog The one that started this hunt, the first known Model 10 Royal: From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Evan Pitman: 1913 Royal 10 Serial #X-173084 http://typewriterdatabase.com/1913-royal-10.7490.typewriter First Dual-Glass: From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Drew Saffell: 1915 Royal 10 […]
Spreadin’ The Word of Jones…
The Reading Rainbow: Five editions out now and ponderin’ which ones I’ll do next. The first ones have started making it out to people who’ve posted some pics in the Facebook groups. I suppose they count as testimonials, so here’s the most recent ones. I love it when they post pics with the Bible next […]
Would you like a Typewriter Repair Bible? (:
Okie doke, I’ve got three of ’em done, one more almost in the can and one out for proof copy. Here’s the three that are done, and ready for you to purchase and enjoy. The Manual Typewriter Repair Bible478 Pages, Professionally printed and coil bound to lay flat on your work table! Includes: Basic Mechanical […]