On the elements that Dave sent out this past weekend, the inner dimensions of the ball are just tight enough to cause the rocker to scrape the inner wall of the element, causing this scrape ring and potentially locking up the rotate and causing the tape to slip off or break. I’ll need to sand […]
Custom 3D Printed Selectric Elements are HERE! (Vogue! Papyrus!)
Weapon of Choice: “Dr. Lizardo” 1973 IBM Selectric II #26 1220365 In January, Richard Polt highlighted custom 3D printed Blick typewheels in his blog – now 9 months later come the custom 3D printed Selectric I/II 88-Character typeballs. The Future is NOW! :D Joe’s first Review (there will be more, I’m certain) One thing to […]
Mail Call: Air Mail and Schrodingers Typeballs
Flyers for MTE Currently in the earholes:
Double Mail Call: Type-In Plans!
Currently in the Earholes (because Brian reminded me of them. I’ve only got the first album, though..
Competition for Mothra: The Coxhead DSJ VariTyper?
1953 Coxhead DSJ cold typesetting machine. I’ve got the front end of the machine freed up and working, but that delicate, super-complex escapement needs some disassembly and deep cleaning. It’s froze solid as a brick! Fully stocked shuttle drawer, 16 shuttles with all needed point size linefeed gears. The DSJ will run 4 different monospaced […]
Mail Call: Three! 3 Letters In The Mail! AHAHAHAHAHAH!
Sunday Morning TCL IS BACK! :D Also, I built a 1998 Computer.
Weapon of Choice: “Indy” 1959 Tower Chieftain III Typewriter Club LIVE – 2023-09-03 I went through half a dozen of my old IDE hard disks before I found one that would work. Most of them couldn’t even be detected by the BIOS. My supply of these is dwindling fast.. This old aluminum tower case has […]
Mail Call: A New Correspondent and a Postcard from a Ramblin’ Man
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Wait State – This Typecast Brought To You By The Letters: T-8-M
Well, nothin’ at all in the mailbox tonight, so straight to the WAIT STATE. Currently in the earholes: Brought to mind because he dead.
The Re-Jiggering of Correspondence and Coalescence of Season One of Same
The re-jiggering of Correspondence Season One has made the Correspondence Book a bit skinnier – so much so that I can actually close it and zip it up. Currently in the earholes:
Mail Call: Guth’s Quick Reply and Dreaming of No More CDs?
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Mail Call: The Surf Camp Missives – And Kevin brings me Komputars! :D
Kevin & Bill Talkin’ Typewriters Kevin’s Underwood Komputar – getting it’s spinning rust wiped, because it’s polite to dban other people’s datums off of drives before re-using them. This is a delightful add-in bay with lots of connectivity. Push the button and the card reader pops out and can be used as a travel card […]
Mail Call: The Return of Key West and Sequential Letter #4 Arrives from Romania!
Correspondent Neil Happened to have won the “I need to test something” lottery, and gets to test if I can fit a regular Correspondence Episode plus ephemera *and* a “One Stormy Night” plus liner notes, and keep it under 2 oz. I’m already paying the extra ounce and the Non Machineable surcharge, so might as […]
Mail Call: If Wishes were Fishes…
Weapon of Choice: 1959 Smith Corona Skyriter #3Y 210063 DPReview full writeup of the Sony DSC-S75, including the “lens mystery” 2001 AOpen AX4B 533 Tube Motherboard Review (2002) Currently in the earholes:
Mail Call: Bubbles gets a new Blue Ribbon!
The Seven Left Hands of God MultiMedia Correspondence Format
Weapon of Choice: “Jubal Harshaw” 1956 Olympia SM3 #785328 The first iteration of the format. Not quite what I’m looking for. The folding template for the envelope. Instructions: 1) Take 8 1/2 X 11″ sheet and from top left edge mark top at 3″ and 6″ in. 2) turn page 90 degrees anti-clockwise and from […]
Mail Call: Postcard Exchange from Canada!
Mothra in DSC-F717 Nightshot Mode Sony DSC-F717 getting a charge-up. Currently in the Earholes:
Locked Letters, or how to fold a letter to be its own envelope
I mentioned the “locked” letter that Thomas W. sent to me in yesterday’s post, and there was curiosity on how such a thing is done. Here I have reverse-engineered the process from his example. Take an 8 1/2″ X 11″ sheet of paper and lightly fold in half along the 11″ side, creasing the center […]
Mail Call: The Mysterious Mr. Romas and Thursday Afternoon on a Wednesday Evening…
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Mail Call: New Correspondent from Canada and new Rubber Stampers!
A 4″ x 6″ sheet of rubber stamps, anything you can fit in the space allotted, for like $7. Can’t beat that deal! Currently in the earholes:
Thoughts on Typecasting
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Bubbles Ahoy, or what gets typed when you’re working on a typewriter issue.
Weapon of Choice: “Bubbles” 1960 Smith Corona Galaxie #6T 292996X Weapon of Choice: 1971 Royal (Silver-Seiko) Sprite #NM 1113791 The Corona 4 and Zephyr Typewriter Repair Bible is now available! 341 Pages, Professionally printed and coil bound to lay flat on your work table. PDF Version. The Underwood 4-Bank Portables Typewriter Repair Bible is now […]
Mail Call: A Card from TC and Episode 15 now Available to Qualified Correspondents
Currently in the earholes: Coming Soon! Yep, this Episode is a Two-Parter. No cliffhangers, though..
Mail Call: The Atlantis Swizzles Arrive!
Swizzles from the Fictional mythical Atlantis Hotel! A Polaroid. I have a small collection of Swizzle Sticks by happenstance, a few vintage ones from the golden age of airliners and Las Vegas. Another Polaroid. This otherwise unmarked one appears to be a Toucan lounging in a bean bag chair with a cigar… Currently in the […]
Notebook Notes
Weapon of Choice: 1959 Smith Corona Skyriter #3Y 210063 An unused Wilson-Jones A5 binder from 2000 that I picked up recently at the thrifts. Perfect for archiving EDCN, Franklin-Covey and DayTimer 7-Ring punched sheets! I found the original sales receipt in the front pocket. Love this sort of time-capsule documentation. Also recently found a Daytimer […]
Mail Call: The President can Wait, I’ve got a Letter from Bill! (:
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My First Olympia SM9
Weapon of Choice: “Doris Day” 1966 Olympia SM9 #3098142 Joe Van Cleave: Olympia SM3 & 9 Comparison The “Carriage Lock Discount” as found. I suppose it needed a little work cleaning that price tag & grease pencil “Needs Some Work” off of it, but it functioned perfectly then and still does. Oh hey, now final […]
What to bring to the Type-In? What Type-In? The 9th Phoenix Type-In! :D
Weapon of Choice: 1962 Triumph Perfekt #3061978 Currently in the earholes:
Bones like broken glass, and other weird feels.
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Mail Call: Double Gothics From Bryan Texas – Are You Hep 2 The Jive?
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Sunday Morning TCL and Corona 4 & Zephyr Bible Now Available!
The Smith-Corona 4 and Zephyr Typewriter Repair Bible is now available! 341 Pages, Professionally printed and coil bound to lay flat on your work table. Contains: Corona 4 User Manual Corona Zephyr and Zephyr Deluxe User Manual Complete 1948 Corona Four Portable Typewriter Adjustment Manual Covering Typewriters: Corona 4, Four, S and Junior Complete 1938 […]
UJTU: Bibles in the Mail & a Cat in the Dirt
Boomer being cute & silly after ripping up my typin’ chair long ago…Currently in the earholes:
Mail Call: Double Letter Day Full of Joy & Sadness
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Mail Call: A Secret Squirrel Chip Letter From Joe!
A Fresh Type 71 ribbon for Moshura! Journal 8-Point Medium [J-8-M] Currently in the eyeholes: Moovies from Joe!
ZoomFail – This Typecast Brought To You By The Letters: T-11-I
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