Always a fun thing to get, this box contained a brace of vintage writer’s slabtops, which Joe decided to downsize and send to me to add to my already varied collection of such machines. Constant readers of this blog will have noted my occasional article on my 1980’s Tandy laptops (TRS-80 Model 100 and 200s […]
Month: March 2021
Molding and Pouring new Typewriter Feet (Complete Video How-To Series)
Weapon of Choice: “Einstein”, 1956 Smith Corona Silent #5S 529594 Typewriter Club LIVE [Mar 7, 2021]: See below how much people like getting fresh-baked Typewriter feet in the mail! Typewriter Video Series – Episode 257: Replacement Feets! Fountain Pens & Typewriters got some too: Hermes 3000 Replacement Feets by Ted Munk TTSSASTT 0.6 – Making […]
Mo’ Feets & Mo’ Media – What I Typed During TCL
Weapon of Choice: “Doris Day”, 1966 Olympia SM9 #3098142 Perhaps the last set of Olympia SM-7 feet 3D printed in PLA by Steve Dade (RIP, friend). Raymond’s over in Colorado sent them over so I could replicate them in rubber, because PLA is stiff and not very grippy at all. First step: make a box […]