I felt slightly jealous of some of the ultra-cheap typewriter finds that Ted and and a few other typewriter lovers recently posted about. Or at least until…. (pardon my sloppy english). The Adler…. It looks a little worn an beaten, but may prove to be an excellent typewriter yet. * * * Oh, but it…
While I was in Melbourne, I set myself what I thought would be a simple task. I was to find a photograph of my my grandfather ‘Scottie’, who had been a typewriter mechanic for over 40 years. However in doing so I made a discovery that left me re-thinking much of my families history, and…
Welcome back to Filthy Labs. Previously in Filthy Labs, we began to assess the effectiveness of a “Wet” Teflon based lubricant spray on the functionality of a previously gummed up typewriter. The machine in question was an Adler Gabby 25, which had been filled with a capricious amount of WD40 by its previous owner. The…
Greetings! And welcome to Filthy Labs. Polytetrafluoroethlene is a compound that my spell-check seriously dislikes. So let’s just abbreviate it to its more common name: Teflon. You may recall a few weeks ago, I started using a ‘dry’ Teflon based lubricant on my Oliver 5 machine to see how well it worked. Meanwhile, I had…
Warning: Post is heavy in tech talk. It is true. I am an over-thinker. I over think my breakfast, I over think my method for getting to work (I have three easy options to pick from every day after all) and I over think plots for stories till it gets to the point that I…
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