It wasn’t typewriters that had me thinking about this topic, it was sewing. A co-worker was lamenting today’s fashions while nostalgically thinking about their own past. They talked about life back in the 80’s when girls would go to their school formal (something akin to what American’s call ‘The Prom’ in a dress made by…
If I can fix a typewriter, surely I can fix a motorcycle No, I haven’t fallen of the face of the earth or shut down my blog. I’ve just been a little bit…. preoccupied of late. In the last 8 months my work has been very fatiguing, as for a number of reasons my shifts have…
For those who aren’t familiar with the story, Rino from the ‘Long, slow {typecast} blog‘ experimented with using an off-cut from a bicycle inner-tube to re-cover (or more accurately, cover) a platen. The idea was to get the typewriter to type quieter, and have a better grip on the paper. In effect, Rino was trying…
My nephew constructed a tower for his tiger to live on.. Just before he body slammed it. The AEG The Remington 7: It’s just a little dirty, it’s still good – It’s still good. Bar-lock, baby, Yeah! Say hello to my little friend….…
In the past few days both Nick and Ton have picked up Olivetti Valentine machines of their own. Here’s Nick’s blog on his purchase, which had followed Ton’s which can be found here. *EDIT* Rob Messenger just pointed out that he also picked up a Valentine last week. They’re multiplying! You can read about Robert’s…
I’ve really neglected a few parts of my blog lately. I constantly forget to add to my ‘Revered Typoverse’ column down the right hand side of my page here, and I feel I’ve offended a few people by not adding their usually quite well written blogs. A major mistake of mine was to not include…
This lasted two minutes, before I put a towel down, stripped the machine’s shell off and tackled the muck properly. The end result was worth it: Our DSL modem and router packed it in sometime on Friday, and I was largely on a digital detox of my own for the weekend – the…
Many of you may remember this Olympia of mine from last year. It is a near pristine Olympia SM3 which I used for a special purpose during a prolonged difficult period at work. There’s a bit of a story behind this typewriter though, which I think is worth telling. Many of the typosphere…
Why just write at home? Sometimes my projects can get a little beyond my skill and ability. I pride myself on my lateral thinking and problem solving capacity. But like everyone, I sometimes can get locked into an intellectual box that I just can’t find my way out of. In times like this, it is…
*Sigh* I wish that I could just get 1 machine in the mail that didn’t need repair! See the rather crucial saw piece hanging down? It’s supposed to be straight across the typewriter. My SG1, stepping in when my computer fails. I really want to get this machine working. I have wanted…
The Filthy Platen 