Ohhhh…. glowing and black. Must be awesome. What you see above is an interesting little device that is referred to as a ‘Robotic printer’. I spotted this Kickstater item over HERE and I found myself very curious. Check out the video on the site, and prepare to be amazed. Yeah, to be honest…
It has been a while since I’ve addressed the question of 3D printing typewriter components. As I’ve so far been the only person to really attempt to tackle it, whenever the topic seems to arise in forums naturally I’ll end up getting an email or a message on the subject. So I think it is…
I got a phone call from Steve K (writelephant) about 10:30 telling me that he’d managed to acquire one of the covered park benches at the park. This was fortunate as the section directly under the bridge that I wanted to use was sadly off-limits. They had done some grass replacement there. So when Natalie…
My previous post was about Nick Cave and typewriters but I should have been more accurate at the time, because it was really more about Nick Cave and his typewriters on film and a couple of anecdotes about the man. Had I have done my homework, I would have had a lot more to say…
*Many of the components of this blog entry will not be visible on an iPad or tablet* So, the Nick Cave film ‘20,000 days on earth’ is coming out soon, and the promotional dance has begun. The trailer has a significant amount of typewriter and writing love. I spotted two typewriters in the trailer, but…
Finding a venue that will suit everyone’s needs has proved to be a bit of a pain in the backside. So I’ve decided to think outside of the box, and make up a venue of my own. Captain Burke park is a beautiful spot that sits under the Story bridge at Kangaroo point. It has…
bing………….. bing……….. bing………. A hotel for kings and queens, surely! The sweet little display just inside Rob’s front door. Feeeeeeeel the blick love. A bit of Remington 2 love, while you’re at it. A tired eyed yours truly, and the Standard folding with my name on it. (Robs blog) Oh dear… look…
Just a quick reminder that the Brisbane Type-in is still going ahead. I’ve yet to settle on a venue, as the original site that I had booked informed me that a large party was going to take place in the room next door, and were likely to be ‘very noisy’, so I’ve canned that and…
Cast your mind back a year, oh typosphere, and remember what happened on my blog on Valentine’s day 12 months ago. Actually, don’t strain your memory cells too hard… Here’s a recap: Last year, my tortured letter to the Valentine typewriter that I had repaired became item number 4 on google’s image search. As such,…
It may surprise most of the typosphere, but I haven’t actually featured many of my collection on my blog. I’ve probably only covered about a third of the machines I own – if that. Some of them have appeared in the background of topics, but I haven’t talked about them or their interesting history or…
The Filthy Platen 