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| Off-Topic » What hobbies do you have? » 14-8-2022 11:47:51 |
- Hermes
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I have a lifelong attraction to anything vintage, and my hobbies reflect that. Our house is nearly entirely furnished through years of antiquing. I'm a ham radio operator that uses mostly old tube radios or hybrids (70's era with both tubes and transistors). I collect and use fountain pens, collect and read books, dabble in film photography, drive an old pre-digital "classic" car on which I do my own routine maintenance and repairs, and I also recently took up vintage cocktail mixology (hic!). Who says old school can't be fun?
| Electric Typewriters » Citizen SU4 Electric - What Are Your Opinions... ? » 14-8-2022 10:26:24 |
- Hermes
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Of my 13 typewriters, only one (my Citizen S4) is electric. My better half spotted it in a thrift store and bought it for me for $10. It’s a workhorse. I keep it plugged in and ready to use while the manuals rotate their turns at the typing station.
| Vintage Office Machines » Boston Ranger 55 » 04-10-2020 13:50:16 |
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Sharpening pencils since 1955.
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| Typewriter Services » Platen re-covering in USA » 30-9-2020 08:25:40 |
- Hermes
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SamTheWriter83 wrote:How do you know if you need your platen re-covered?
If the rubber on the platen is hard as a rock with no give to it then re-rubberizing is an option, or else use two sheets of paper when you type.
I had my KMM platen re-rubbered. They had me email pics of the platen first before giving me a price quote.
. Cost was $85 including shipping. They had it back to me in about a month. Now the platen grips the paper reality well and no more strike throughs perforating the paper.
| Type Talk » New Member Thread » 29-9-2020 18:57:53 |
- Hermes
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Greetings and Salutations,
I'm very happy to have found this Forum. I'm a bit of a digital minimalist in orientation, so I try to spend as little time on the Internet as I can, but for this Forum I'll make an eager exception! Just by looking over the threads I'm seeing lots of useful info presented in a friendly and low key environment. How nice!
I took typing in High School in the Eighties, perhaps as part of the last generation to be instructed in "typing" rather than "keyboarding" (they were IBM Selectrics, but still...). I currently have nine typewriters: six portables and three standards, and I'm eyeing a tenth (a Facit TP1) that I may be acquiring this weekend.
Living in Portland, Oregon, I'm pretty fortunate to have three typewriter repair shops (that I know of) in the area and a fairly good support system for our "peculiar passion."
I've read all the Richard Polt typewritten anthologies and just started the new one, Backspaces. I subscribe to ETCetera, although none of the typewriters I have now are quite that wonderfully old.I do actually use my typewriters: I used my KMM to fill out a form that I sent out in the mail today. Other hobbies & interests include Letterpress & Amateur Journalism, competitive (old school) target shooting, Ham Radio, and Film Photography. I've been into vintage and analog stuff long before I got my first typewriter, but once I did I was hooked.
I look forward to "meeting" you all.
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