I think he's talking about in the signature Brian. (?)

I come in at 14 typewriters, so I guess that puts me at extremely addicted.  I'm sure it won't be long before I edge over the line.  But, not right away.

I think I might have put the title too low for the amount of typewriters. It probably should be *Current rank* and THEN beginning collector.

Hey I've had plenty of dreams about typewriters. I've also have had dreams about school, Palestine, Gandhi, large rats, driving cars without a license, and shooting myself in the foot, so that's a sign of something? Right?

Addicted? Not at all. I tend to stay between 5-8 typewriters at any given time, sometimes more, sometimes less. I currently have 8, but I'm sure that'll change soon. For quite a while I didn't have any. I actually sell them fairly often. In fact, I've sold 5 over the last week. I see no reason to keep too many, and constantly moving them on helps clear out some space and free up some funds for future purchases. It also helps me get familiar with the machines from different eras and manufacturers. I like hunting for these things at garage sales, estate sales, flea market, etc. That is where most of the fun is for me. Actually amassing a giant collection of them is not my goal. 

Simply put... I enjoy finding them and writing on them, but I'm not addicted to them.

BrianE wrote:

Me: "Wie groß sind die Schnecken in der Schreibmaschine?"

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OH I know this problem well.
When I had some spare time, I wanted to put together an 'International typewriter words' set of pictures.  Idea is that all the various parts are numbered, and you can refer to the number to find the right word in the language you need.
I find that having a couple of user manuals in the language helps; they often have diagrams with arrowed names.