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Key-chopping: why the EFF when there's a cheaper alternative?
My blood is continually boiled by the evil concept of key-chopping. When I was researching my rusty keytop issue, I came across an inexpensive way for chopper needing keys for their stupid cufflinks (or whatever) to get something good enough without destroying a possible fully functional typewriter.
For a lousy $6, one could get 16 keys:
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Typewriter Keys
Do they not know this?
One typewriter fan here on this forum has used these to replace actual keys that were chopped.
- TypewriterKing
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Re: Key-chopping: why the EFF when there's a cheaper alternative?
Scabs the Keychopper is every freakin'-where--like flies when you're trying to eat. Not only is he destructive, he is dumb.
Underwood--Speeds the World's Bidness
- Persiflage
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Re: Key-chopping: why the EFF when there's a cheaper alternative?
I once saw someone selling rings with typewriter keys mounted on at an ethical market. Oh, the delicious irony. Sometimes, people don't realize how irreplaceable each machine is.
- Repartee
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Re: Key-chopping: why the EFF when there's a cheaper alternative?
Someone remarked to me that nobody would part out an antique unless the parts were worth more than the whole. So I look at the gradual upward trend of typewriter prices with mixed emotions: fewer "Look at the beauty I got for almost nothing!" moments, but fewer machines destroyed for "repurposing".
Even then there will probably be some market segment that believes that only genuine typewriter key jewelry are aphrodisiacs.
"Damn the torpedoes! Four bells, Captain Drayton".
- beak
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Re: Key-chopping: why the EFF when there's a cheaper alternative?
I've mentioned it before, but the world of vintage fountain pens suffers from morons in the same way.
Idiot not knowing how to mend a rare vintage pen (which often requires no more than internal cleaning) assumes it is therefore as disposable as a Biro and wrenches off the nib to sell for a few dollars of scrap gold.
The cleaned pen, possibly with a new ink sack costing $5 which you can get easily, often worth many hundreds of dollars - and occasionally thousands!
Sincerely,
beak.
- TypewriterGuy
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Re: Key-chopping: why the EFF when there's a cheaper alternative?
Im sure many of us remember that horrible youtube video, and the guy explained after he chopped the keys off, HE SOLD THE REST FOR SCRAP!!!!!
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