Typewriters are amazing machines and it's a shame that many people have never even used one. I was an at event where they had a dozen typewriters for kids to use and they loved them.
While the boys were having dinner, I brought my Oliver 9 #typewriter to the table to see if I could make progress on the alignment issue (cutting off the bottoms of letters) and discovered several more issues with the ability for it to advance properly and the effort it takes to switch to symbol mode and have alignment right. I seem to have a little way to go.
Not sure I'm setting a good example by bringing my latest tinkering project to the table while they are eating 😅 ...or maybe I am? 🤔
So who else owns and uses a #TypeWriter ?
Where my fellow tak-a-taks at?
My SMC Galaxii 2 is my work horse at the moment since I can't find out what the bloody size is for some missing screws on my Olivetti Studio45 :(
And they're too small for any of the thread indexes I have, and too recessed to try guessing with a caliper :(
Turns out the Object Mosaic feature in Illustrator converts raster images to vector ‘pixels’. Made the black ones outlined and sent 42k lines of instructions and here we are :D
Trying again with a sheet of US Letter 8.5x11” because it’s a bit wider than A4 210x297mm, and maybe the paper movements were partly because the grabbers on one side were grabbing slightly better? All will be revealed soon. #PenPlotter#typewriter
This Olivetti Lettera #typewriter was my grandmother's - it's not in the greatest shape and it's missing the Olivetti badge. I figure if anyone can help me, it's mastodon - any idea how I could get a replacement or create a reproduction? Also, any great ideas for a functional stand? I'd like it to be visible in my backdrop, and am I right in assuming this is the Lettera 31? It's not worth much but it has some sentimental value. One day I'll make a project of restoring it.
Depuis que je repense à Hansen writing ball, je ne retrouve pas ce film où les personnages traversent une immense salle blanche, lumineuse (verrière ?) remplie d'employés en beau costume tapant chacun sur des Hansen (ou inspirée de).
Film fantastique/action/époque/ agent secret. J'ai en tête :
— La boussole d'or,
— Les animaux fantastiques,
— Kingsman…
I love black-and-white photography. This is one of my black-and-white closeups of vintage things (which I tend to love). This is a Corona Four typewriter, which is now nearly 100 years old. I love the patina of age that appears in this photo. Find it here: https://jon-woodhams.pixels.com/featured/t-is-for-typewriter-jon-woodhams.html