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Can You Pass The Typing Test?

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Another Thrift Store Find

Michigan has typewriters.  Maybe not in abundance or at $5.00, but this is the 5th one I found since moving here a year ago.  In the 15 years I lived in Florida I found an electric and 2 or 3 wedges in...

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Celebrating One Year in Michigan and A Four Color Ribbon

A very special thanks to the Right Reverend Ted Munk for his comment on my last post about the Sears Forecast 12, and the link to his manual, and also to Richard Polt for the posting his manual about...

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Sears Tower Attache, Type-In Preparation, and June Typing Test

This Classic 12 was going to Read & Write Kalamazoo, but they have yet to claim it.It's a keeper.  After using it I decided it will stay in the collection.The Attache case.  Looks upside down. The...

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All Set For The Traverse City Type-In and Typewriter Day

Just noticed the typo after posting.

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Back to Typecasting

My scanner scans on a slight bias in one direction and the lens distortion in the opposite direction.One thing I noticed when I first starting typing on this Mill is my rhythm and touch must me...

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Back from Sacramento

Hope this is not too distorted.  I used the Stylus-1 and since posting noticed a few of the last letters are missing.  At least the Letter 22 keeps on working.  And EMG is a typo. It should be ENG,...

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A new project in the Typosphere, and For All Typists

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Aligning a Montgomery Ward (Brother) Signature 511

Not exactly the view in the thrift shop. this is the case sitting on my spare oscilloscope cart.Keys included.  This is supposed to mean if I sell it on Ebay I can charge more because there are...

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Royal KMG

Typed on the KMGThis is the KMG when I started to clean it.Looks like and accumulation of decades of dirt under the platen.After the repairs and a few hours of cleaning (thanks Scrubbing Bubbles).This...

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Hermes 3000 Replacement Platen Knobs

Large Black, Grey, Small BlackThis is looking at the shaft side. Original H3k knob is on the left.Here is an idea of what needs done to fit either of the black knobs compared to the grey one.The O.D....

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Bicycle typing & Pool Noodles

The link is to a bicycle article I just read a few minutes ago.It is quite interesting as I am always on the look out for ways to be more visible and safe while biking on country roads as well as city...

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Cold Hard Type in its Entirety

P.S.SMIRK is the Six Meter International Radio Klub.  6 meters is a fun band to use when it is open.  Six and Ten are the bands I'm on the least so when the band is active I do miss some fun radio...

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Type-In @ Traverse City, MI -- 22 June 2019

Poster says it all. Hope to see some Michigan Typochondriacs and so some typing.

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Blog comments on Word Press

Tor those out in the Typosphere who  use word press I will not be commenting any longer. Ever since I have a Word Press sign on I have problems commenting on your blogs and only waste time.I can sign...

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Remington Noiseless 6

This is before any cleaning when I picked it up from the book store.These typewriters are a mechanical work of art.  These levers operate the thrust type slugs. Adjustment is critical so the slug...

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Michigan Typochondriacs Type-In

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Monthly Typewriter Gatherings

Our Typewriter group will be meeting monthly courtesy of Kazoo Books.

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Adjusting the Tabulator clutch on a Hermes Ambassador

This post is also in the comments Here.The TAB was quite easy to adjust. Once I located the clutch.To see the mechanism and linkages I opened the back. On the Ambassador it is easy -- it just unlatches...

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Borescope tor Typewriter Repair

Complete borescope.  The imaging and interface module and fiber.  This is the short fiber and plenty long for a typewriter. I think the communication range between the unit and phone is 10 feet.This is...

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