The Ultimate HOMEMADE Rust Remover (Better than EvapoRust) by [[Beyond Ballistics]]

recommended by u/guneeyoufix at https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1kgf6hm/help_am_i_crazy_olympia_sm3/?sort=new

Library Typewriter Display Case Project by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

Amanda Seales Talks Racism, Mental Health, Politics, Black Culture & More by The Jason Lee Show on [[Revolt]]

Schreibmaschinen Farbband wiederbeleben / "nachfüllen" by [[Badulai]]

Smith Corona Typewriter Type Bar Link Clevis Repair Broken Key by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]

Looking for Lugus by [[Kris Hughes]]

Olympia Typewriter Spacers 3D printed with TPU Filament by [[Subham Kumar]]

Typing on Small Cards by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

Typewriter expert shares 8 helpful advice to take care of your typewriter. by [[Mr. & Mrs. Vintage Typewriters]]

Tipp-Ex correction paper

Don't bathe your typewriter

Leave oil to the professionals. "Never oil it." (Wow!) - I get why he says this, but...

Bob Carpenter talks about preparing his scorebook by [[masn Nationals]]

Typewriters for Writers by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

Weathered: Inside the LA Firestorm by Weathered<br /> PBS

L'homme qui voulait classer le monde<br /> 2002

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEfKPYTOAaY

Discussing and overanalyzing literature can destroy it's beauty and purpose.

Trump's Real Secretary of State – And Why He's So Dangerous<br /> by Senator [[Adam Schiff]]

A real history of Aboriginal Australians, the first agriculturalists - Bruce Pascoe - TEDxSydney by [[TEDx Talks]]

How we renew rubber rollers - Westland graphics cylinders (sent by customer)<br /> by [[Elastomeri d.o.o.]]

Royal Typewriter Family by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

In Typewriter Video Series Episode 321 Joe and Kevin explore the Royal Heritage, Empress and Safari.

The Royal Futura and subsequent Royal Heritage were successor machines to the Royal Quiet De Luxe.

The Empress and the Safari have a sort of Jetsons (1962-1963) aesthetic.

Colloquial collection of typewriter fan names by Kevin and Joe:<br /> Cult of Hermes<br /> Royal Family<br /> Remington Rebels<br /> Smith-Corona Silent Superiors

2025-03-21: edit (spelling)

Type Shop, EP. 20: Ribbon Colors by [[Typewriter Chicago]]

blue/pink is an excellent color combination as is the blue/green. blue/purple isn't as strong a differentiated color combination as one might hope.

Typewriter Chicago used to carry orange, but doesn't any longer. Maybe again in the future?

Apparently, "dual shielding" is a thing. Using one shield (big) for defense, and another (small) for offense.

Big shields were used in tight formations and for defense whereas smaller ones (bucklers) were more for deflecting close-range attacks (melee) and agility.

Tested 100s of heavy desk typewriters, Here is the top 5 revealed. by [[Mr & Mrs Vintage Typewriters]]

Top Five Standard Typewriters:<br /> - Imperial 55 - Imperial 70 (after this they went to cheaper plastic parts); removable carriage, swappable typefaces; removeable core - Hermes Ambassador - removable carriage - Underwood Standards, esp. 5 - Royal 10 (carriage shift); (and subsequent incarnations like the KH, KMM, KMG, HH, FP) - Olympia SG1 (the "crown jewel" of desktop typewriters)

Also rans: - Olivetti Lexicon, Olivetti Graphica - Contintental m40 & m20 - Mercedes

Cleaning with Air Compressors (testing portable air compressors) by [[Just My Typewriter]]

Sarah Everett uses: - Porter Cable portable air compressor (loud, high powered) - Uses smaller USB chargeable one for smaller jobs: PeroBuno mini car vacuum and compressor with attachments

How to Clean a Typewriter (Apartment Friendly Guide!) by [[Just My Typewriter]]

Remington 5: Learning how to replace feed rollers by [[Just My Typewriter]]

The Texas Bucket List - The Typewriter Repairman

12 Days of Celtic Mythology - Season 3 by Kris Hughes https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvCdDm0wPhA2bIE8gcOT7W_uYljmLStyy

When ideas have sex by [[Matt Ridley]] for TED Global 2010

Watched ages ago...

alternate: https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_ridley_when_ideas_have_sex

How to Spot Autism in High-Masking Adults by [[Chris and Debby]]

How I display my typewriters (and a Q&A) by [[Just My Typewriter]]

Sarah uses WD-40 on the black enamel of older 20s-30s era typewriters to clean and polish them.

Anne-Laure Le Cunff - How to Design Tiny Experiments Like a Scientist ‪@neuranne‬

• generation effect
• definitions of success: did you learn something new as a mode for preventing failure (-10:00)
• curiosity as motivation (-12:30)
• George R. R. Martin's essay on "architects and gardeners" (and librarians) (and students (via Tiago Forte)).
• did they miss the prior versions of gardening?

• Pareto principle for 80% gardener and 20% architect

• ME: reading fiction can be used as a means of diffuse thinking in combination with combinatorial creativity

RARE Japanese Toshiba Typewriter by [[Typewriter Collector]] David Herrera

How a Mechanical Typewriter Works by [[Animagraffs]]

Typewriter Video Series - Episode 74: Choosing Typewriter Bags by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

Correcting Bad Typing Habits with the Smith Corona Electric Typewriter 63024 by [[PeriscopeFilm]]

Motion should happen only at the level of the fingers and not at the wrist or even the arms. Type only with your fingers and not your wrists or arms.

Allow the carriage to glide to complete the carriage return rather than wasting addition time and energy on pushing it all the way. Let the momentum do the work.

Use the paper release when removing letters to reduce wear on your rollers and prevent ripping of the paper.

See also at https://stock.periscopefilm.com/63024-correcting-bad-typing-habits-with-the-smith-corona-electric-typewriter/

Drop the paper into the top of the platen and against the paper guide to improve alignment can save time.

Setting the right hand margin will help save huge amounts of time from the transcriptionist looking back and forth to get proper margins otherwise.

Using correct typing for numerals will speed up typing numbers as well.

For the top tabulator, use your index fingers alternately instead of hitting it with your entire hand.

Hugging the keys with your fingers allows you to type faster, much like a drummer keeps the sticks closer to the drumhead when drumming quickly.

Smith Corona Manual Typewriter Shift Lock Adjustment Latch Repair Upper Case Letters by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]

Olympia SM-3 Vintage Typewriter, Repaired Adjusted Shift Lock by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]

January 2025 Update by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

Joe is recovering from hip surgery in January 2025.

Smith-Corona Electra 220 Typewriter Review by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

Some details about the internal motor workings of SCM electric typewriters.

Creating on Small Typewriters by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

Portable typewriters give up a level of professionalism in one's documents for their size and ease of portability.

In particular, the slug alignments may be slightly off compared to larger machines. Ideally they allow for one to be good enough, especially for first draft documents or journaling.

Typewriter Strike Out Corrections by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

Remington Rand KMC Standard Typewriter, Ring Style, Noiseless, 1/2", Install, Replace Ink Ribbon by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]

Without the Remington ribbon rings, one can utilize the slots in coordination with grommets to thread up a Remington typewriter.

Remington Standard Typewriter KMC , model 17, How to Change and Set Margin Stops, Demo<br /> by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]

Where Have I Been? Antinet Updates & Insights From the Analog World by [[Scott P. Scheper]]

He is definitely not making this much from his book... subsequent to his book perhaps, but it would be a NY Times best seller if it were doing theses sorts of numbers by itself.

Typewriter Algebra by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050307/quotes

Cleaning Typewriter Type Slugs by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

JVC recommends 91% isopropyl alcohol (IPA) for cleaning typeslugs.

Brass bristle brushes from Harbor Freight.

Sally's Beauty Supply stiff nylon brush for cleaning typeslugs.

Bergeon Rodico 6033-1 as a cleaning compound (similar to Silly Putty and other older compounds) for typeslugs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mQ5p1pL-M0

Replacing the Carriage on a Royal Portable Typewriter by [[Marty Morren]]

Typewriter Video Series - Episode 231: Petite Toy Typewriter by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

Edge-Notched Cards: A queryable database...made of paper by [[Soren Bjornstad]]

Making Custom Typewriter Line Spacings by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

I suspected JVC would have a custom cut platen gear, but he's using a premarked backing sheet to adjust each line to do one and a half line spacing.

Joe mentions that the manual adjustments on each line is a net positive in that it gives him some time to pause and collect his thoughts before continuing writing on each line.

David McCullough on His Typewriter by [[C-SPAN]]

Man shed for writing with a single room of 8' x 12' with 800 books, Royal KMM typewriter, and 2 filing cabinets. He's written every book he's ever done on his Royal KMM.

"It's got 750,000 miles on it."

How to make a Carnyx ? A 2000 years old celtic instrument. by [[Samuel Meric]]

Constructing the carnyx by [[National Museums Scotland]] featuring blacksmith John Creed

Secrets of the carnyx by [[National Museums Scotland]] featuring John Kenny

300 pictures of the instrument from the ancient world, but only about 6 depict it being played, all show it being it played upright.

A Deskford Carnyx reconstruction was constructed to allow the instrument to be played upright.

The Deskford Carnyx has a skull which resonates with sound rather than coming straight out as might be imagined.

Tintignac hoard included six carnyces. These included ears which ring sympathetically as the instrument is played. The sound come straight out of mouth of the instrument.

The Tintignac Carnyx was meant to be played horizontal or off horizontal.

Tintignac, France

Le Son del Carnyx by [[Samuel Meric]]

Typewriter Basics: End of Page Indicators by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

Handful of methods:<br /> - page gauges (Smith-Corona, some Royals) - paper support arm (adjustable) - notch in paper pan (Hermes & some Silver Seikos) - Platen knobs (requires mod math and adjustable ring) (IBM)

Virtual Hermans - Lucas Dul

Lucas Dul does an overview of affordable and available tools for typewriter repair as well as more advanced

Basic Tools

• screwdriver sets
  • Carpenter screwdrivers (come to a point) the point can slip and causecam out screws
  • Hollow ground - provide the most amount of torque and prevent cam-out problems (also called gunsmith He uses the 0623 Chapman set (the number is the date of international typewriter day) The large tip can be problematic
  • long reach screwdriver
  • magnetic screwdriver
  • tempered stainless steel ruler (as a screwdriver, especially
  • microdrivers (usually used for eyeglasses or electronics)
• spring hooks (push/pull)
  • Fixture from an embroidery set with length for getting length
  • grab hooks
• pliers
  • standard needle nose pliers
  • 45-90 degree pliers (he uses more often)
  • wire cutters (for modifying springs in machines and modifying links in machines)
  • parallel draw pieces (with heavy duty cutters)
• Mechanics' wrench set
  • prefer cast ones
  • socket screwdrivers (fixed hex screwdriver) expecially for shift adjustment on the Royal Ps
  • Chapman's has a mini rachet 1/4" socket in it's 0623 set
• Forceps especially a long pair for IBM Selectrics (via Duane Jensen)
• Tweezers
• Blowtorches
  • alcohol torches (for heating and bending metal)
  • soldering, brazing, and heat shrinking
  • small butane torch (cigarette lighter use)
• Oilers with needlepoint applicator (he uses sewing machine oil)
  • One can use the surface tension of the oil to place a dot on the tip of a scewdriver (flat head) and then place the dot within a machine with reasonable precision
• MIG Pliers - have cutouts for taking rubber off of old feedrollers (otherwise these pliers are used for welding); he describes it as the nutcracker of the typewriter world
• strap wrench (especially for removing platen knobs to prevent damage)
• knife (butter knife)
  • razor blade for trimming rubber (otherwise too thin for other applications)
• flashlight (simple is fine)
• marker (Sharpie)
  • marking orientation of removed parts (washes off with alcohol)
• hammer
• retainer clip pliers (especially for IBMs, Brothers, Swintecs) with spare e- and c-clips (some have thumbscrews for minimizing damage to clips) openers are more useful than "closers"
• Bristol wrenches - looks like Allen Keys, but with star cross section for bristol locks in IBM machines
• Hand crank (for IBM Selectrics) thread into the operational cam shaft

Intermediate Tools

• segment bearing rod (good for removing individual typebars)
• drinking straw for ball bearings on royal portables and S-C portables and flat tops staggered 1/2" ball bearings with orbital gear (star-shaped) - snip opposite sides to insert orbital ring and ball bearing for holding and placement in typewriter
• carpenter's pencil for marking

Advanced/Specialty tools

• t-bender for forming metal (exp. thin pieces)
• 9 jaw pliers for bending typebars
• peening pliers (for manipulating and stretching materials)
• wheel benders (he doesn't use often)
• eyelete tool for putting eyelets in typewritter ribbon
• files (small/cheap) widen gaps inside of type guides when necessary or thinning out tight pieces

Very specialized

• Type slug solder jig or solder guide (30:52)
• keyring pliers ($400 and above to purchase)
• multimeter for checking circuit components on electric models. Primarily using Ohm setting to see if current is passing through parts, otherwise they're broken.

Honorable mentions

• center punch for drilling points and new screws
• dental mirror for looking into machines
• spring gauge to set 2lbs for desktop and 1lb for portables

Q&A

air compressors are useful for cleaning

Don't damage screws on older machines.

US used imperial screws until 1940/50s and machines after are all metric.

3 dessert island tools<br /> - screwdrivers, pliers, spring hook

what's your deserted island typewriter? (if I had to pick 5 typewriters...)<br /> by [[Just My Typewriter]]

Olympia SM-3 Typewriter Ribbon Lift Adjustment Cuts Off by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]

Adjustment for the tops of letters being cut off, particularly on Olympias and Underwoods. Sometimes happens with the first capitalized letter after typing lowercase.

Royal Quiet Deluxe Typewriter Cuts Off Top of Letters Ribbon Lift Adjusted, Repaired Character Print by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]

If the tops of one or two individual letters is being cut off, it may require forming of the letter's assembly to have it engage with ribbon lift bar a tad earlier.

This is different in form from an on feet adjustment.

The 2023 Rover Typewriter: Worst Machine Ever? by [[Typewriter Chicago]]

I know Michaels was carrying the We R Memory Keepers typewriter, but hadn't heard about Home Depot carrying them.

Rover made by Shanghai Weilv Mechanism Company still making typewriters (bad quality control, plastic, poor alignment). These are variously rebadged as: - the Rover - the Royal Epoch - We R Memory Keepers (Michaels, Home Depot) - Royal Classic (metal shell) - Maplefield (Target, Walmart, Michaels) - The Oliver Typewriter Company

Will Davis has determined that they're all based on the Olympia Carina.

for - decolonisation conference - Dekoloniale Berlin Africa Conference - source: human rights watch - Africans and People of African Descent Call on Europe to Reckon with Their Colonial Legacies - 2024 , Nov 18

for - decolonisation - colonialism - legacy of - 140 year anniversary of the dark milestone of the Berlin Africa conference which began a new cycle of horror and institutionalised plundering and dehumanisation of Africa - source: human rights watch - Africans and People of African Descent Call on Europe to Reckon with Their Colonial Legacies - 2024 , Nov 18

// - summary - Reading this story has reminded me of a Stop Reset Go / Deep Humanity / Tipping Point Festival project idea - cosmolocal bottom up movement that creates a community-to-community sister city coupling for development between communities of global / local North and global / local South

https://archive.org/details/2306_Shy_Guy_21_12_11_00

How to Study. 16mm, Instructional film. Coronet Instructional Films, 1946. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRK70kyaWOI.

Typewriter Video Series - Episode 59: Tray Table Typing Hacks by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

ELEMENTARY TYPING <br /> via Periscope Film #15494

Elementary Typing. 16 mm, Instructional film. Periscope Film, #15494, 1971. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cdyoPu_ASw.<br /> running time: 00:12:06

Produced by Moreland-Latchford Productions, Ltd this informational film from 1971 titled “Elementary Typing” teaches the basics of becoming a good typist. The film features a manual Typemaster, a trade name used by Underwood as far back as the 1930s. This version of the machine featured both red and black ribbons. An electric version is seen at 9:00.

The film is broken down into different sections that focus on different elements of typing from the rhythmic beat of typing to optimal hand positioning as well as how to set up a typewriter. “Elementary Typing” is part of a larger film series related to the art of typing with other titles including “Posture and the Keyboard,” “First Step Typing,” “Machine Techniques,” and “Remedial Typing.” Advisors for the creation of the film include James Treliving Commercial Coordinator North York Board of Education, J.T. Albani East York Board of Education, Sheila Wright Etobicoke Board of Education, and Ronald Thelander Director of Audio-Visual Aids Metropolitan Separate School Board, Toronto. In addition, the film was directed by Rod Maxwell and written by Robert Browning and featured Alex Veltman as the cameraman, Carl Connell as editor, Joe Hayward as production head, and James McCormick as executive producer.

Pink illustrated typewriter on navy blue background (0:09). Outline of topics covered (0:17). A: early rhythm and reading – metronome and hands typing in the background (0:22). Aerial view of hands typing on an 197X Underwood Typemaster model typewriter (0:42). Camera pans words typed on a page (1:27). Close-up of letters being printed onto a page (1:36). Woman sitting at desk typing quickly (2:24). B: Paper Insertion – close-up of typewriter and hand setting the paper guide at the correct place on the paper table (2:35). Explanation of correct form and technique for holding and inserting paper (2:58-4:23). Explanation of paper removal (4:26). Badminton player returning various shots (4:41). Close-up of hands on the typewriter emphasizing the art of positioning (5:07). C: The Shift – explanation of the shift key (5:15-6:30). D: The Carriage Return – close-up of the device (6:32). The woman types and uses the carriage return (6:46-9:00). The Electric Typewriter – comparison between 197X Underwood Type Master manual model and Underwood 765 Type Master electric model typewriter (9:04). Difference between typing strategies (10:03). Benefits of using an electric machine (10:20). Closing credits (11:35).

World's fastest typist in typewriter - Stella Pajunas

140 wpm

Typing with a handkerchief covering the keyboard such that the handkerchief doesn't move.

The Secretary: Transcribing. 16 mm, Instructional film. Coronet Instructional Films, 1955. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7wAJki9ec4.

Ron "Typewriter" Mingo, World's Fastest Typist

Typing letter for letter, word for word, or phrase for phrase.

Using music while typing as motivation.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6n3KfROmin8

The Best Celtic Mythology Books by [[Kris Hughes]]

book recommendations

Mid-November Update by [[Dan Allosso]]

Zettelkasten Numbering is so Damn Confusing (I Think I Can Help) by [[Zettelkasten Blah Blah Blah]]

He doesn't say it explicitly, but the Luhmann-artig zettelkasten numbers are only addresses. They don't represent hierarchies. Doing this allows a bottom up organization to emerge.

You can later create hub notes or outlines that create a "correct" or hierarchical order. This is where things become top down.

He points out that Scheper's recommendations for using the numbering for academic disciplines and putting cards in specific orders (giving them negative numbers, etc.) is a counter-productive habit with respect to Luhmann-artig practice.

Smith Corona Vintage Typewriter Margin Rack Alignment Stop Adjustment by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]

Class 2, Does Memory Matter? Why Are Universities Studying Slavery and Their Pasts? by David Blight for [[YaleCourses]]

Typewriter Basics: Carriage Locks by [[Sarah Everett]] of [[Just My Typewriter]]

Sarah describes having a common spacebar issue when repairing a typewriter, bending the spacebar down which causes the machine not to work/advance as a result when it's put back into the typewriter shell.

Sarah also shows some type bar benders, but doesn't demonstrate how she (or her father) used them to do the repair.

Old Typewriters (1950) by [[British Pathé]]

Getting Started with the Tin Whistle by [[whistletutor]]

Starter flutes: - Gary Humphrey - Feadóg Original Irish Whistle - Terry McGee - Windward

Beginner Tunes:<br /> - Down by the Sally Gardens - Raglan Road

Typewriters - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood by [[Fred Rogers]]<br /> episode 1083<br /> https://www.neighborhoodarchive.com/mrn/episodes/1083/index.html

"I was very much interested in letters." -- Fred Rogers

The DIY way I organise my life by [[struthless]]

shiny new thing syndrome [2:01]

meh...

Royal Strengthen Shift Springs KMM Typewriter by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]

I picked this up from a repair manual, but good to see my reading was correct.

Forming the tabs on the shift assembly inwards will increase the tension and responsiveness of the shift assembly on older Royal standard typewriters.

Royal Typewriter Shift Operation Full Motion Visual Aid by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]

Shift adjustment points and shift assembly on Royal portable typewriters

Royal KMG KMM Typewriter Shift Motion Alignment Balance Upper Lower Case Adjustment Repair by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]

Recorded Live - Flesh Eating Film Reels (1975) by [[S. S. Wilson]]

Idea of artificial intelligence using a typewriter to communicate. Cross reference HAL and Mr. Typewriter (Royal advertisement).

Royal KMM KMG Typewriter Feet Spacers Original Smashed Rubber Replaced by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]

Squished rubber feet spacers on the Royal standard typewriters can cause interfere with the universal bar and when they do, they'll need replacement.

This is the same sort of interference seen on Olympia SM3s due to their squished/flattened rubber gaskets, though the symptoms are different.

"Phoenix typewriter. Have a Royal day!" <br /> A slightly different sign off from Duane's usual... :)

ROYAL KMM Replacing Type Bar Link Remove Arm Repaired Typewriter by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]

This is roughly what I expected to be the case. I've got to shift the fulcrum pivot wire so I can reattach my Q and @ on a Royal KMG.

Roughly similar to Gerren's video on swapping out typefaces, but with a slightly different technique for speed of doing that. See: https://hypothes.is/a/I_-9rBV2Ee-eMotzy9_Z-Q

How To Guide- Swapping Type Bars on a Manual Typewriter -Full tips and tricks by [[The HotRod Typewriter Co.]]

Best video I have seen on the camelot wheel and mixing keys.

Smith Corona Skyriter Shift Repair, Ring & Cylinder Adjustment for Even Quality Print by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]

He misspoke about "ring and cylinder" adjustment here. Duane does an on feet and motion adjustment in this video for a Smith-Corona Skyriter.

Smith Corona Classic Galaxie Typewriter Ribbon Lift Install Arm Adjustment Squeeze Style by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]

Smith Corona Typewriters 1935 - 1980 Type Alignment / Shift Motion Upper Lower Case Adjustment by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]

Duane starts out by showing the two adjustment screws for the upper and lower case motion adjustment on a 5 Series Smith-Corona portable. (This should be the same across several decades of machines and include the 4 and 6 series as well.)

Great video about music library organization.

Good videos about playlists.

Excellent video on the creation of playlists.