How the Trump administration is dramatically reshaping education in America<br /> by [[John Yang]] of PBS at PBS News Weekend accessed on 2025-10-22T12:01:15

Interview with Jennifer Smith Richards of ProPublica

Anti-DEI, Anti-CRT bills

https://www.instagram.com/nprfreshair/reel/DNVlf2tMstg/?hl=en

Terry Gross reading a book has rendered it useless for others to read.

Dog earing of top corner for interesting sections or questions she may have for the author.

Dog earing bottom corner as an indicator of remembering facts for the intro or for sentences she wants to quote.

Uses front of book for connecting themes and focus, so she won't forget it.

Introductions/prologues for quick overviews of what the book is about and why they wrote it.

(Buying a Typewriter<br /> by [[Joe Van Cleave]] and [[Bob Marshall]] of Typewriter Muse on YouTube<br /> accessed on 2025-10-16T09:27:44

Bob Marshall prefers "extreme collector" to "hoarder" when it comes to typewriter collecting.

In July 20222, Bob Marshall was charging $60/hour for typewriter service.

Carbon Paper Duplication<br /> by [[OrcaType]] on YouTube<br /> accessed on 2025-10-16T09:17:15

Cleaning Type Slugs Fast ! Removing Clogged Dirty Ink Typewriter Service How to Shine Those Faces by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]

Duane cleans type slugs by draping the typewriter with cloths and then using a metal bristle brush and lacquer thinner. Small picks or an X-Acto knife can help to remove gunk from the interiors of the closed letters.

He also uses tape to cover up the red paint on the word "De Luxe" so that the lacquer thinner doesn't damage it.

He finishes off with a small shot of Nu-trol, which is a degreaser with some lubrication, and then follows up with a shot of compressed air to thin it out.

Royal KMM FPE HH KH 10 T1 B64 Typewriter Ribbon Install Rewind Respool Replace by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]

The spools for the standard Royal typewriters (Ten, H, KH, KHM, KMM, KMG, RP, HH, FP, Empress, 440, 660, etc.) have a custom metal mechanism for their auto-reverse. The spools are known as the T1 (which is the same as General Ribbon part # T1-77B , T1-77BR, and Nu-Kote B64.) If winding on universal ribbon onto them, remove the eyelette which isn't needed and may interfere with the auto reverse.

The function of the mechanism is fairly similar to that of the Remington, but the mechanism is on the spool itself rather than on the spindle.

If necessary, Ribbons Unlimited carries these metal spools: https://www.ribbonsunlimited.com/6N064-Royal-Standard-Electric-Ribbon-64-p/6n064.htm

Tools of the typewriter trade by [[Retrotype]]

Excellent overview of many of the basic tools for typewriter repair. Didn't have the strongest grasp of all the tools' specific names, but good enough for describing their general use cases.

Example of a typewriter toolset including a case made for telephone company repair, but which works with typewriters.

• Shore A durometer gauge 2:22
• nylon fishing/picture hanging wire spec to 25kg (for drawband replacement)
• thick waxed string/yarn for repairing fishing nets (for drawbands)
• nitrile gloves (to prevent staining, issues with mineral spirits, and other caustic chemicals)
• XPower pressure blower for blowing out dust/dirt and mineral spirits. (smaller than an air compressor)
• nail grooming set with tweezers, picks, etc. (not technically necessary, but sometimes useful)
• dental tools (for use as spring hooks)
• Renaissance micro-crystalline wax (non-corrosive, made for British Museum, good on marble, wood, leather, etc. Good on bare metal for treating previously rusted metal. (It's recommended to use an abrasive polish for improving the shine of glossy paint however)
• Pouch and set of precision screwdrivers (he only uses the flatheads though the set includes other) Prefer hollow ground tips which are squared off rather than wedges.
• Chapman bit set of screwdrivers (with hollow ground tips) He prefers these for hard to remove screws. Issue that it's a bit thicker at the tip.
• Liquid wrench penetrating oil for helping to loosen screws (he likes this better than WD-40)
• brash wire brushes
• steel wire brushes (uses less frequently as they're more abrasive)
• pouch of precision wrenches (imperial and metric) his are bladed, Moody tools wrenches (mfg.) prefer the thinnest tips
• microfiber cloths
• jig for soldering typeslugs on typearms
• pouch with various typewriter specific pliers:
  • 3 prong pliers (total of 9 prongs) for making bends/forming typebars (especially making bends in the middle of bars rather than the end.;
  • peening bend pliers;
  • bending pliers for sideways bends esp. with thinner typebars;
  • vertical adjustment pliers (with rollers) not good for making adjustments of 3mm or more;
  • forming pliers with screws on the end to rotate heads for bending, peening and cutting;
  • peening pliers (bending by metal displacement)
• Magnetized screwdrivers
• forceps
• screw grabber (active capture)
• spring hooks (push/pull)
• nylon brushes for dusting
• needle nose pliers
• t-bender with slotted head for forming metal
• small bottles for mineral spirits and sewing machine oil. They have small metal tips for precision application.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZNKLmIg2dc

Ron's Reviews - YouTube<br /> by [[Parks and Recreation]] <br /> accessed on 2025-10-06T22:21:10

Ron's Typewriter - YouTube<br /> by [[Parks and Recreation]] <br /> accessed on 2025-10-06T22:09:41

Wilhelmshaven: The Emperor's beloved city destroyed in the war<br /> by [[NDR.de]]<br /> accessed on 2025-09-30T15:02:51

I found a video about Wilhelmshaven in 1965 in the vintage section of a German broadcast service. The video is all German. It was made in 1965 and shows how the city developed through the decades. It is 17 minutes long, and the time from 6:30 to 8:30 is dedicated to Olympia Typewriters. You'll see a breathtaking amount of SG1s, workers correcting the letter alignment, workers taking measures on machines, and workers assembling machines in a huge workshop with a deafening typewriter rattle going on. <br /> via r/typewriters u/andrebartels1977 at https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1nun0is/olympia_nerds/

Adler J3 Typewriter - YouTube<br /> by [[Joe Van Cleave]]<br /> accessed on 2025-09-27T15:42:43

The rubber gromets/bushings of the Adler J3 are often an issue with their cases when they've aged.

Joe also compares this with the Olympia SM3 and an Optima Super typewriter (poorly designed)

John Lewis is closing his typewriter shop in Arizona soon.

Nakajima Daisywheel Typewriter Part 2 - YouTube<br /> by [[Joe Van Cleave]]<br /> accessed on 2025-09-27T15:15:18

The Nakamima WPT-150 is manufactured by Mitsunami Asia(S)Pte Ltd. in Indonesia and is sold in other countries as the model AX-150, which may help in finding supplies, print wheels, etc. for it.

nadist.com has repair manuals and parts lists as well as specifications

They sell six different models of which the WPT-150 is the least expensive.

Joe is a little more cognizant of the typing delay time of the Brother and it's seemingly non-existent for the Nakajima.

JVC tested the words per minute speed for the Nakajima using polar opposite characters on the daisy wheel.

Securing Your Typewriter Case - YouTube<br /> by [[Joe Van Cleave]]<br /> accessed on 2025-09-27T15:06:35

Tom Hanks delivers autographed typewriter to Portland shop<br /> by [[Devon Haskins]]<br /> accessed on 2025-09-18T20:31:03h

Office Supply Junky Update - YouTube<br /> by [[Joe Van Cleave]]<br /> accessed on 2025-09-15T13:09:50

Word on the street is that some of the Moleskine papers made in India and Vietnam tend to be more fountain pen friendly than the papers made elsewhere.

Confessions of an Office Supply Junky - Episode 5: The Hipster PDA - YouTube<br /> by [[Joe Van Cleave]] video circa 2016<br /> accessed on 2025-09-15T12:38:20

Joe Van Cleave had a pencil box with index cards and a pen with which he used to keep a "Random Access Journaling System, using index cards and topical filing by subject" (dated March 2004). He was using 4 x 6" index cards.

He had a 3 x 5" hipster PDA based on Merlin Mann's idea that had thin metal covers with index cards and a book ring to hold it all together. He used colored cards to create section dividers in his hipster PDA.

He mentions the overlap of the hipster PDA with David Allen's Getting Things Done (GTD) movement.

JVC started using a hipster PDA in February 2007

He archived them in chronological order.

Grass roots use of the hipster PDA nudged larger stationers like Oxford to make vertical lined index cards specifically for hipster PDAs.

JVC also shows a storyboard done on index cards with two book rings as binding.

Renaissance Art has a 3x5" index card holder made out of leather as a wallet.

JVC was also using a bulldog clip to hold together his index cards.

How to make a stencil for a mimeograph using common materials (Video N°169) - YouTube<br /> by [[Old Typewriters and Calculators]]<br /> accessed on 2025-09-13T23:00:16

A typewritten commonplace in a small metal tin.<br /> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bMorWUnpYWE

A Thousand Videos! - YouTube<br /> by [[Joe Van Cleave]]<br /> accessed on 2025-09-08T08:29:48

A short retrospective of his videos as well as a quick overview of the technology he's used over the years.

DaVinci Resolve for editing now after years of iMovie.

Eaton Fire updates: New photos appear to show start of deadly Los Angeles fire as DOJ files lawsuits against SoCal Edison - ABC7 Los Angeles<br /> by [[Josh Haskell]]<br /> accessed on 2025-09-05T14:53:04

ABQ Museum Type In - YouTube<br /> by [[Joe Van Cleave]] <br /> accessed on 2025-08-29T18:30:27

Royal Century - Silver Seiko Typewriter Review - YouTube<br /> by [[Joe Van Cleave]]<br /> accessed on 2025-08-28T11:37:07

Broadly a review of the Royal Century made by Silver-Seiko, but he also compares the performance with the Hermes Rocket/Baby and the Smith-Corona Skyriter, which he feels aren't as solid as the Century despite their lighter weight and portability.

Avoiding Internal Typewriter Distractions - YouTube<br /> by [[Joe Van Cleave]] <br /> accessed on 2025-08-28T11:08:56

Typewriter distractions<br /> - troublesome mechanical issues<br /> - need for finger strength - poor imprint

Well-tuned standard typewriters are excellent for minimizing distractions, especially internal ones.

Joe Van Cleave thinks the 5TE Smith-Corona electric typewriters are the best of their class.

Buying a Bad Typewriter: Project IBM (part 1) - YouTube<br /> by Sarah Everett at [[Just My Typewriter]]<br /> accessed on 2025-08-28T00:11:36

A small sampling of what you're in for with respect to IBM typewriter repair.

Reviewing the We R Memory Keepers Typecast Typewriter! - YouTube<br /> by Sarah Everett for [[Just My Typewriter]]<br /> accessed on 2025-08-27T23:14:56

Altadena Town Council Meeting: August 19, 2025

Olympia SG Typewriter Platen Knob Shaft Bent, Repaired, Straightened<br /> by [[Duane Jensen]] of [[Phoenix Typewriter]]<br /> accessed on 2025-08-18T08:17:57

Dirgelwch y Bedd Heb Gorff |<br /> by [[Jimmy Johnson]] for [[S4C]] accessed on 2025-08-13T00:11:28 Uncovering Secrets of a Pembrokeshire Cemetery | TheWelshViking | S4C - YouTube

gwylnos (night watch) - similar to an Irish wake

hirwen-gwd - tradition of wrapping a body in a white shroud and using a rope to raise and lower them in the chimney

Ydw i’n ddigon Cymreig i fod yn yr Eisteddfod?<br /> by [[Israel Lai]] Am I Welsh Enough? 2025 - YouTube

Ray Bradbury's Rules to Writing: Don't Think!<br /> accessed on 2025-08-12T09:45:59

"...you must never think at the typewriter, you must feel." —Ray Bradbury

This also cleverly goes against the idea that "writing is thinking". Bradbury frames it as "writing is feeling" or "writing is being."

Baco Ribbons by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

Typewriter Video Series Episode 244: Ribbon Winder by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

Quite useful video about organizing tracks and finding new songs.

JVC's Typing Scale<br /> by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

Why I Deleted My Second Brain: A Journey Back to Real Thinking<br /> by [[Westenberg]]

Meh... sounds like someone without any focus for an actual use case.... to each their own.

An Orga Privat and its History by [[Will Davis]]

Bing Werke was the manufacturer and Orga was the distributor.

Piece of wood used to replace the rear legs of the typewriter to set it up by whittling.

A cut-rate typewriter without all the bells and whistles.

Restarting the Channel!<br /> by [[Will Davis]]

Restarting his typewriter-related channel because he's seen a bunch of of older typewriter collectors passing away.

Electric Repair Tip: Drive Belt Replacements by [[Sarah Everett]] of [[Just My Typewriter]]

Mimeo-Can! The Tin-Can Wonder!

The Written Image by [[Erik Winkowski]]

Paramount’s Trump Settlement: A Big Fat Bribe - Jeffrey Epstein Never Dies - FIFA Trophy Row

How to Stop A Bully So He Regrets It | Russian Mafia Advice

A clever video fronting for for a book advertisement.

We R Memory Maker Typecast Typewriter Review! (Royal Classic, Royal Epoch) by [[Transcendental Airwaves]]

He's got a mention of where to adjust the on-feet/motion adjustment screws are on the carriage at the 6:20 timestamp.

The Molle! Disassembling, Cleaning, and Aligning a Rare 106 Year Old Molle No. 3 Typewriter by [[Dynamically Typed]]

Rust removal and polishing of some of the brights on a Molle typewriter.

Molle only lasted for a few years as a brand in the early 1900s, but as a typewriter repairman, he was interested in easy access for repair for the mechanic in the overall typewriter design.

Restoration: A 100 Year Old Adding Machine by [[]Bill Ooms]]

How to Use THE TYPEWRITER DATABASE by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/8CdH0yFjbLTaKXqHIh7X9UcODIFs1guk/

3:48 in, Carl Gottlieb with his Smith-Corona typewriter

US Navy Underwood Universal<br /> by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

George Carlin- Stand Up Routine 1965

Royal Arrow by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

The Point of a College Education by [[C-SPAN]]

Orson Welles quote about so many of him and so few of you at a lecture to 3-4 people in a snow storm.

statistics about the drops in humanities (~42:00)

consumerist spirit in higher education (45:00)

student evaluations (47:00)

education is a buyer's market now instead of a seller's as it had been in past generations

grade inflation

consumerism with respect to feminism and women's studies, gay and lesbian studies, multiculturalism in higher education

radical education as "going to the root"

in short, "let us entertain you" as consumerist education

"The job o education is never finished."

The hidden point of a University of Chicago education: Be an artist, be a scientist, be a statesman, be a teacher of artists, scientists, or statesmen.

making my own RAINBOW TYPEWRITER RIBBON by [[Just My Typewriter]]

Trying an ULTRASONIC cleaner...? (EPIC FAIL) by [[Just My Typewriter]]

Sarah uses a very small and inexpensive ultrasonic cleaner for some small typewriter parts. Probably not the way to go. A bigger cleaner and better detergent is probably the way to go.

"Fridays TV Show" (1981) [Show L-03] "The Masked Magician" [04 of 12]

1981 Bob Zmuda as the Masked Magician was showing the "secrets" of magicians before many others....

Video shows federal agents blast their way into Huntington Park home by [[Lauren Coronado]], [[Jonathan Lloyd]]

Gwneud Cyflaith / Toffee Making by [[Amgueddfa Cymru]]

Repairing typewriter broken carriage spring. #typewriters #Olympia #repairing by [[Subham Kumar]]

Royal QDL Carriage Removal/Install-The Easy Way…do you want to fight? by [[The HotRod Typewriter Co.]]

SM7 carriage bearings won't work on a QDL-style typewriter, but Royal Diana ones will. It requires removing a pin from the tab mechanism (after loosening a side nut). There's also bilateral carriage stop nuts which require removing at least one.

National Typewriter Day (and all my unfinished projects!) by [Just My Typewriter]]

a tale of two remingtons (remette vs remington 5) by [[Just My Typewriter]]

Clock, Watch and Document Database by [[Bill Stoddard]]

Trump’s instability and the potential of a post-American world by [[Washington Week PBS]]

Event Attendee Pre-Mobilization Call

He Thought His Badge Made Him Untouchable—Until He Brought the Wrong Woman to Court by [[Black Thread]]

Jimmy Kimmel Tells the Truth About What’s REALLY Happening in LA

Michelle Wolf performs stand-up routine at White House Correspondent's dinner

Tom Hanks' love of typewriters by [[CBS Sunday Morning]] by Lee Cowan

Typewriter Typefaces: Pica vs Elite, an explainer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwCD69jUPps

Pica machines (10 characters per inch) will usually have a scale up to about 80-84.

Elite machines (12 characters per inch) will have a scale up to 100.

On Olympia machines, script only comes in Elite sizes (scale to 100 on platen).

Edit: fixed the appropriate CPI numbers

a $13 typewriter from 2012.......(the Royal Scrittore) by [[Just My Typewriter]]

Most likely manufactured by Shanghai Weilv, but not mentioned or obvious anywhere.

Col Joye & The Joy Boys - Oh Yeah, Uh Huh (1959)

Type Shop, Ep. 3: How to remove and install the carriage on a Royal Standard Desktop Typewriter by [[Typewriter Chicago]]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rYHNg3pM34

Second edition of this video...

The Secretary: Transcribing (Second Edition) Coronet Instructional Films, a division of Esquire, Inc., 1966<br /> James R. Meehan, Ed.D, Dean of Administration Hunter College of the City University of New York

Typing Skills: Fields of Typing. 16 mm, Instructional film. Periscope Film, 1972. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvF0atKsggY.

Typing Skills: Fields of Typing <br /> Coronet Instructional Films, a division of Esquire, Inc., 1972<br /> Lawrence W. Erickson, Ed.D. Professor of Education, University of California, Los Angeles<br /> Production: Coronet Films and Creative Establishment, Inc.<br /> Director and Writer: Don B. Klugman<br /> Photography Robert Flaxman<br /> Editing: Barbara Kaplan

Periscope Film XD72104 archived at https://stock.periscopefilm.com/xd72104-typing-skills-fields-of-typing-1972-typewriter-based-careers-educational-film/

Alternate version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMmsE6GMIR8

Warm ups of fingers

Rules of good typing - concentrate on the copy

Typewriters in the piece: <br /> - Olivett editor 5<br /> - Others...

• copy typing - types material already written or typed
• setting margins
• centering letters on page
• formatting and spacing
• double spacing with wide margins
• editor's marks

Backspace from center method for setting tab stops

Uses for typewriters:<br /> - check writing - billing - chain feeding - financial records and reports - filling in forms - carbon copies

index and file cards - inserted into a pleated page which may have lines.

Scriveiner Classic Fountain Pen Review by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

Spring 2025 ABQ Type-In by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

Public libraries are an excellent place and resource for hosting type-ins.

Joe uses slips of paper so as not to be as wasteful of paper.

Develop a mailing list to be able to contact people for future events.

Joe having his other hip replacement surgery in July 2025, so perhaps not as much activity for him just after.

Plastic Repair Welding MELDING Reinforced with Metal Demo DIY (#1) by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]

Smith Corona Typewriter Keyboard Cork, Out of Place, Repair, Controls Key Top Height by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]

Typewriter Video Series - Episode 189: Underwood SX by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

Joe mentions, again, how standards fill up your field of view and aid in cutting out distractions so you can focus more while writing.

At the end Joe talks about the hobby of repairing typewriters.

Olympia SG1 Typewriter by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

Underwood Touchmaster 5 Typewriter Tabulator Decelerator Demo Operation by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]

Royal Futura 800 Vintage Manual Typewriter Ribbon Change Install Magic Margin Demo by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]

A quick overview of the Royal Futura 800. Duane shows the very basics here including one of the simplest ribbon changes out there. He also does a quick overview of the Magic Margins, though it's not the best demonstration.

Smith Corona H Electronic Typewriter Repair High Pitch Buzz Rattle Disassemble Fix by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]

What Did The Late Show Get Trump For His 70th Birthday? by Stephen Colbert

This office set up for Stephen Colbert includes a black Underwood portable typewriter in a black case in the background.

Film: Typing on Robotron by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

You've got to love the "dancing hands" portion of the film which was such a product of it's timeperiod.

The Typewriter: A Graphic History of the Beloved Machine by [[Janine Vangool]]

SCM Electric Typewriters by [[Joe Van Cleave]]

Tips for cleaning the Smith-Corona 6 series electric typewriters and details about how they work.

S-C also made this series of typewriter for both Sears and Singer under their branding. (including the Singer Electric in this video.)

The belts on the electric motor and cams was originally a rubber 'V' belt which is no longer manufactured. Using 1/8" round cross-section o-rings of appropriate sizes (for water cannister applications) is the recommended replacement, however one may need to slightly move the drive motor down a bit so that the belt doesn't hit the frame of the typewriter and thereby destroying it over time.

Cleaning and lubricating the drive motors and moving pieces before using may help before trying out a typewriter which has been sitting for long periods of time.

Some later models had an electric return, which can tend to be violent. Electro 220 and Coronet Automatic 12 have an additional clutch and draw band (and lack of return lever on the carriage) for their electric returns.

The Screenless Writer by [[Steven Budden Jr.]] (aka Classic Typewriter)

"My screenless computer, which is a box of these [handmade] cards. The NEXUS which stands for Network of EXperiences Synchronicities and UnderStanding." —Steven Budden, Jr.

Oxidized Metal on Typewriters, White Powder Substance Removed Cleaned by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]

Royal Futura 800 Typewriter Plastic Key Top White Crud Removal Cleaning Servicing by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]

For the white, crusty out gassing (or off gassing) on plastic typewriter keys, Duane recommends a round or two of Simple Green with a stiff bristle brush. Follow this up with a scrub down using WD-40 to displace the water from the Simple Green and then follow up with denatured alcohol, which is safe on plastics, and a wipe down with a rag to dry.

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]]