Recent Posts & Wet Ink

Repairs
Should You Resurface?
March 22nd

Some perspectives on cases where it is (and is not) worth the hassle to get your platen recovered.

Reviews
Red Royal in Vogue
February 27th

Billed as a font for personal correspondence, this stylish font is the cherry on this beautiful Royal Portable.

Reviews
Picking Typing Paper
February 25th

It’s easy to talk a lot about typewriters and overlook the important parts of choosing paper. Here’s some thoughts on common questions people ask.

Repairs
Making Details Pop
February 19th

Old recessed areas like paper scales can collect dirt and chip. Paint sticks can color in those areas and make your paper scales & bails readable again!

Reviews
Margins on the Erika M
February 15th

The Erika M is a really interesting machine generally, but the margins in particular are a little weird and worth looking at on their own! Check out the margins and tabs in this quick video.

Changes on the Backend

Site Info · February 14th

I've been putting off making some changes under the hood which will clean up the logic for the site. These changes now will make it easier to add new features, soon I would like to add a page with space for all the machines in the collection, something these code changes will make much less buggy when I am able to implement them.
These changes now will make it easier to add new features, soon I would like to add a page with space for all the machines in the collection, something these code changes will make much less buggy when I am able to implement them. In the meantime, enjoy simpler to read URLs and the new subscription page.
Repairs
New Shoes for the Champion
January 12th

Fitting new feet can improve the feeling on the desk and keep things from sliding around. Feet with these push-through flanges can be a little headache though.

Repairs
A Sticky Shift
January 6th

This Quiet De Luxe had a sticky shift, but it wasn't the usual culprit as it was clean as a whistle. A little tuning in a few key parts got this one typing smooth and fast again.

New Video Resources

Site Info · January 1st

Some things are difficult to explain in text or images and just benefit from having footage. For these topics there will now be videos.

Complex features and troubleshooting steps can seem a bit vague when there are large blocks of text. Instead of getting verbose, some of these will just wind up being videos. As an example, this video on the magic margins of the Royal Quiet De Luxe:

For ease of hosting these videos will be on the Youtube channel over at youtube.com/@typerius which you can find in the footer of the site.

Reviews
Erika 90
December 11th

A rare right-to-left variation on the already-uncommon Erika model 9, this post war machine is among the last of the glass keyed machines, likely produced in the mid to late 50’s. With a Farsi / Persian layout, this machine was potentially made for the Iranian market.