Bloglike Blathering

Below are posts, ordered by recency. Click on one to read more and check the sidebar in the post for information about the featured machine.
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Sanding Down Platens
February 10th

Some idle rambling about lessons learned from sanding down platens

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Favorite Tippa?
January 8th

A surprisingly capable, compact machine.

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Reviews
An Unscripted Comparison
June 26th

A more compact script, Napoli 77 makes for some very nice writing.

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Norm-ally Interesting
May 1st

Quick look at the features and functions of the Triumph

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Should You Resurface?
March 22nd

Is new rubber worth the hassle and why would you want to?

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Red Royal in Vogue
February 27th

An uncommon font on a lovely machine

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Picking Typing Paper
February 25th

Some thoughts on finding the right paper for your machine

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Making Details Pop
February 19th

Making the small details stand out with paint sticks

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Reviews
Margins on the Erika M
February 15th

Just a quick video about using the margins on an Erika M

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Repairs
New Shoes for the Champion
January 12th

Fresh rubber gives traction to this classic

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A Sticky Shift
January 6th

A couple tweaks cleared up a heavy shift on this Quiet De Luxe

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Reviews
Erika 90
December 11th

A Persian variant of the Erika 9 with gloss, glass, & class.

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Replacing Ribbons
December 7th

Quickly spruce up a machine and get typing with a new ribbon

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Hermes 3000 Carriage Release
November 4th

Backspacing and tabs are a poor substitute

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A Platen Soft as Gold
October 27th

Resurfacing really gives this Underwood a grip!

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Reviews
Torpedo 18b Blue Bird
September 5th

As smart as the math keyboard it sports

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Corona 4 Fixes
July 14th

Classy, compact, and back from the dead

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Reviews
Green & Mean
July 6th

An older style Optima with a lot of style left

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Quiet De Luxe Workhorse
July 4th

The First Elite

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Old School Cool
July 1st

A feature-sparse machine for the Depression Era

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