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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A Minimalist Winder
December 19th

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Sanding Down Platens
February 10th

Some idle rambling about lessons learned from sanding down platens

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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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Making Details Pop
February 19th

Making the small details stand out with paint sticks

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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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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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Corona 4 Fixes
July 14th

Classy, compact, and back from the dead

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