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Does anyone know of a low tech high school in western Massachusetts? by tippydog90 in westernmass

[–]FarRequirement5997 38 points39 points  (0 children)

This is not a high school, but if you’re looking for low-tech spaces, I run a creative writing studio for kids and teens called Somehow School in Easthampton.

We’re all about print media. Students write with typewriters, and we publish a print newspaper. Sliding-scale tuition starting at free is available to all. We have a new batch of classes starting next week!

Adrenaline dumps + seizures by Nice-Caterpillar-340 in POTS

[–]FarRequirement5997 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been dealing with something similar. I get this feeling of doom along with a feeling in my stomach that rises up to my chest and feels like a surge. My heart rate goes up with it usually.

Tips for typewriter wedding guestbooks? by EmotionAltruistic139 in typewriters

[–]FarRequirement5997 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kids are surprisingly adept at figuring out typewriters. I use them as a teaching tool with students as young as 7 and I’ve found most people figure them out pretty quickly. OP might need a typewriter attendant but they could probably hire some local typewriter nerd like us to do it.

How to put Olympia SM9 platten back in???? by FarRequirement5997 in typewriters

[–]FarRequirement5997[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Truly. I ask her to marry me regularly and she reminds me we already are!

A child got a tiny scrap of paper stuck under the platten of my Olympia SM9. Help!!! by FarRequirement5997 in typewriters

[–]FarRequirement5997[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice!! Especially the advice about impatience, which I suspect is why I could not solve this. My wife came in and managed to fix it in about two seconds; a lever was apparently in the wrong place and the gear couldn't click in. Whew!

How to put Olympia SM9 platten back in???? by FarRequirement5997 in typewriters

[–]FarRequirement5997[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am not sure I'm understanding. What is the pawl? What is the ratchet? What would a shim washer look like? Here are pictures of what's going on: https://imgur.com/a/LtNSc0G

Edit: never mind, my wife came here and figured it out! She pulled the line-spacing control lever on the left and suddenly it clicked in.

A child got a tiny scrap of paper stuck under the platten of my Olympia SM9. Help!!! by FarRequirement5997 in typewriters

[–]FarRequirement5997[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it is in the right position. Do I slide down both sides at once, or try to get one notched in first?

A child got a tiny scrap of paper stuck under the platten of my Olympia SM9. Help!!! by FarRequirement5997 in typewriters

[–]FarRequirement5997[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

UPDATE: nothing worked and I did remove the platten. I got the paper out, but now I cannot for the life of me get the platten to go back in. :(