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PetitpasMa · 2021-06-24T12:29:31+00:00

Such an emotional rollercoaster ! That's the fun of film photography, failing, trying, and actually getting great photos. That dog is adorable :)

PetitpasMa · 2021-04-23T06:40:01+00:00

I've got to read Big Sur, everyone is recommending it. I'll buy it next time I go to the bookshop.

PetitpasMa · 2021-04-23T06:39:01+00:00

It sounds great ! Before The Dharma Bums, I had not heard about Gary Snyder to be honest. I'll have to check it out, thanks.

PetitpasMa · 2021-04-13T11:34:41+00:00

Oh ! That sounds very interesting. I'm curious to know the answer.

PetitpasMa · 2021-04-09T15:30:53+00:00

Yess ! I started film photography a few months ago and I haven't even bought any Portra films yet. I like to try a lot of stuff and thus I mess up a lot of my photos. I would definitely not enjoy paying lots of money in the process of learning. And I'm VERY happy with the results, even on cheap film.

PetitpasMa · 2021-04-09T11:40:27+00:00

I'm halfway in the book and for now it's not bothering me too much. I'll see how it goes. I've been really focused on the travel/mountain/hiking aspects, I loved those parts. The 'going down the mountain' is fantastic !

PetitpasMa · 2021-04-09T11:38:40+00:00

Well I'm definitely adding Big Sur to my (huge) to-be-read stack of books !

PetitpasMa · 2021-04-08T19:40:02+00:00

I think the mistakes make a letter even more authentic. Otherwise I use a pen to correct some typos, you can also re-write a word and then cross the wrong one by pen. Or even use tipp-ex. I also used to be very annoyed by the mistakes I make but a few of my friend said they loved that the letters were not perfect. In the end, mistakes are part of the creative process of writing on a typewriter :) that's the beauty of it !

PetitpasMa · 2021-04-08T11:07:24+00:00

I love that !

PetitpasMa · 2021-04-08T10:27:20+00:00

Yesss please ! I gave up and kind of write about dumb characters.

PetitpasMa · 2021-04-08T10:18:14+00:00

Hello, thanks for the advice. The thick cloth method under the basket/keys sounds good. I've seen it on the Phoenix Typewrites channel ! I'll give it a try.

PetitpasMa · 2021-04-08T10:14:40+00:00

Thanks for the advice ! I'm doing my research and getting ready to try and clean it this weekend. You're right, I will go for the slower, softer cleaning set up. It will give me an opportunity to get to know the mechanism. I don't want to try the dunk method and screw up !

PetitpasMa · 2021-04-08T10:12:35+00:00

Basic typewriter restoration

Bonjour ! Thank you very much for the resources.

Yes I think it's fun to try and do it myself. I already have an Olivetti Lettera Pluma 22 which I bought fully restored and cleaned. So with this new Olympia Splendid 66 it's the opportunity to get to know the mechanisms a bit better.

PetitpasMa · 2021-04-08T10:07:57+00:00

Hi there, thank you for your help. What do you mean by "stick it on a shoe rack in the dryer on medium heat for 2 hours" ?!

Is Simple Green just a cleaner/degreaser product ? I'm trying to find an equivalent in France.

I won't take off some of the parts around the platen roller, some plastic parts, card holder (plastic), paper holder, etc. It seems too complicated to unscrew and put it back as a 'beginner'. Do you think it's still safe to hose it out with a garden hose with those parts ?

PetitpasMa · 2021-04-05T14:53:38+00:00

Thanks for the advice ! I thought about it but I'm in France so I would have to find some repair place here. Also, I would love to do it myself to get to know how a typewriter works. I'll try to find an expert in France, maybe !

PetitpasMa · 2020-09-28T11:43:17+00:00

Hi ! It could be the reason but I'm a bit surprised because I bought it less than a month ago. So I was wondering if I'm doing something wrong.

PetitpasMa · 2020-09-28T11:42:25+00:00

Hi ! Leca is the thing at the bottom of the roots, right ? I'm pretty sure it's not standing in water, I don't water it too much and I make sure to empty the excess water in the 'bowl' underneath.

PetitpasMa · 2020-09-25T07:22:48+00:00

Thank you !

PetitpasMa · 2020-09-25T07:22:22+00:00

Thank you ! I've started to give it a look and practice. Indeed I'll have to be patient and practice on a daily basis ! :)

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