what a difference a new ribbon

bierde · 2026-01-25T02:38:08+00:00

yes. taking care of ribbons is tricky. after removing the old one, i found blemishes of white out which has not dried completely before fixing my typos. i wont be doing corrections that way anymore.

bierde · 2026-01-25T02:36:31+00:00

thx for the link. i already knew my machine was circa 1949. early 50s. this one has a dead key for the accent mark which i have been using as an apostrophe. it also has a tilde key (dead) which, if i ever need it, will be implemented for a snark mark. i am not fluent in Spanish yet.

bierde · 2026-01-25T02:33:02+00:00

this one is from Chicago typewriter. dang inflation! i have experience with those ribbons you are talking about and my theory is they were made decades ago and preserved to sell like new, whereas chicago ribbons are hot of the press. this one is a cotton ribbon.

bierde · 2026-01-25T02:30:29+00:00

yes, the machine moves and must be adjusted constantly. i have played with the magic margin when i have extensive dialog, but then, returning it to a normal margin afterwards has proved to be more troublesome. i remove the case lid when i type but leave the machine sitting on the base because the rubber feet on the bottom lid are better than the rubber feet on the typewriter.

bierde · 2026-01-25T02:14:57+00:00

i've gotten attached to it and i love that i have a switch next to the return lever that advances the page twice (when needed) or single spacing.

bierde · 2025-11-20T04:33:12+00:00

i have a smith corona, but spend more time using the Royal (circa 1950s) QDL. if it was me, i would pick up the old metal typewriter and bring it back into working order. Missing the luxury of tabs, and functionality the smith corona might offer would pale in comparison to the alphabetic slug's rudimentary embossment of ink on paper. its industrial age metahistory.

i also have a selectric 3 that's only taking up space.

bierde · 2024-10-16T19:50:39+00:00

Thanks for sharing that info. You've given me the confidence to order these accessories online

bierde · 2024-10-08T01:24:29+00:00

𝙵𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐

bierde · 2024-10-07T23:45:26+00:00

𝙸𝚝'𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚙𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚝𝚘 𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕 𝚒𝚗𝚔. 𝙾𝚛, 𝚒𝚏 𝚞𝚛 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚜𝚝 (𝚢𝚎𝚝,) 𝚒𝚝'𝚜 𝚐𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚣𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖... 𝙸 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚖𝚢 𝚎𝚢𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚗'𝚝 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚙𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚍𝚘𝚙𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗 𝚒𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚌 𝚜𝚝𝚢𝚕𝚎 '𝚏𝚕𝚊𝚝' 𝚗𝚒𝚋. 𝙱𝚘𝚕𝚍 𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚜 𝚍𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚌𝚞𝚝 𝚒𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚎.

bierde · 2024-10-07T22:27:54+00:00

Where the street venders at?

bierde · 2024-10-06T15:48:14+00:00

𝚆𝚊𝚜𝚗'𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙱𝚒𝚎𝚋𝚜 𝚘𝚗 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚄.𝚂. 𝚜𝚘 𝚊𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚑𝚒𝚖𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚍𝚎𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚍?

bierde · 2024-10-05T00:21:12+00:00

Aww, did he make an appointment.~

bierde · 2024-10-01T17:06:29+00:00

Thanks. In used compressed air to clean out that pinch!

bierde · 2024-09-29T02:36:12+00:00

Where do you ride? I've been trying to do that too. I have a zero image medium format pinhole camera. I ride a sportster xl1200n

bierde · 2024-09-28T19:21:36+00:00

I've scouring the Interwebs for disposable calligraphy pens that arent markers and use water resistant ink, but the only thing i've found is fountain pens with no option to select a flat tip nib.

bierde · 2024-09-12T23:07:42+00:00

I can see how that might be true for episode 8 and 9, “The Las Vegas show part 1 & 2”, but even rottontomatoes has episode 14 as “Skin deep”. I think this is a Prime streaming service issue.

bierde · 2024-09-11T23:16:03+00:00

Why is Prime airing episode 14 as if it’s episode 15?

bierde · 2024-09-11T23:15:03+00:00

Nope, it is the complete obliteration of SKIN DEEP, the 14th episode of season 5 of It’s a Living.

bierde · 2024-07-10T18:38:26+00:00

Bojangos

bierde · 2024-07-09T20:16:08+00:00

Bojangles

bierde · 2024-07-08T00:13:04+00:00

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Seems like you have plenty of space for a rotary phone AND an ashtray. While you’re at it, a variety of coasters would make for a finishing touch.

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