The Great Iron Hunt

927 Underwood Standard 4 Bank

DIY Receipt Holder

What to do with those old receipts.

Thanks to JVC for his excellent YouTube video on re-using old receipts as a free source of typing paper.

Back of a Starbucks receipt

Get a sheet of Legal paper - long works best - an old, or new, Post-It and some tape. 

Tape the Post-It upside down and backward to the legal paper.  Use the lines on the paper to align the Post-It perfectly.

Now line up your receipt to the paper using the gummy bits of the Post-It to hold it down.

Pack the whole business into your writing machine of choice and wax on.

Fixing A Scanned Image

How to make a scanned image, even a poor one, look okay.

So even though the quality of the original image is weak because of the poor ribbon, the scanned image is still quite readable.

By adjusting the image size in HTML the scanned image can be made to fit exactly in the space afforded.

Special thanks to the Right Reverend Ted Munk for suggestions.

Thanks To Mr. Hanks

A Good Read Can Fix Anything

I really could stand to get a new ribbon.  Apologies in advance for any eyestrain.

Better By The Seat Of My Pants

Some thoughts typed out on a scrap of table paper.

 

Mr. Montgomery

Mr. Montgomery established and ran the Bremerton Office Machines business in Bremerton, WA.  This is where I take my machines for service and maintenance.  I never met Mr. Montgomery, but certainly knew of him and his legacy.  Now I place my typers in the capable hands of Paul Lundy who keeps them in tip top shape.  I feel fortunate that small businesses like this can still be available to us in a world that goes too fast.

Here's an article from the local news.

Where Did All The Flowers Go?

Been a while since I posted anything.  Seems to be a bit of a clog in the word flow system.  Got some mental Drain-O going and all seems well for now.  Pretty sure this old Remington could use a new ribbon.

Typing Assignment

One of my favorite YouTube channels belongs to Joe Van Cleave.  He has a monthly feature of Typing Assignments.  He gives a prompt and then sets the viewers off to write up and post to his channel.  The caveat is that it has to be typed on a typewriter.  Very cool when you get right down to it.  Since moving to type writers, I find I focus better on my work.  Something about connecting mind and body that I find is a very satisfying way to create and it lets me enjoy my love of things old and past.

I encourage you to visit the channel and participate in this month's assignment.


Here is mine: