tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post5660219413262255307..comments2024-03-26T16:00:23.608-04:00Comments on The Typewriter Revolution blog: 3D PrintingRichard Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-61162400341333605802013-03-16T19:55:21.831-04:002013-03-16T19:55:21.831-04:00Thanks. Here's more about it for those interes...Thanks. <a href="http://writingball.blogspot.com/2012/03/darth-writer-optima-m10.html" rel="nofollow">Here's more about it for those interested</a>, and <a href="http://writingball.blogspot.com/2012/03/optima-m10-compared.html" rel="nofollow">here's even more</a>.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-11621560831814302802013-03-16T19:39:13.702-04:002013-03-16T19:39:13.702-04:00That is a really lovely Optima.
That is a really lovely Optima.<br />Duffy Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105074089216551597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-49485102990444662872013-03-16T10:00:02.578-04:002013-03-16T10:00:02.578-04:00Ha ha ha. Oh, That machine has some punch! Ha ha ha. Oh, That machine has some punch! Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-5813133331645192462013-03-15T11:52:40.190-04:002013-03-15T11:52:40.190-04:00My Royal 10 does the same thing!My Royal 10 does the same thing!notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-16933637684097848212013-03-15T09:28:18.474-04:002013-03-15T09:28:18.474-04:00I like to use heavy paper with my Royal 10 (elite ...I like to use heavy paper with my Royal 10 (elite typeface) just to get that 3D effect - kind of like the results from a hand printing press. Even cooler, until I replaced the rock-hard platen, the center of the lower case "o's" would just fall out. Holding the sheet up to a light it would look like a starry sky.TonysVisionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035849049327300498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-71921009703379311792013-03-14T23:50:34.220-04:002013-03-14T23:50:34.220-04:00Optima fever!Optima fever!Dwayne F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-76963690751826263092013-03-14T20:25:54.946-04:002013-03-14T20:25:54.946-04:00I do love that Optima.I do love that Optima.notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-39716830056954150562013-03-14T20:24:11.548-04:002013-03-14T20:24:11.548-04:00yes, I think there's one outfit left who sells...yes, I think there's one outfit left who sells supplies. I gave all my mimeographs to Goodwill.notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-71007495082077749172013-03-14T19:18:32.106-04:002013-03-14T19:18:32.106-04:00Hmmm... how quaint. ( :
One thing for sure, that&#...Hmmm... how quaint. ( :<br />One thing for sure, that's one handsome Optima.<br />Ton S. https://www.blogger.com/profile/10691201724230891974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-69698296210768048532013-03-14T18:21:10.783-04:002013-03-14T18:21:10.783-04:00Hahaha. Well played!Hahaha. Well played!maschinengeschriebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955578932937697125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-77994880890240173352013-03-14T17:42:47.900-04:002013-03-14T17:42:47.900-04:00Man...that is one absolutely beautiful Optima! I c...Man...that is one absolutely beautiful Optima! I clicked on this thinking you have been making replacement typewriter parts using a 3D Printer...but I was not at all disappointed by the wit of the actual post. Well done!L Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00585495720234064210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-87692263416374418052013-03-14T16:57:37.222-04:002013-03-14T16:57:37.222-04:00The technology really is cool. I'm even more i...The technology really is cool. I'm even more impressed by the 3D scanners than by the 3D printers. These devices will eventually make it very easy to get replacement typewriter parts, among many other things.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-66920276430520216272013-03-14T16:33:00.062-04:002013-03-14T16:33:00.062-04:00I would love to use a mimeograph. I wonder if ever...I would love to use a mimeograph. I wonder if everything is still available though (stencils, maybe some special kind of ink?)schrijfmachinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06677147544714474667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-69375500253200380362013-03-14T15:55:44.288-04:002013-03-14T15:55:44.288-04:00You got a point there - viva Optima 3D!You got a point there - viva Optima 3D!shordzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04824301365798484902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-3533483077116062622013-03-14T15:25:18.375-04:002013-03-14T15:25:18.375-04:00Darth Optima--the 5 bank beast. Here at UIUC we...Darth Optima--the 5 bank beast. Here at UIUC we've got a prototyping lab with 4 or 5 of those huge rapid prototyping machines. They're awesome.Vikramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269522131712921750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-24499428841118808602013-03-14T15:24:01.923-04:002013-03-14T15:24:01.923-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Vikramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269522131712921750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-79077208753087607192013-03-14T14:32:37.432-04:002013-03-14T14:32:37.432-04:00A stencil is for making copies on a mimeograph.A stencil is for making copies on a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimeograph#Preparing_stencils" rel="nofollow">mimeograph</a>.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-23843130767764679062013-03-14T14:27:24.879-04:002013-03-14T14:27:24.879-04:00That's one of the things that I like most abou...That's one of the things that I like most about a typewritten page: its texture. <br /><br />I've always wondered... why would someone want to type without using the ribbon? What is a stencil used for? That might be an interesting entry. Miguel Chávezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411154570699775904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-59702242538279688082013-03-14T14:01:38.823-04:002013-03-14T14:01:38.823-04:00Thanks, this post made me laugh! Thanks, this post made me laugh! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com