Sunday, June 29, 2025

Updated typewheels for the Blickensderfer typewriter - Italic English

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New, improved 3D models of English Italic typewheels - catalogue number 440 (scientific) and 497 (universal). The STL's for both are ava...
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Sunday, June 22, 2025

New felt under the Blickensderfer 7 base

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The Blickensderfer 7 typewriter is screwed to an oak base-board. On the bottom of this base-board now again a thin sheet of ochre wool-felt....
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Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Repairing fault-handling of the Burroughs Portable adding machine

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With the subtract-function fixed and columns 7 & 8 re-activated, this Burroughs Portable performed all calculating functions flawlessly...
Saturday, June 7, 2025

Type cleaning on the Burroughs Portable adding machine

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Just like typewriters, the type on an adding machine can get clogged-up with old ink or dirt from the ribbon. The Burroughs, like most addin...
Monday, June 2, 2025

New 7/16" ribbon for the Burroughs Portable adding machine

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Even though it all works with a standard half-inch ribbon, the Burroughs is actually built to take a 7/16" ribbon. These are not too co...
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Carriage cleaning of the Burroughs Portable adding machine

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This Burroughs Portable adding machine has the wide carriage option; a 12 and a quarter Inch carriage with tabulator stops. The brightwork o...
Saturday, May 10, 2025

New gasket for the Burroughs Portable adding machine

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Many Burroughs Portable adding machines don't have it anymore, but originally there would have been a rubber gasket between the top hous...