tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post7572669772584855707..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: New Grommets Make the Filthy Royal Portable Typewriter a Good Companion Once MoreRobert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-53160564766205657472013-02-16T18:34:20.645+11:002013-02-16T18:34:20.645+11:00No, not as yet. I haven't even posted about th...No, not as yet. I haven't even posted about the trauma of actually getting it from the seller yet.Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-17466376339071694552013-02-16T16:41:55.713+11:002013-02-16T16:41:55.713+11:00Wow, that was impressively filthy! Good work clean...Wow, that was impressively filthy! Good work cleaning it up. I'm surprised, but shouldn't be, that those grommets could make such a difference.Dwayne F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-58687651919477436222013-02-16T12:41:37.581+11:002013-02-16T12:41:37.581+11:00Thank you Bill, Richard, Vikram and Scott for your...Thank you Bill, Richard, Vikram and Scott for your comments. I agree about the font.<br />I was told the only place to get grommets these days was in a shop specialising in modern technology electricals/wiring, but wasn't able to check that out. Without proper grommets, of course, I had to glue the two halves of the improvised grommets to the base surface. Scott, have you posted on your Royalite work?<br />As for Mr LeDuff, I can only concur. Thank you for that link.Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-13121793762103915562013-02-16T12:12:28.213+11:002013-02-16T12:12:28.213+11:00That's a great little Machine Robert.
Oddly,...That's a great little Machine Robert. <br /><br />Oddly, I did the exact same thing to a Royalite just recently! Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-49373965184378398902013-02-16T11:13:38.328+11:002013-02-16T11:13:38.328+11:00Fantastic looking machine! And it's a typeface...Fantastic looking machine! And it's a typeface worth the effort, too!Vikramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269522131712921750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-56587414339604210312013-02-16T09:51:14.090+11:002013-02-16T09:51:14.090+11:00Very nice work. It's now a handsome and inviti...Very nice work. It's now a handsome and inviting machine!<br /><br />My local hardware store fortunately includes some assorted grommets among the many drawers of screws, washers, etc.<br /><br />This is unrelated, but thought you and your readers might enjoy it: in <a href="http://www.npr.org/2013/02/11/171702111/an-autopsy-of-detroit-finds-resilience-in-a-struggling-city" rel="nofollow">a recent NPR interview</a>, writer Charlie LeDuff said that he's not a journalist, he's a reporter; the difference is that journalists can type without looking at the keyboard.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-48473956298694879132013-02-16T09:43:28.363+11:002013-02-16T09:43:28.363+11:00Congratulations on the great restoration Robert. ...Congratulations on the great restoration Robert. It is amazing how dirty some machines get too. Looks like a new one.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.com