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Does anyone here use a typewriter?
How did you find your typewriter?
How's maintenance and ribbon on it?


The one in the picture is decently cheap on amazon, but all the reviews are either extremely good or bad depending on if it was damaged during shipping or is a faulty batch. I'm scared to throw down 130 bucks for something that might not work. Every one I find at Goodwill is an electric, which just doesn't seem aesthetic visually or in use. And it's not like theres a fuckin' typewriter store. I feel like writing with a typewriter would cut out distraction, force me to think about what I write, and would be legible compared to my hand writing. What's your experience with them?

>> No.13135453
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OP in 2 weeks

>> No.13135476

>>13135453
That's a pretty big view.

>> No.13135601

>>13135449
i found mine at this sweet store called my grandpas basement

>> No.13135626

>>13135449
I have a couple that my mom found at estate sales. I like to use them occasionally since I'm retarded and easily distracted on computers, but I can't see why any serious or disciplined writer would use one unless they happen to live without electricity or have some hipster thing about muh aesthetics.

>> No.13136584

>>13135449
Yes, a Hermes 3000 portable. Like pic related, with a shell cover and handle.

I found it in a vintage shop.

Replacing ribbons is easy. I'll have to figure it out if something breaks.


I bought it because I was dating a lit gf at the time, was in the Army and I wanted something I could use on forms, and because it'll still work when SHTF.

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^^^

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>>13135449
why yes, i do own a typewriter for seemingly no reason. got it for 15$ from some old guy on avito (online marketplace), fully working except the "enter" lever, i scroll down to next line manually

honestly i only use it rarely for lulz, i like the chad thunderous banging of its keys. i prefer writing by hand.

>> No.13136633
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Original europen equivalent of the american hermes rocket

Basically a much lighter/portable >>13136589

Great for busking and hiking, bought it online from a bike salesman

>> No.13136706

>>13136633
> hiking
y'all take typewriters on hikes? nigga just grab some pen and paper

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>>13136706
It weighs 8 pounds and fits easily in my backpack.

>> No.13136832

>>13136779
bruh
a 96 page notebook + pen weigh like 100g

>> No.13136927

>>13136779
>8 pounds

this mother fucker doesnt ultralight... will he ever make it?

>> No.13136992

>>13136633
>>13136779
Jesus Christ you are insufferable. Imagine hiking with your friends, passing a joint, laughing it up, sitting around the fire joking and joshing, and this faggot whips out a fucking typewriter