Typewriters

For all of the 2 people around (maybe) here who might need a gear for this old typewriter. Not perfect, but it “works”, could use some heavy tweaking. SCAD file is uploaded as well for that. Made the initial base with AI, then tweaked it from there

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/41708698

I repaired my first machine

This is the first time I’ve used a Lettera 22, and I can see what the hype is all about. It is a true pleasure to type with this machine. This one is even better than I expected, since it has a Spanish keyboard with n-tildes, accents, and umlauts. The cent/@ key is used for semicolon/colon, so I won’t be writing any email addresses with this Lettera.

In Part 2 of the Austin Typewriter, Ink. conversation, Dr. Richard Polt, The Typewriter Revolution, the talk moves past theory and into how typewriters actually shape the way people think, write, and connect. Starting with a story from one of David’s pop-up type-ins, Polt reflects on the quiet power of shared, analog experiences, then explores the Classic Typewriter Page, the thrill of collecting, teaching with typewriters, and why no single machine or website should ever define the whole community. The conversation naturally drifts into craftsmanship, art, AI, and the future of writing, with Polt making the case that typewriters matter not as nostalgia, but as human-scale tools that slow us down, sharpen attention, and create moments you truly “had to be there” to experience.

I used to think typewriting in the 21st century was about being “distraction-free.” But for me, it increasingly is more about being “place-full.”

Received today!