tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post640728567299094829..comments2024-03-09T23:23:11.400-08:00Comments on x over it: A real Olympia & A typewriter makeoverx over ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15734152691021327395noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-21697383083837750342023-08-21T11:02:45.162-07:002023-08-21T11:02:45.162-07:00I also just found and fixed up a $5 Olympia SG3.
...I also just found and fixed up a $5 Olympia SG3.<br /><br />Mine is a little bit earlier; it has the old script Olympia font, but the newer color scheme, so probably 1967-68. It's also an elite typeface with a wide carriage and lever paper injector! (Incidentally, that paper injector is 85% of the reason I bought it.) It also has the degree, 1/, ^ and 'th' symbols, as well as a double spacing feature.<br /><br />This is the first standard typewriter I've ever owned. My frame of reference to compare against it is a 1957 Olympia SM3, which was the last typewriter left in my collection after I sold or gave away all others in preparation for a cross-country move. Even against the SM3, which it a fantastic typewriter, it's a noticeably faster typer. I find that I'm getting way less jams with the SG3. The keys stay perfectly square to the table and it's such a heavy monster that it refuses to move anywhere, which also helps to make it feel just a bit more confident than the SM3. At the lightest setting the SG3's touch sensitivity is almost as light as SM3 on a medium setting, my default preference, so I'm not sacrificing anything there either.<br /><br />Overall I'm very impressed with the SG3. When serviced, it types about as perfectly as anyone could expect from a manual machine. People who like typewriters owe it to themselves to at least try one of these at some point. The only downside is how absolutely massive it is; they require dedicated space, but man do they type nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-922541088765149842016-07-21T07:41:08.915-07:002016-07-21T07:41:08.915-07:00My room is much more messy. :P
Your typewriter lac...My room is much more messy. :P<br />Your typewriter lacks the paper holder. xD<br />I also have the same machine, but with a square type style. xD<br />You may visit my blog: http://joshbeta1.blogspot.comRobin Heilschild 【蓋面】https://www.blogger.com/profile/03429820251341371094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-46841945349873289602011-07-12T17:19:32.692-07:002011-07-12T17:19:32.692-07:00Degree symbol - that almost trumps a pilcrow. But ...Degree symbol - that almost trumps a pilcrow. But the 1/? That's hard to beat, especially in the US where I THINK the metric system is a long time catching on? Don't you amaze yourself when you realise how long you can spend just 'tinkering'? I do.Rob Bowkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-39693870951973432352011-07-12T16:02:10.549-07:002011-07-12T16:02:10.549-07:00ahh, I see you fell for the PayMaster check writer...ahh, I see you fell for the PayMaster check writer! I almost did myself, as they are <i>somewhat</i> typewriter-like and mechanically fun. <a href="http://munk.org/typecast/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2011-06-20-10.56.06.jpg" rel="nofollow">The one I saw</a> used an inking pad rather than a ribbon, and had setting to emboss the word "BONDED" above the check amount with a selector lever.Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877281529217716593.post-71276022345592733702011-07-12T16:00:54.239-07:002011-07-12T16:00:54.239-07:00These really were steals. Good going!These really were steals. Good going!Richard Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.com