tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post5409686128845895068..comments2024-02-20T04:46:46.619+00:00Comments on Typewriter Heaven: How do you like my new typewriter*Rob Bowkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-43884314077818930132012-11-01T20:57:57.356+00:002012-11-01T20:57:57.356+00:00Scott, the case is sheet metal just like Georg'...Scott, the case is sheet metal <a href="http://flic.kr/p/9cxRJ4" rel="nofollow">just like Georg's here.</a>...only slightly nicer, of course.Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-22291069408114833162012-11-01T14:40:53.004+00:002012-11-01T14:40:53.004+00:00Thanks Daniel - I thought of you when I saw it in ...Thanks Daniel - I thought of you when I saw it in the flesh. Worth holding out for one in good condition after all :-)Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-42246002352349080122012-11-01T14:34:42.100+00:002012-11-01T14:34:42.100+00:00Definitely my favorite portable! Congrats on final...Definitely my favorite portable! Congrats on finally landing one.deekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18140131381076720375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-20653069206395584912012-11-01T02:00:09.734+00:002012-11-01T02:00:09.734+00:00I definitely agree- butter!
Hermes 3000 is worth a...I definitely agree- butter!<br />Hermes 3000 is worth a spot in any collection, congratulations!Ton S. https://www.blogger.com/profile/10691201724230891974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-40666358024388966402012-10-31T23:20:04.088+00:002012-10-31T23:20:04.088+00:00That's a fine machine you have there. Glad to...That's a fine machine you have there. Glad to see you're on the "butter" side of the touch debate. notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-19271602789729996762012-10-31T23:10:28.463+00:002012-10-31T23:10:28.463+00:00This might sound like a silly question - but what ...This might sound like a silly question - but what is the case like on this machine? <br /><br />I love my Hermes. They're great machines. But only my deluxe model has the ! on a key. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-74172008778184007552012-10-31T20:31:41.040+00:002012-10-31T20:31:41.040+00:00Congratulations on your Hermes 3000!
(sorry, I fo...Congratulations on your Hermes 3000!<br /><br />(sorry, I forgot that in my original reply)Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-80889415436544045052012-10-31T20:29:43.346+00:002012-10-31T20:29:43.346+00:00I have 2 of these. They are wonderful to use. Th...I have 2 of these. They are wonderful to use. The sleek body and precision engineering make these some of the best I've used. From my experience the round ones are nicer to use than the square ones. Both are sleek and everything is just as exacting as can be with both body styles. I plan to take full 3/4 advantage of the 4 position ribbon selector. I have full color ribbons in mine and that means 33% more use out of a full color ribbon than if the same ribbon was on a different machine. I doubt I will ever use position 4, the one for mimeograph stencils.<br /><br />One of mine had a rather hard platen and I was able to soften it with brake fluid. Tom Furrier has a step by step <a href="http://cambridgetypewriter.blogspot.com/2011/05/replacing-hermes-3000-platen.html" rel="nofollow">post</a> on his blog on how to remove and reinstall the platen.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-47465549953118590172012-10-31T20:13:43.681+00:002012-10-31T20:13:43.681+00:00Well, I like this new typewriter of yours A LOT. I...Well, I like this new typewriter of yours A LOT. I would love to have one with the "@" sign. Despite Switzerland being flooded with Hermes machines, English language keyboards are - naturally - scarce in our waters.<br />The four colour ribbon selector is indeed meant to use the ribbon to its maximum. Both for one and two colour ribbons, I believe. This way, the ribbon gets used on four different heights. Very good thinking. Very rational. Very Swiss. A bit too economical for me. I like to waste ribbons in a catholic way, i.e. fully, but not necessarily rationally. shordzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04824301365798484902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-81785891364712978972012-10-31T19:56:00.038+00:002012-10-31T19:56:00.038+00:00Congratulations on finding a Hermes 3000! Of corus...Congratulations on finding a Hermes 3000! Of coruse, the Swiss Typosphere stumbles across these all the time, but I still think it is an outstanding machine.<br />About the 4-colour-ribbon selector: I know that it was advertised as making the machine more oeconomical - you first use a single-colour ribbon on blue, then on red, finally on yellow. I am not sure if tri-coloured ribbons existed.maschinengeschriebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955578932937697125noreply@blogger.com