# rubber (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover rubber. Page: Feed: --- ## [Last Call: Orange Cassidy AEW Big Rubber Guys Pre-Order Ends Tonight](https://wrestlingfigurenews.com/2026/08/19/last-call-orange-cassidy-aew-big-rubber-guys-pre-order-ends-tonight/) _2026-08-20 · Justin Kendall · Major Wrestling Figure Podcast – Wrestling Figure News_ The Orange Cassidy AEW Big Rubber Guys pre-order on Shop AEW ends tonight (August 19). The figure retails for $42, plus shipping. OC is expected to ship in mid November. 1 in every 10 orders will receive an autographed version. Follow the link to grab him while you can. ## [Groups, Fields, and Galois: Part 1 | UCLA Extension](https://boffosocko.com/2026/08/13/groups-fields-and-galois-part-1-ucla-extension/) _2026-08-13 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ Dr. Michael Miller, a retired researcher at RAND, has been teaching upper level undergraduate/graduate level math courses for fun at UCLA Extension for over 50 years. This fall he ll be introducing the areas of groups, fields, and Galois theory from abstract algebra to those interested in abstract math: Groups, Fields, and Galois: Part 1. His Continue reading Groups, Fields, and Galois: Part 1… ## [Orange Cassidy AEW Big Rubber Guys Pre-Order Ends This Week](https://wrestlingfigurenews.com/2026/08/12/orange-cassidy-aew-big-rubber-guys-pre-order-ends-this-week/) _2026-08-13 · Justin Kendall · Major Wrestling Figure Podcast – Wrestling Figure News_ The Orange Cassidy AEW Big Rubber Guys pre-order ends this week on Shop AEW. The figure retails for $42, plus shipping. OC is expected to ship in mid November. 1 in every 10 orders will receive an autographed version. Follow the link to grab him while you can. ## [A Stopgap Repair Solution for Impatient New Olympia SM3 Typewriter Owners](https://boffosocko.com/2026/08/08/a-stopgap-repair-solution-for-impatient-new-olympia-sm3-typewriter-owners/) _2026-08-09 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ You just picked up a dusty, but somewhat functional Olympia SM3 and you know that you need to replace the rubber body bushings to prevent your carriage from hitting the body panels and scratching the paint job. The problem is that you ve got a lovely new-to-you typewriter in front of you, and you don t have Continue reading A Stopgap Repair Solution for Impatient New Olympia SM3 Typewriter Owners ## [Sting 1 of 1k Big Rubber Guy Available on Major](https://wrestlingfigurenews.com/2026/08/07/sting-1-of-1k-big-rubber-guy-available-on-major/) _2026-08-07 · Justin Kendall · Major Wrestling Figure Podcast – Wrestling Figure News_ The 1 of 1k Sting is available now. Follow the link to order. ## [Orange Cassidy AEW Big Rubber Guys Figure Up For Pre-Order](https://wrestlingfigurenews.com/2026/08/05/orange-cassidy-aew-big-rubber-guys-figure-up-for-pre-order/) _2026-08-05 · Justin Kendall · Major Wrestling Figure Podcast – Wrestling Figure News_ Orange Cassidy’s AEW Big Rubber Guys action figure is now up for pre-order at Shop AEW. The figure retails for $42, plus shipping. OC is expected to ship in mid November. Fittingly, Orange comes posed with his hands in his pockets. The figure also is an homage to the 1980s WWF LJN “Ravishing” Rick Rude \[…\] ## [Barry Windham, JJ Dillon & Nikita Koloff Big Rubber Guys Pre-Orders Live](https://wrestlingfigurenews.com/2026/08/01/barry-windham-jj-dillon-nikita-koloff-big-rubber-guys-pre-orders-live/) _2026-08-01 · Justin Kendall · Major Wrestling Figure Podcast – Wrestling Figure News_ The August 2026 Big Rubber Guys pre-order has a Jim Crockett-era theme. Barry Windham, J.J. Dillon and Nikita Koloff are the featured pre-orders. Each figure retails for $49.99. Expected arrival date is April 2027. Barry Windham J.J. Dillon Nikita Koloff ## [Watch! Collect Major Figure Reveals: Big Rubber Guys, A New License and More](https://wrestlingfigurenews.com/2026/07/22/watch-collect-major-figure-reveals-big-rubber-guys-a-new-license-and-more/) _2026-07-22 · Justin Kendall · Major Wrestling Figure Podcast – Wrestling Figure News_ Collect Major’s reveals panel is now live. They’re promising new Big Rubber Guys and Major Stars, as well as a new licenses joining Major’s portfolio. Here’s what they’re promising: “💥 New figure reveals👀 First looks at upcoming prototypes🤝 Exciting new license announcements🎙️ Behind-the-scenes stories from the MAJOR team” More to come! Reveal SPOILERS: Big Rubber \[…\] ## [Road Warriors Pre-Order Live](https://wrestlingfigurenews.com/2026/07/22/road-warriors-pre-order-live/) _2026-07-22 · Justin Kendall · Major Wrestling Figure Podcast – Wrestling Figure News_ SummerSlam 1992 versions of Hawk and Animal are now available at Major for pre-order. Order Hawk. Order Animal. $49.99 each and ships in October. ## [Cactus Jack Big Rubber Guys Pre-Order Live](https://wrestlingfigurenews.com/2026/07/20/cactus-jack-big-rubber-guys-pre-order-live/) _2026-07-20 · Justin Kendall · Major Wrestling Figure Podcast – Wrestling Figure News_ Pre-orders are now live for the Cactus Jack Big Rubber Guys action figures. These retail for $49.99 each with a September ship date. Follow this link to order the regular version. Follow this link for the bloody version. They’re expected to be in stock around October. HOWEVER, there will be about 200 available in-stock right \[…\] ## [Open directory of blogs for agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/TvY5mkiw7b7b) _2026-07-20 · **Sponsored**_ Submit URLs or OPML; receive feed pages with summaries, plus JSON/OPML/plain text ## [Cactus Jack Big Rubber Guys Pre-Order Coming Next Week](https://wrestlingfigurenews.com/2026/07/13/cactus-jack-big-rubber-guys-pre-order-coming-next-week/) _2026-07-13 · Justin Kendall · Major Wrestling Figure Podcast – Wrestling Figure News_ Cactus Jack is coming to Major’s Big Rubber Guys line. Major and Mick Foley announced he’s on his way. Two version of Cactus Jack will go up for order on Monday, July 20, including a bloody version. They’re expected to be in stock around October. HOWEVER, there will be about 200 available in-stock right away. \[…\] ## [Warlord Big Rubber Guys Pre-Order Live](https://wrestlingfigurenews.com/2026/07/13/warlord-big-rubber-guys-pre-order-live/) _2026-07-13 · Justin Kendall · Major Wrestling Figure Podcast – Wrestling Figure News_ Major dropped a new pre-order this morning: The Warlord. Warlord is in his late-WWF singles run attire. This is a pre-order but he’s expected to go in stock shortly after. The figure retails for $49.99 with free shipping. Order him here. ## [Clack! Analog Attitude for the Digital Age – Vol. 1 – Summer 2026](https://boffosocko.com/2026/06/28/clack-analog-attitude-for-the-digital-age-vol-1-summer-2026/) _2026-06-28 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ Yesterday at the QWERTY Typewriter Festival in Carson, CA, Bryan Mahoney of The Typin Pint released Issue 01 of his new zine Clack! I ve just finished reading it this morning (from cover to cover, though I admit I haven t finished the crossword yet) and it is truly fantastic! There s so much to love inside its Continue reading Clack! Analog Attitude for the Digital Age Vol. 1 Summer 2026 ## [Type-in at Typewriter Muse on June 13, 2026](https://boffosocko.com/2026/06/16/typewriter-muse-2026-06-13-1/) _2026-06-16 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ ## [Jose Siri gets Shohei Ohtani out while using an Index Card in an MLB Baseball Game](https://boffosocko.com/2026/06/11/jose-siri-gets-shohei-ohtani-out-while-using-an-index-card-in-an-mlb-baseball-game/) _2026-06-11 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ Shohei Ohtani, a designated hitter and pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, is one of the biggest superstars in baseball right now. If you re Jose Siri on the Los Angeles Angels, you know that to get Ohtani out, you re going to need some serious notes on an index card to score the out. The problem Continue reading Jose Siri gets Shohei Ohtani out while using an Index Card in an MLB Baseball Game ## [The Royal KMG Standard Typewriters of It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World](https://boffosocko.com/2026/05/26/the-royal-kmg-standard-typewriters-of-its-a-mad-mad-mad-mad-world/) _2026-05-26 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ The Stanley Kramer comedy classic film It s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (United Artists, 1963) has a handful of Royal KMG typewriters featured in the office settings at police stations throughout the film. The KMG was Royal s top-of-the-line office standard machine and was manufactured from 1949 to 1952 before being replaced by the Royal Continue reading The Royal KMG Standard Typewriters of It s a… ## [FAQ: How do you use your typewriters?](https://boffosocko.com/2026/05/07/faq-how-do-you-use-your-typewriters/) _2026-05-08 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ The question How do you use your typewriter(s)? pops up for me fairly frequently. Often it s collectors who love the machines and only think of using them for writing the Great American Novel . However there are a variety of tasks one could use them for besides conversation pieces or functional art in the home. Below Continue reading FAQ: How do you use your typewriters? ## [Most Collected Typewriters on the Typewriter Database](https://boffosocko.com/2026/03/26/most-collected-typewriters-on-the-typewriter-database/) _2026-03-27 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ In reflecting on my own typewriter collection, I thought I d look through it to see how some of the models I gravitate toward compare to those others are collecting. As a potential proxy for this, I took a look at the most popularly collected typewriter models according to the Typewriter Database and compiled a list Continue reading Most Collected Typewriters on the Typewriter Database ## [Typewriter Plates for Collectors?](https://boffosocko.com/2026/03/21/typewriter-plates-for-collectors/) _2026-03-21 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ Lately I ve been talking to a few people about book plates for book collectors who occasionally loan out their books. After the owner has died, these also become a part of the material culture and are used as provenance for future book collectors, librarians, and researchers. These discussions have overlapped in some recent typosphere events Continue reading Typewriter Plates for Collectors? ## [Book Club: Yuval Noah Harari’s Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI](https://boffosocko.com/2026/03/08/book-club-yuval-noah-hararis-nexus-a-brief-history-of-information-networks-from-the-stone-age-to-ai/) _2026-03-08 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ Coming up for the next few weeks, the Dan Allosso Book Club will focus on Harari, Yuval Noah. Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI. New York: Random House, 2024. The first session will be on Saturday, March 14, 2026, and will recur weekly from 8:00 AM – 10:00 Pacific. Continue reading Book Club: Yuval Noah Harari s Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks… ## [Stream Torrents & IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/BsRRrvEY26l6) _2026-03-08 · **Sponsored**_ Search magnet links and stream movies, music, books, and live TV in-browser ## [Olympia SG1 Standard Typewriter Clean, Oil, and Adjust](https://boffosocko.com/2026/03/03/olympia-sg1-standard-typewriter-clean-oil-and-adjust/) _2026-03-03 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ Over the weekend I stripped down my 1956 Olympia SG1 and cleaned all the body panels thoroughly. I had taken out all the old foam, but I also removed the remaining loosened felt pieces. I flushed the internals out with lacquer thinner and blew everything out with the air compressor the following day. I replaced Continue reading Olympia SG1 Standard Typewriter Clean, Oil, and Adjust ## [Replacing the Body Shell Rubber Bushings on an Olympia SG1 Typewriter](https://boffosocko.com/2026/03/01/replacing-the-body-shell-rubber-bushings-on-an-olympia-sg1-typewriter/) _2026-03-02 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ Over the weekend I made a major push on beginning restoration of the Olympia SG1 standard typewriter I picked up this past month. One of the small issues I encountered was finding four crushed rubber bushings between the exterior typewriter shell and the main chassis at the four corners on the bottom of the machine. Continue reading Replacing the Body Shell Rubber Bushings on an Olympia SG1… ## [The Deluxe Steelcase Field Notes Notebooks Archive](https://boffosocko.com/2026/02/27/the-deluxe-steelcase-field-notes-notebooks-archive/) _2026-02-27 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ This nearly indestructible black and gray powder-coated 20 gauge steel constructed 8 drawer cabinet with art deco flourishes has 36 linear feet of storage space for over 2,000 Field Notes notebooks. This is enough space for over 83 years worth of subscription to the quarterly notebooks. Literally enough space for a lifetime of notes. Staple Continue reading The Deluxe Steelcase Field Notes… ## [Rubber Grommet Repair on Remington Super-Riters and Standards](https://boffosocko.com/2026/02/23/rubber-grommet-repair-on-remington-super-riters-and-standards/) _2026-02-23 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ As rubber replacement is one of the necessary and sometimes more finnicky parts of typewriter restoration, I thought it would be useful to write up the details of a small recent repair for others as well as my future self. Late last May, I did a full clean, oil, and adjust (COA) on my 1951 Continue reading Rubber Grommet Repair on Remington Super-Riters and Standards ## [Book Club: César Hidalgo’s The Infinite Alphabet and the Laws of Knowledge](https://boffosocko.com/2026/02/20/book-club-cesar-hidalgos-the-infinite-alphabet-and-the-las-of-knowledge/) _2026-02-20 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ Coming up for the next few weeks, the Dan Allosso Book Club will focus on Cesar Hidalgo s new book, out this month in the United States: Hidalgo, César A. 2026. The Infinite Alphabet: And the Laws of Knowledge. New York: Penguin. The first session will be on Saturday, February 21, 2026, and will recur Continue reading Book Club: César Hidalgo s The Infinite Alphabet and the Laws of Knowledge ## [Grand Opening of Typewriter Muse](https://boffosocko.com/2026/02/01/grand-opening-of-typewriter-muse/) _2026-02-01 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ For about 7 years Typewriter Muse has been operating out of a home-like space, but this weekend they opened a lovely brick and mortar location in Riverside, CA in a nice sized business park with plenty of Doris Day parking right out front. Their Instagram account has been documenting some of the move and set Continue reading Grand Opening of Typewriter Muse ## [Rest in Peace: Typewriter Repair Legend Duane Jensen (August 21, 1961-January 25,2026)](https://boffosocko.com/2026/01/25/rest-in-peace-typewriter-repair-legend-duane-jensen-august-21-1961-january-252026/) _2026-01-26 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ Just a few hours ago, Faye shared some sad news. Most of us might only be able to recognize his voice, his patient hands, and his preference for lacquer thinner, but all of us are richer in typewriter knowledge because of Duane Jensen s kind sharing of his craft by way of his spectacularly helpful Phoenix Continue reading Rest in Peace: Typewriter Repair Legend Duane Jensen (August 21,… ## [Golden Globes: Nominees for Best Typewriter in a Movie or Television Series?](https://boffosocko.com/2026/01/11/golden-globes-nominees-for-best-typewriter-in-a-movie-or-television-series/) _2026-01-12 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ As I m watching the Golden Globes, it s painfully obvious that it is missing some important analog representation. In an effort to remedy the error, shall we collect the nominations for Best Typewriter in a Movie or Television Series? (The only requirement for nomination is that the movie or television show was released in the 2025 Continue reading Golden Globes: Nominees for Best Typewriter in a… ## [On Purchasing Typewriters: Condition is King; Context is Queen](https://boffosocko.com/2026/01/08/on-purchasing-typewriters-condition-is-king-context-is-queen/) _2026-01-08 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ New typewriter enthusiasts will very often post to Reddit, one of the Facebook typewriter groups or other similar fora, something along the lines of: I spotted this typewriter at an antique store. Good condition to buy? and include a picture of some generic typewriter. It bears mentioning and thoroughly understanding that even an expert typewriter Continue reading On Purchasing Typewriters:… ## [A clever affordance of card index filing cabinet drawers](https://boffosocko.com/2026/01/07/a-clever-affordance-of-card-index-filing-cabinet-drawers/) _2026-01-08 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ Someone recently mentioned to me that the small, portable 1,000 index card capacity cardboard box with lid that they use as a zettelkasten felt more like it was for deep storage rather than daily use. Perhaps it s a result of the fact that this is how most people have been using these cheaper cardboard boxes Continue reading A clever affordance of card index filing cabinet drawers ## [Find what they just said (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/457dVpGs6eA3) _2026-01-08 · **Sponsored**_ Surface recent public signals so you can send policy-aware, relevant outreach ## [Book Club: Steven Pinker’s When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows](https://boffosocko.com/2026/01/04/book-club-steven-pinkers-when-everyone-knows-that-everyone-knows/) _2026-01-05 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ Dan Allosso has been hosting a regular book club since Autumn 2021, centered around sense making, note taking, and topics like economics, history, sociology, and anthropology. (See our list of past books to get an idea of topic coverage.) Our next iteration over the coming month or so will focus on Steven Pinker s most recent Continue reading Book Club: Steven Pinker s When Everyone Knows That… ## [Niklas Luhmann’s Zettelkasten Method One Pager (1968)](https://boffosocko.com/2026/01/02/niklas-luhmanns-zettelkasten-method-one-pager-1968/) _2026-01-03 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ The internet is now rife with what I call zettelkasten method one pagers that describe what many people rightly (or very often wrongly) think that Niklas Luhmann s zettelkasten method entails. While doing some research about Luhmann s numbering system s antecedents, I recently came across a one pager (typescript) written by Luhmann himself in the form of Continue reading Niklas Luhmann s… ## [Filing Index Cards with a C-Line Document Sorter](https://boffosocko.com/2025/12/27/filing-index-cards-with-a-c-line-document-sorter/) _2025-12-28 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ Not surprisingly, I don t always file away my index cards as quickly as I probably ought to. Every now and then I go through my deck of unfiled cards and try to sort them into my card index/zettelkasten. The end of the year seems like a pretty good time to clear the decks. Because I Continue reading Filing Index Cards with a C-Line Document Sorter ## [A comparison of A5 sized notebooks with 4 x 6 inch index cards on a cost per square foot basis](https://boffosocko.com/2025/12/26/a-comparison-of-a5-sized-notebooks-with-4-x-6-inch-index-cards-on-a-cost-per-square-foot-basis/) _2025-12-26 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ Notebooks Product Sheet width (inches) Sheet height (inches) pages price Area sq. ft. $/sq. ft. Hobonichi A5 Graph 5.8 8.3 288 $23.00 96.3 $0.24 Leuchtturm 1917 A5 5.8 8.3 251 $25.95 83.9 $0.31 Moleskine Hard Cover 5 8.25 192 $20.00 55.0 $0.36 Travelers Notebook 4.3 8.3 128 $11.90 31.7 $0.38 4 x 6 inch Continue reading A comparison of A5 sized notebooks with 4 x 6 inch index cards on a cost per… ## [Breaking News: Brodart No Longer Manufactures or Sells Library Card Catalogs](https://boffosocko.com/2025/12/12/breaking-news-brodart-no-longer-manufactures-or-sells-library-card-catalogs/) _2025-12-12 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ With no advance notice or apparent fanfare, Brodart, one of the major library supplies and furnishing companies in the United States, has quit manufacturing, distributing, and selling library card catalogs and library charging trays. This seems sad news for analog library enthusiasts coming just two days after Melvil Dewey s 174th birthday on December 10th. I ve Continue reading Breaking News:… ## [From Seaweed Podcast to Kelp Seed Pots](https://materialfactors.substack.com/p/from-seaweed-podcast-to-kelp-seed) _2025-12-11 · Aaron Nesser · Material Factors_ How a weekend experiment became a high-performance product ## [Fundamentals Of Hypercomplex Numbers | UCLA Extension](https://boffosocko.com/2025/12/03/fundamentals-of-hypercomplex-numbers-ucla-extension/) _2025-12-03 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ Dr. Michael Miller, a retired researcher at RAND, has been teaching upper level undergraduate/graduate level math courses for fun at UCLA Extension for over 50 years. This winter, he ll be introducing hypercomplex numbers to those interested in abstract math: Fundamentals Of Hypercomplex Numbers. His courses are thorough and rigorous, but geared toward lifelong learners and beginners Continue… ## [Zettel of the Year Awards](https://boffosocko.com/2025/11/21/zettel-of-the-year-awards/) _2025-11-22 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ In preparing for some of my end-of-the-year review from my card index, I thought it would be interesting to choose the Best Note of the Year . Then it thought it might be worth choosing a Best Insight , Most Surprising Note , and a Best Folgezettel as well. And if you re going to give out an award, Continue reading Zettel of the Year Awards ## [You’re Invited to Another Southern California Type-In!](https://boffosocko.com/2025/11/11/youre-invited-to-another-southern-california-type-in-november-29-2025/) _2025-11-11 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ “Like a jam session for people who like typewriters. You had unions do sit-ins and hippies do be-ins, so I thought, ‘We’ll do a type-in.’” —Michael McGettigan, 56, bike shop owner who coined the phrase With attendees from 8 months old to over 80, our Spring type-in was so successful, we re hosting another one before Continue reading You re Invited to Another Southern California Type-In! ## [How do you use your typewriter? \[Wrong Answers Only Edition\]](https://boffosocko.com/2025/10/28/how-do-you-use-your-typewriter-wrong-answers-only-edition/) _2025-10-28 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ It s really an over-asked question: What do you use your typewriter for?. (tl;dr: writing). To make things more interesting and entertaining in the middle of the week, let s turn it on its ear and ask only for the wrong answers today. Whether it s use in food preparation: Throw a slab of steak into the segment Continue reading How do you use your typewriter? \[Wrong Answers Only Edition\] ## [Fletch and his Royal HH Standard Typewriters](https://boffosocko.com/2025/09/15/fletchs-royal-hh-standard-typewriters/) _2025-09-16 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ I noticed that just like Dustin Hoffman as Carl Bernstein in All the President s Men, Chevy Chase portraying the titular Fletch (Universal Pictures, 1985) has a Royal HH typewriter not only at his Santa Monica apartment, but he also has a matching one at his office at the Los Angeles Globe. Fletch s Apartment Office Fletch s Continue reading Fletch and his Royal HH Standard Typewriters ## [Typewriter Walking and Singing: Improving Typewriter Performance with Mats, Pads, Rubber Feet, Felt, Recovered Platens, and More](https://boffosocko.com/2025/09/07/typewriter-walking-and-singing-improving-typewriter-performance-with-mats-rubber-feet-felt-recovered-platens-and-more/) _2025-09-07 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ The Walking Typewriter It s a very common complaint/worry/issue when people new to the typewriter world get their first machine and realize that as they re typing, their typewriter slowly moves or walks across the work surface upon which they re typing. It s often easy enough to just move it back to center and continue on, but when Continue reading Typewriter Walking and Singing: Improving… ## [Introduction to Hilbert Spaces: An Adventure In Infinite Dimensions](https://boffosocko.com/2025/08/20/introduction-to-hilbert-spaces-an-adventure-in-infinite-dimensions/) _2025-08-20 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ Looking for some serious entertainment with an intellectual bent on Tuesday nights this fall? Professor Michael Miller has got you covered in multiple dimensions. Dr. Miller has now listed his mathematics offering for Fall 2025 at UCLA Extension. It s Introduction to Hilbert Spaces: An Adventure In Infinite Dimensions (MATH 900). As always, it will be Continue reading Introduction to Hilbert… ## [The Uses and Subtleties of the Line Indicator on a Typewriter](https://boffosocko.com/2025/08/17/the-uses-and-subtleties-of-the-line-indicator-on-a-typewriter/) _2025-08-18 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ The Useful Line Indicator The metal bar often with either grooves or embossed with white lines or in later century models the clear plastic Perspex card guides often with pre-printed white or red lines and/or hash marks on either side of the a typing point are called the line indicator. The line it suggests is Continue reading The Uses and Subtleties of the Line Indicator on a Typewriter ## [Restoration of another 1950 Royal KMG standard typewriter](https://boffosocko.com/2025/08/02/restoration-of-another-1950-royal-kmg-standard-typewriter/) _2025-08-02 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ On Thursday, I broke down my recent Royal KMG typewriter for a full clean/oil/adjust. I spent some time cleaning most of the removed body panels and auxiliary parts. Yesterday, in the cool of the morning I blew it out and flushed it with mineral spirits. Then re-assembled it all. I oiled and adjusted most of Continue reading Restoration of another 1950 Royal KMG standard typewriter ## [1957 Royal FPP Standard Typewriter Restoration](https://boffosocko.com/2025/07/05/1957-royal-fpp-standard-typewriter-restoration/) _2025-07-06 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ During my evacuation from the Eaton Fires, I picked up this 1957 Royal FPP on March 5, 2025, for $31.00. Apparently it had been previously owned by Luke Legg. While it was in somewhat workable shape, it needed a massive clean out. It may be one of the dirtiest machines I ve cleaned up so far. Continue reading 1957 Royal FPP Standard Typewriter Restoration ## [Typewriter Repair Costs and Valuation: Professional Shops versus Collectors versus First Time Buyers](https://boffosocko.com/2025/06/23/typewriter-repair-costs-and-valuation-professional-shops-versus-collectors-versus-first-time-buyers/) _2025-06-23 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ I often see people asking questions about the value of vintage typewriters. Questions like: Is it really worth $550 to buy a clean, oiled, and adjusted typewriter from a repair shop? What about the cheap typewriters I see for $20-50 on Facebook Marketplace? Are they any good ? What s with the dramatic difference in prices? Am Continue reading Typewriter Repair Costs and Valuation: Professional… ## [Tom Hanks’ ingenious custom typewriter covers/mats](https://boffosocko.com/2025/06/16/tom-hanks-ingenious-custom-typewriter-covers-mats/) _2025-06-16 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ We often see typewriter cases and/or simple typewriter covers and people will post photos of how they display typewriters, but I saw a clever method on Saturday at a local type-in in Southern California. Aaron Therol of Typewriter Connection brought along a signed Voss from Tom Hanks collection which included a sturdy green canvas typewriter Continue reading Tom Hanks ingenious custom typewriter… ## [The Typewriter You Probably Don’t Want to Buy](https://boffosocko.com/2025/06/09/the-typewriter-you-probably-dont-want-to-buy/) _2025-06-09 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ Caveat Emptor One of the biggest of the very few companies still manufacturing typewriters in the new millennium is the Shanghai Weilv Mechanism Company. Sadly, for the hobbyist space looking to get into typewriters, while these are easy to find online, they are notorious for dreadful quality control, lots of plastic, and poor type alignment. Continue reading The Typewriter You Probably Don t Want… ## [Typewriter Use and Typewriter Maintenance for Beginning to Intermediate Typists](https://boffosocko.com/2025/06/06/typewriter-use-and-maintenance-for-beginning-to-intermediate-typists/) _2025-06-07 · Chris Aldrich · article | Chris Aldrich_ Two common questions I hear from those just starting out into the typewriter space are frequently about the basics: How do I use a typewriter? How to take care of typewriters or do basic maintenance? Naturally there is a ton of colloquial advice you ll receive on these topics from social media and YouTube, but it s Continue reading Typewriter Use and Typewriter Maintenance for Beginning to…