Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Itam Five. How Do You Store Your Typewriters?

Sorry for the typos.  I just noticed some mis-spelled words and such.




Since the photo was taken there are 3 more on the top shelf and the Montana and Baby are on the shelf with 5 Skyriters, (yes 5.  One is unseen behind the other 4) and the very top shelf (not shown) has 3 machines on it
Here is the link to the post on the Hermes 3000.  There are several other ones as this was the H3k that I took apart to straighten the frame and make a few other repairs. I never had a typewriter in as many pieces as this one before.  It was the first.  The repairs were made over a few weeks and the entire project was much more fun than work.  Great fun once a sheet of paper was inserted and I found the machine worked nearly perfect.

10 comments:

  1. I've been needing to get myself a shelf (more like two or three. my typewriters are spread out all over the apartment and they are a mess…) and that looks like just the thing I need! Maybe they're on sale here at the Tacoma Target, too.

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    1. They've got a set of castors for them too. I did not get them. I can always add them if I want. I think the castors are about 13 or 14 dollars extra.

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  2. Very nice. Now you need MORE such shelves!

    I recently had a similar experience (wife and all) and went to Home Depot where I found some snap-together plastic shelving, quite strong. I got 3 of those and now many typewriters are collected in one little area of the basement, on those shelves.

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    1. I thought about the plastic ones, but I was not sure they would be sturdy enough to store typewriters. The plastic do have one advantage; easier to slide the typewriter(s) onto and off of the shelves.

      The wire ones need to have a piece of masonite or other thin material put on the to allow the machines to be slid. I had to allow extra space above the machines to lift them for removing or reshelving.

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  3. Great storage solution! I had no idea that you could get a shelving unit that sturdy at such a good price.

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    1. I think the normal price is 59 or 69 dollars.

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    2. I agree with Dana, nice storage solution, so neat and organized.

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  4. I'd be worried about adding castors. Imagine the momentum if that thing started rolling! Apart from a couple of portables on rotation (currently Halda and H2K) and five standards, mine strew the attic floor. Mrs M is a forgiving soul letting you keep them in daylight. Great bargain hunting!

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    1. Castors on the carpet would be fine. Rolling could be a problem in a different room. I really need to get more of these or similar shelves. I still have some machines under my desk and radio table in the radio room.

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  5. Good blogging Bill! Keep it up, love to read more from you.

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