Typewriters aren’t really made anymore in any major quantity, since the computer kind of rained all over its inky parade. That’s not to say you can’t build one yourself though, as [Toast] did in a very creative fashion.
After being inspired by so many typewriters on YouTube, [Toast] decided they simply had to 3D print one of their own design. They decided to go in a unique direction, eschewing ink ribbons for carbon paper as the source of ink. To create a functional typewriter, they had to develop a typebar mechanism to imprint the paper, as well as a mechanism to move the paper along during typing. The weird thing is the letter selection—the typewriter doesn’t have a traditional keyboard at all. Instead, you select the letter of your choice from a rotary wheel, and then press the key vertically down into the paper. The reasoning isn’t obvious from the outset, but [Toast] explains why this came about after originally hitting a brick wall with a more traditional design.
If you’ve ever wanted to build a typewriter of your own, [Toast]’s example shows that you can have a lot of fun just by having a go and seeing where you end up. We’ve seen some other neat typewriter hacks over the years, too. Video after the break.
[Thanks to David Plass for the tip!]
I just remember DYMO.
That’s pretty much where my mind went, too.
Why isn’t the tag line “giant label maker”. Also shame to hear about the profanity, I will not be watching the video.
Might have to do with the fact that it doesn’t make labels.
+1
Straight out of homemade electronics out of the Sixties.
This thing is very similar to this I think. https://type-writer.org/?p=6059
Or a Simplex.
Neat! But … I could do with out the profanity in the video. Not very professional.
Professionalism is a cult.
Thanks, I’ll skip it. Profanity is not necessary.
The use of profanity in normal day to day speech reinforces, and in most cases proves stereotypes that are descriptive of people who choose to live in the margins of society.
Thanks for posting the video, that person has a reputation.
I mean, do you really want to live in the center of it?
So it’s a giant label maker.
Quit after two minutes. Didn’t even learn who today’s sponsor was.
it’s PCBWAY
Doing it for the clicks.
that’s a pretty interesting carriage advance mechanism
How long do I have to watch before he says why this was preferable to a daisy wheel configuration?