tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915062462128065384.post1257553919707962156..comments2023-11-07T23:54:12.318+01:00Comments on Robot Dialogs: Typo...matic (Part 3)mARChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02316955986025961010noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915062462128065384.post-65683236146545683962012-07-07T23:56:36.074+02:002012-07-07T23:56:36.074+02:00Dude. Get yourself a Mag Card Selectric, and lear...Dude. Get yourself a Mag Card Selectric, and learn the transmit block. THis is what you wanted. Faling that, a 5218 printer is a Selectric printer. Similar to the Mag Card.Rick Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05013496856265739258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915062462128065384.post-31367087730327310892012-06-25T02:28:35.300+02:002012-06-25T02:28:35.300+02:00This was my favorite thing of all the Maker Faire....This was my favorite thing of all the Maker Faire. Congrats on such an awesome project! I think I have located the victim typewriter, so I'm adding this to my list of projects to have uncompleted on the bench!<br /><br />Thank you for sharing, you made Sunday worth coming back for.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11757858948030133837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915062462128065384.post-82017669361749972962012-06-14T16:42:53.819+02:002012-06-14T16:42:53.819+02:00I don't think the keys will drop with gravity,...I don't think the keys will drop with gravity, there are feather springs (on the bottom front edge (top edge in my setup)) that would prevent this, so you would have to pull each key down individually (requiring 40 or so solenoids instead of 7) to get the keys to go down...<br /><br />It would be possible to mount it with the keys pointed up (so you could type on it and actuate it) I think it can even be done with the type of solenoid I used. The only reason I didn't do it that way was because it is so hard to work on unless flipped up on edge...<br /><br />Also depending on how old yours are they may need springs replaced to actually lift up any added weight on the levers...mine did.mARChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02316955986025961010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915062462128065384.post-60312651254896560362012-06-14T07:53:12.154+02:002012-06-14T07:53:12.154+02:002 questions (as I happen to have a couple selectri...2 questions (as I happen to have a couple selectric 2's) first, as it is unclear from the video, do the keys depress as if someone invisible was typing on them? I would imagine so since the linkages beneath are pulled and gravity would allow them to fall down (or would if it were not on it's back). Second question, would it be possible to mount one of these with the keys pointed up? Maybe set on a pedestal that would contain the linkages and electronics?abzman2000https://www.blogger.com/profile/12129727496346953343noreply@blogger.com