tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post6969364560072824686..comments2023-04-27T06:14:51.777-07:00Comments on clickthing: Colorcasting Reduxmpclemenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-54050776187602474872009-07-21T09:47:56.367-07:002009-07-21T09:47:56.367-07:00Hm. I got nothin'. Maybe I'll try it again...Hm. I got nothin'. Maybe I'll try it again tonight with different paper or crayons or something. I may just have to come to term with the fact that I was never meant to be a colorcaster.Mike Speeglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648532407369443335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-15785026522704297712009-07-21T09:19:16.215-07:002009-07-21T09:19:16.215-07:00Hmm. The wax gets absorbed into the paper when I ...Hmm. The wax gets absorbed into the paper when I bake it, too, but I don't think that's a bad thing. As long as it comes back <i>off</i> when you type.<br /><br />I wonder if it's the same problem that I had with ironing? An all-over heat (and a higher heat) seemed to be more effective that spot-heating.mpclemenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-73567051264061297762009-07-20T20:37:21.547-07:002009-07-20T20:37:21.547-07:00Believe it or not, your "baking" method ...Believe it or not, your "baking" method is probably superior to the heat gun method. Blasted things gets so hot that the wax actually gets partially absorbed into the paper, and then nothing comes off! <br /><br />Ooh, I WOULD like to try it on the Selectric, though...Mike Speeglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648532407369443335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-17127074674329357352009-07-20T11:56:08.797-07:002009-07-20T11:56:08.797-07:00It just now strikes me that having a couple of pre...It just now strikes me that having a couple of prepared sheets on-hand would be the ideal way to give new typers a test run without monkeying with a ribbon. Duh.<br /><br />The Oliver idea sounds good, especially since it was also famed for its readable, clear type, yes? I would expect that pica or large machines will take to this process better than elites or scripts. I'm not sure how one measures the dpi of crayon...mpclemenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-74799009504121305572009-07-20T09:08:54.685-07:002009-07-20T09:08:54.685-07:00You know what might be the perfect machine for thi...You know what might be the perfect machine for this technique? An Oliver! The strike is hard and sharp (superior manifolding was one of its most heavily advertised features). Often, the wooden ribbon cores are missing or damaged, making an otherwise functional machine unusable. Even if you have the cores, threading the ribbon is a PITA. I'll certainly give crayoncasting a shot on an Oliver at some point.<br /><br />Word verification: sucition: the sneaking feeling that something inside your typewriter is sticking to some other part.Olivanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13153890530685124767noreply@blogger.com