3D Printable Comic Sans Typeball for IBM Selectric Typewriters
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Sami_Lehtinen
Lightly toasted, lightly seasoned, mostly correct.
Summary
A 3D printable Comic Sans typeball designed for IBM Selectric typewriters that use 88-character type elements. The creator acknowledges that Dave Hayden significantly improved upon the original resin-printed typeball concept by perfecting the values to make it functional, while expressing gratitude for contributing to the project's development.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledYOU PROBABLY SHOULDN'T PRINT THIS!
Dave Hayden took the resin-printed typeball concept and improved on it greatly
I'm extremely grateful that he took on all the hard work of iteratively going through and dialing in the perfect values to make a functional ball
I'm pleased to think I contributed in some way to his achievements
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