Will, This problem with SCM portable t/b's is very common and is happening when people pull on the typebars. You know, there are many typewriters both big and...
Peter, Thanks for the info. My Hammond 1 remod came with a nickeled eraser plate, but it was so badly peeled and rusted that I just buffed it down and painted...
Awright... I'm gonna throw myself on the mercy of the court, yeronner... I confess, I've been posing as a typewriter collector... but have the ability to only...
The only orange typewriter I'm aware of is the Underwood portable already referenced by Cuyler. I've seen a few on eBay from time to time, but not often. Try...
Loren, my eBay records confirm what Cuyler already said -- about $150 to $200 generally, up to maybe $250 in really good condition. Jann ... From: Loren...
Thanks! I just found two groups for Selectrics, and joined. I hope that I didn't offend any about my comment about manuals. I have nothing against manuals or...
Your tale of woe touched my heart, so I went and looked at my three Remettes to see what was so difficult. I see that the two later ones say "REMETTE" on the...
Didn't someone also suggest using a shoelace at some point on the list? Lin ... From: Cuyler Brooks To: TYPEWRITERS@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 01,...
Yes, Lin, that's my standard answer to the drawband problem, but note, the venetian blind cord was too fat, and shoelaces are even larger diameter :) I could...
Well, see, if you only dust and display you never have these decisions! I thought it was you, Lynda, who knew about cobbling together drawbands. Send me a...
Thank you all. I'm off to the bakery. And thanks for the tensioning advice! ... decisions! I thought it was you, Lynda, who knew about cobbling together...
Mr. Brooks wrote: because of the intermediate small deep pulley, the cord can't be over ... see ... inner ... need ... will ... So, I can get the cord in...
... Most of my Olympias claim to be "De Luxe" on the sector. The SM 3 and the SM 9 long-carriage portables have the "Operating Instructions", a single sheet...
Hey, Dick, I'm the third sister. I deserve a sticky bun, too, for having to listen to my sisters talk about shoelaces instead of typewriters. Jann ... From:...
... Well, if you find one I want a copy - I have three Noiseless 77 machines, two Underwood-Elliot-Fisher from the mid 30s and an Underwood from the mid 40s....
... Hinged lids on the ribbon spools with the UT monogram as a cutout? I guess I could take a picture of the thing, though it might take a while to find it - I...
... Yes - I would get the line cut to length, get one end fixed in the drum, then take the line-holder off the right-hand end of the carriage and attach the...
A shoelace? I never saw a shoelace 1/32-inch in diameter unless it was on a doll shoe - and that would hardly run to the 12 inches or so you need! Dental floss...
Hi everyone, Thanks to everyone who shared their thoughts to my questions about what to look for in my getting into typewriters. Well, I now have a pretty neat...
Hi there You are after an Adler Tippex. They are a small manual portable and you should be able to find one as they were very common. Happy hunting Jim ... ...
Randy, Your drawband has either broken or come loose. I am not familiar with the Olympia, but start looking at the back of the machine, under the carriage....
Hi Lynda, Looking through the bottom of the machine, I can see a large wheel with a string (cord) attached to it, and the string has wraped itself around the...
I hope everybody's buns are in good order ! I am confuse of what buns are you guys talking about it, as the string of messages (no pun intended) are too long,...
OK, you're in the right place. The big wheel is the main spring and the piece of string is the drawband. You don't necessarily have to take anything apart,...
I would guess that the "big wheel" is the tension drum. The cord should be wrapped around the rim of it when the carriage is all the way left, but nearly...
The projection that the hook fits over is slightly domed silvery metal, about 1/4-inch diameter, in the middle (fore-aft) of the bottom of the right-hand end...
Thanks Andrew. That would be me. :) ... (for those of you in TW denial but who like adding machines - there is a whole 2page detailed article on Grants...
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