... No, I tried the metrics, all were too large or too small. You would turn the screw to the right to raise the rest position of the basket, which seems to be...
... Argh.... Have you tried both the lower and upper case all the way across? Hard to imagine they put those adjustment screws there just for grins.... The...
Dear all, First of all a happy new year to you all. This month we celebrate a double feat. To begin with, on Jan 12 2009 it will be exactly ten years ago that...
I think the historical value of what you, Jay Respler, and all the others who have built this marvelous resource, is beyond measure. Each post contributes to...
First, let me wish everyone a happy and prosperous New Year. Thanks to everyone who contributes in such a knowledgeable, courteous, friendly and very patient...
I second that statement. E.J. ... From: John <jpayton2@...> Subject: [TYPEWRITERS] Re: A double feat To: TYPEWRITERS@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday,...
The main thing I have heard of being used to rejuvenate dry ribbons is WD-40. Even as late as the Epson dot-matrix computer printers, which had continuous-loop...
I have used many of the classic nickel polishes and some unusual ones, and today I tried a new one and I thought I would share the results. I was cleaning up...
Peter M. Weil
pmweil@...
Jan 2, 2009 3:48 am
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... I have used many of the classic nickel polishes and some unusual ones, and today I tried a new one and I thought I would share the results. I was cleaning...
Louis, I do not know how bad the rust is on the nickel of your Underwood. If it is very thin or just light spots, usually there is nickel underneath it. But if...
Peter M. Weil
pmweil@...
Jan 2, 2009 4:15 am
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I'll try it tomorrow, thanks [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
... Needs special tools. A nut driver with a hollow shaft. A thin screwdriver goes through the hole in the nut driver. Driver loosens the nut, screwdriver...
I see you can purchase a hollow shaft nut driver at Ames. Is this what you mean? http://www.amessupply.com/products1.cfm?aid=1&cid=D&sid=DD&fid=1605925 Jim ......
If you belong to ANY Yahoo Groups - be aware that Yahoo is now using "Web Beacons" to track every Yahoo Group user. It's similar to cookies, but allows Yahoo...
That's it alright - but they don't seem to offer the 7/32-inch tip that would fit the locking nut on the old QDL. To get a full selection of tip sizes, the...
... And invisible to my old browser. With Firefox I get the text, but the line ... has no live link in it! And note that while you can opt out of their "using"...
I've been looking into this as sometimes these are urban legends. In this case, no, it is true but these Web Beacons apparently collect information in...
... And even worse, when I use another browser and choose the opt-out link, I get a page that says "YOU ARE NOT CURRENTLY OPTED OUT" but has no further link to...
Hi Folks: here's the past week's top 40 (by price) completed eBay typewriter auctions, as of today. Have a good weekend... Dave For direct links, go to this...
Yawn. This business about web beacons was news in 2005, about four years ago. That's when an Internet rumor spread like wildfire warning people about the...
I just received an original 1910 bill of sale for a new Underwood # 5 with serial number 5-286620. If you own this machine and would like a scan to document...
Peter M. Weil
pmweil@...
Jan 4, 2009 12:16 am
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http://www.speechtechblog.com/tag/history Besides my modest collection of typewriters (a little bit over 100, but about 50 really good, thanks Paul et al...
I'm interested but the YouTube link is missing. Can you give us the search words? To: TYPEWRITERS@yahoogroups.com From: afjim@... Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2009...
Yesterday, my wife and son went shopping for all the discounts at some local thrift stores. She called up from one where I'd found a Royal 10 last spring. At...
That's it. Fits in places where a regular wrench can't fit. ... -- Jay Respler ADVANCED BUSINESS MACHINES CO. 732-431-1464 -- JRespler@... SKY VIEWS...
Hi Peter, The Bichrome began about 245,999 with the no. 5 Underwood. Back Space also began about this serial number. All this according to Beeching. Dax ... ...
Hi, Dax, Thank you very much. The owners of neither machine dspoke up. Here is a scan for you. Happy New Year! Best, Peter ... [Non-text portions of this...
Peter M. Weil
pmweil@...
Jan 5, 2009 4:12 am
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hello everybody, i was wondering if somebody could help a beginner here. I have found a Hammond model 26 (the one in the following link). i have used it, and...
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