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25-9-2016 15:20:49  #1


At long last, an Olympia SG1

This one was in bad shape: it had many sticking keys and wouldn't even feed paper. I was going to let it go when the seller said he had a buyer lined up that wanted to use it as a wedding prop. I was horrified by this, and promptly gave him the full $60. Back home, I cleaned it numerous times and freed the keys. The paper wasn't feeding because there was a terribly degraded piece of leather stuck in the fee. I removed it and several other pieces, but the paper still fed at an angle. So I moved in the margins slightly and that solved the problem. I'm sure there are better fixes, but it's typing like a champ now. Besides having an inclination for Olympias, especially the SM3, I bought this SG1 because Uwe spoke highly of it. I now know his assessment is very accurate: this is an amazing machine, a true workhorse. I love the elite typeface, and am glad I found it, since they rarely come up. 


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25-9-2016 16:14:58  #2


Re: At long last, an Olympia SG1

I used to get lots of these.  I have a few project machines in the garage--including a 1956 model and a l960 model--both with unusual typefaces.  One of these days, when I don't have so many daily fires to put out, I'm going to start repairing again.


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29-9-2016 13:25:00  #3


Re: At long last, an Olympia SG1

I like the fact that the carriage comes off so easily. It makes it a cinch to get into the guts.

 

03-10-2016 12:05:54  #4


Re: At long last, an Olympia SG1

Congrats on the awesome machine! One more typewriter saved from an uncertain fate...

Have you used it much yet?

 

03-10-2016 12:13:05  #5


Re: At long last, an Olympia SG1

Ampelmann, I have used it every day since I bought it! I just love it. It's one hell of a machine.


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03-10-2016 12:56:37  #6


Re: At long last, an Olympia SG1

Nice!  I imagine it cleaned up nicely eh?  I found the biggest challenge with mine was finding a sufficiently stable surface that wouldn't rock/shake/rattle/bow beneath the SG1's mighty mass! 

 

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