Oi.  Every time I get something working on this, something else quits working, lol.  Got the ribbon mechanism working, loaded the ribbon,  then the margin stops quit working,  got those loosened and the color selector fell off.  Got that back on and working and decided to quit while I'm ahead.  I'm learning a lot though

It's typing fairly well now.  I may try to find another cover.  If I buy a parts machine, it may be better than this one, ha,

Last edited by Spazmelda (28-6-2015 19:54:12)

Jeez, you'd expect better from an Underwood! Especially one that even isn't that old!

I have heard good things about Evapo-Rust for removing stubborn bits. You can wash it off with water, and as long as you dry out the parts immediately with a hairdryer, the rust will be banished. I keep meaning to buy the British equivalent. That typewriter sounds like a needy machine that's trying to bond with you!

Wow, I wish I could turn back time and leave this machine in the shop.  Anyway, I have it now and I should make the best of it. 

I was feeling so proud for figuring out the type alignment, but realized last night that I also have to somehow align the type when I press shift lock.  In shift lock, the type is still too high, so there must be an additional adjustment.

Also, I can't figure out what I did to mess up the red black color selection.  The ribbon does not throw high enough now.  I messed with two little screws on the bottom before I found the type adjustment nuts. I'll add a pic in a minute.  I keep trying to adjust them, but I can't seem to get the ribbon to go high enough.  I don't think it was the adjustment I made to the nuts in the previous picture, as I was adjusting them to type lower, and previously the red black was working fine even with the higher caps.  I can pull the vibrator up with my finger and get the red to work, and I can pull the screws on bottom (they are attached to the universal touch plate, or something like that) forward to get red to work, but I can't figure out how to make it throw higher when I strike a key. 

I found some diagrams online for different Underwood typewriters, and the screws on bottom are definitely related to ribbon throw, but I don't understand exactly how. Then, I find some other instructions to form the arm that attaches to the vibrator, but I don't think anything I did would have bent that, so I'm hesitant to go in and start bending things on purpose.