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Royal Standard 5 - carriage problems
Hi,
I just joined this forum. I've been collecting antique typewriters as a hobby off and on for several years, but I'm still kind of inexperienced with actually fixing them. I recently bought a Royal Standard 5 from a thrift shop. I looked up the serial number (106941-5) and it's from 1912! It was in really bad shape when I got it...everything was grimey and filthy, and the keys and carriage were completely jammed up. It was a little rusty in some spots, but not too bad. I was able to clean it up pretty well and now all the keys are free and working. I had to make a new drawband (with shoelace ha ha!) to reconnect the spring motor to the carriage. The carriage does move now, but I'm still having a problem with it. It's really wobbly and doesn't move on the track quite right. It definitely seems like something is missing.
Are there supposed to be ball bearings or something inside the track for the carriage to move smoother and be held in place?
If anyone is familiar with this particular typewriter, I'd really appreciate any help. I've almost got it working again, if I can just figure out what's wrong with the carriage!
- Chris
- Sigourney643
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Re: Royal Standard 5 - carriage problems
Since you are in California, I would contact Paul at Bremerton Office Machines
He has been very helpful in the past (and actually has replacement drawband material) with my Royal Model 10.
- Ct92404
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Re: Royal Standard 5 - carriage problems
Success! I got the carriage working!
Thank you for suggesting I contact Paul. I emailed him and explained what was happening. It turns out that there are a couple of small spockets with ball bearings that are supposed to go in the track. When I first started working on the typewriter and tried to get the carriage to move, I did find a couple of sprockets that fell out. At the time, I had no idea where they went but I knew they had to be important and I saved them. After I wrote to Paul and he explained where the sprockets are supposed to go, I managed to get the them back in. It was frustrating and I almost gave up, but I did it. The carriage is working much smoother and advances the way it's supposed to now whenever I press a key or the space bar.
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Re: Royal Standard 5 - carriage problems
Glad I could help. Getting the older Royal carriages back on and aligned is a "Royal" pain!
