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| Portable Typewriters » 1960 - Tower President XII » Today 15:30:07 |
- Eagle
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...and deemed satisfactory — with a "Meow" from the chief reviewer.
| Portable Typewriters » 1960 - Tower President XII » Today 09:52:36 |
- Pete E.
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My Tower President XII made in 1960. A Smith-Corona series 5LT variant for Sears Roebuck.
It weighs in at 13.6 lbs. without its case weight.
I love the 12" wide carriage on this otherwise small portable.
It ran me a whopping $ 45 USD plus a little bit of shipping.
All it needed was a deep clean, light oiling, and a new silk ribbon. Added new peel & stick felt here and there. Case just needed a wipe-down.
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| Maintenance & Repairs » SM3 carriage catch » Today 09:32:06 |
- overwood
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Ah yes, I just tipped it up and its obvious the left rear washer is toast. Easy peasy.
| Maintenance & Repairs » SM3 carriage catch » Today 08:37:37 |
- overwood
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thetypewriterman wrote:The carriage is catching on the casing because the rubber washers that separate the case from the chassis have failed. This is a very easy fix, using tap (faucet) washers.
Oh, ok thanks. I had read about that issue but it seemed like they were talking about something else. Glad to know its an easy fix
| Maintenance & Repairs » SM3 carriage catch » Today 04:50:37 |
- thetypewriterman
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The carriage is catching on the casing because the rubber washers that separate the case from the chassis have failed. This is a very easy fix, using tap (faucet) washers.
| Maintenance & Repairs » SM3 carriage catch » Yesterday 23:35:23 |
- overwood
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Oh dang, its actually an SM4. Guess I can still look for a 3
| Maintenance & Repairs » SM3 carriage catch » Yesterday 22:58:33 |
- overwood
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Here ya can see the little tab that hits the body. It appears that this left side of the carriage is slightly lower than the right side.
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