1 | Maintenance & Repairs » Triumph Tippa 1960s ribbon vibrator not lifting high enough » 01-3-2026 06:47:27 |
- Laurenz van Gaalen
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Nice to get such positive feedback from you. Thanks!
| Maintenance & Repairs » Triumph Tippa 1960s ribbon vibrator not lifting high enough » 28-2-2026 15:56:27 |
- Laurenz van Gaalen
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FWIW, I made a website about common Tippa issues:
| Type Talk » Typewriter Repairman, Duane Jensen, Passing... RIP » 27-1-2026 13:13:16 |
- Laurenz van Gaalen
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Sad news indeed. Apart from being interesting, I found watching Duane's videos relaxing. They had a certain rhythm, a flow—the sequence of his actions, accompanied by his pleasant voice became more than a source of information to me. I will certainly miss him.
| Portable Typewriters » Olympia Traveller - Article » 02-8-2025 10:10:44 |
- Laurenz van Gaalen
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Thanks Pete!
| Type Talk » New Member Thread » 18-7-2025 01:52:34 |
- Laurenz van Gaalen
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Thank you for your story.
| Standard Typewriters » Underwood with only UPPER CASE letters » 03-5-2025 09:48:41 |
- Laurenz van Gaalen
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Hi Ted,
How interesting, I have a telegraphers Remington that was serviced by ASPA too. See the link below for photo's op and a type sample. Now I wonder, does your machine have the same typeface?
FYI: Underwood made MILL's (the nick name for telegrapher typewriters). As far as I know MILL's had always a slashed zero. See also the links below.
Kind regards,
Lau
| Typewriter Paraphernalia » Homemade Paper Support Idea... » 17-4-2025 14:49:45 |
- Laurenz van Gaalen
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Nice, thanks for sharing.
| Maintenance & Repairs » All the keys truly stuck, and getting worse! » 12-4-2025 14:50:35 |
- Laurenz van Gaalen
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Try white spirit. If that doesn't help, try paint thinner. If that doesn't help, remove one typebar to check what is going on. I had the same once, and after I removed a typebar I discovered a layer of hardened gunk on the sides of the typebar. The gunk was so hard that I needed to sand it away.
| Portable Typewriters » Groma Kolibri card holders » 28-1-2025 14:53:50 |
- Laurenz van Gaalen
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Thanks Pete, good point, I had not thought of a mechanical reason. However, that can't be the case. The alignment scales below the triangular card holders are perfectly symmetrical. Only the card holders have different positions.
It is quite an odd design and I have never seen in other machines. I wonder if the design has something to do with holding the card or with what the typist sees (and what is obstructed by the card holders).
| Portable Typewriters » Groma Kolibri card holders » 27-1-2025 13:18:35 |
- Laurenz van Gaalen
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Recently I noticed that the card holders of my Kolibri are placed asymmetrically. Does anyone know why that is?
