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| Maintenance & Repairs » L22 ribbon reverse not catching » 15-1-2024 10:57:07 |
- AndrewP
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I looked at my Lettera 22 and tried to reproduce your problem. But it works no matter whether I push the spool down or pull it up.
To be sure: Are you using the right Olivetti spools? And with eyelets at the ends of the ribbon? And do you have the correct spool nuts to fasten the spools?
What happens if you move the ribbon reverse lever by hand?
| Portable Typewriters » Scheidegger Princess » 06-1-2024 03:33:14 |
- AndrewP
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What paint material do you use for a key-cap?
I would worry that the paint would not hold up to daily use (especially if fingernails scratch it).
| Type Talk » What Are You Typing On Today...? » 03-5-2022 13:34:01 |
- AndrewP
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mikeytap wrote:Would you say both are responsive to a light touch as Pete described the 32? I want to have one some day and wondering if one might be preferable.
In my opinion (and compared between my specimens of the Letteras) the Lettera 22 has a much heavier touch, so my fingers (used to computer keyboards) are tiring much faster.
Pete E. wrote:AndrewP,
Would you say the 22 is better or not so good as the 32 ?That's not easy to say, and it probably depends on the condition of the typewriters. I feel the Lettera 22 to be a bit more compact and robust, and the end-of-line-stop-mechanism works better (at least on my copy).
| Type Talk » What Are You Typing On Today...? » 03-5-2022 12:25:43 |
- AndrewP
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Pete E. wrote:
Maybe the same machines but with a differing "name". Similar to Hermes Rocket and Hermes Baby...(???).
No, no, the Lettera 22 and the Lettera 32 are very different typewriters.
The spools and the spool nuts are the same and the rubber housing grommets are interchangeable. But that's it. For example, they have completely different carriage rail mechanisms.
And the typing experience is also very different.
| Portable Typewriters » Portable or Ultraportable suggestions » 15-4-2022 04:07:44 |
- AndrewP
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Hello Brent,
Olivetti bought Underwood in 1959 and thereafter some of the Olivetti typewriters were also sold under the Underwood brand. For example, the Underwood models 310, 314 and 315 correspond to the Olivetti Dora or Lettera 31.
Regards,
Andrew
| Portable Typewriters » Portable or Ultraportable suggestions » 14-4-2022 11:15:09 |
- AndrewP
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Be sure to try some of the Olivettis/Underwoods based on the Lettera 32:
Olivetti Lettera 32
Olivetti Dora
Olivetti Lettera 25
Olivetti Lettera 35
Underwood 314 or 315
(and some others)
Regards,
Andrew
| Maintenance & Repairs » Fixing Lettera 32 margin stop/over-typing problem » 10-10-2020 02:35:25 |
- AndrewP
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You mean the problem when the carriage stops at the right margin and you can still type at this position?
I don't have a Lettera 32, but I have a couple of Olivettis based on the same mechanics (e.g. the Olivetti Dora). And all of these machines have this problem (more or less).
Some time ago I took a closer look at my machines. I suspect that the part that was supposed to block typing is a faulty design or too weakly dimensioned so that it bends easily and then no longer works as expected.
Even if you bend it straight again, the problem will soon come back.
(With the Olivetti Studio 46, however, the stop on the right margin works without any problems.)
| Type Talk » Platen with white powder? » 08-6-2020 03:09:28 |
- AndrewP
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Thank you for your answers.
Unfortunately I have no pictures from such a platen. Last time I saw it on a Triumph Adler Tippa 1. And I wondered whether it is a good or a bad sign regarding the condition of the platen.
(So next time I may risk to buy a typewriter with a white powdered platen.)
| Type Talk » Platen with white powder? » 07-6-2020 14:14:32 |
- AndrewP
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Every now and then I see typewriters where it looks if there is a white powder (like talcum powder) on the platen. Now I wonder how does the powder get there?
Was it common in the 60s and 70s to treat the platen with some powder? Or is it some kind of ageing of certain types of rubber?
| Type Talk » What's your favorite Typewriter to type on? » 10-5-2020 00:08:50 |
- AndrewP
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I only own portables from the 70s and 80s, but for me the Olivetti-Underwood typewriters (based on the mechanics of the Lettera 32) are the most comfortable to type.
My favorites are currently the Underwood 310 and 315 (identical in construction to the Olivetti Dora). The only disadvantage with these typewriters is that Olivetti did not produce any with the newer DIN 2137 keyboard layout (for German keyboards), although this standard was first published in 1976.
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