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Maintenance & Repairs » Oliver No. 5 - carriage skipping » 02-2-2020 00:00:49

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Hello again,

Here's a photo of my Oliver 5. 

So far I have cleaned it, straightened a bent actuating rod for the "N" key, made a new hook for the carriage string, made a tiny steel wheel to replace the a missing one on the paper guide, adjusted some misaligned key buttons, adjusted the ribbon vibrator position, realigned several key strikers, cleaned the type face and fiddled with many screws trying to figure out what does what.  - In a word: FUN!

I have a new ribbon with wooden spools on order.

It is missing the pencil holder and the two ribbon covers.  If anyone knows where I might find these parts, I'd love to know!

Mark


Maintenance & Repairs » Oliver No. 5 - carriage skipping » 28-1-2020 22:18:10

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After viewing some helpful videos online, I got in there and more thoroughly cleaned the carriage and gears - and the problem seems to have gone away!  I suspect there was a bit of debris in the teeth that was causing the gear to jump out of engagement and slip.

Thanks!

Mark

Maintenance & Repairs » Oliver No. 5 - carriage skipping » 28-1-2020 11:43:35

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Hello,

A friend of mine just gave me an Oliver No. 5 dating from 1913.  It is my first and it seems to be in a worn but usable state - I hope!  Personally, I like to think it has "character".

I've cleaned it up and replaced the draw cord hook. It is missing the covers for the ribbon holders and the pencil-holding bar, but is otherwise complete.  It seems to type fine but the carriage often skips forward.  This problem seems to get worse towards the end of a line of typing until it jumps the last inch or so to the right margin.  I looked from the side and shined a light on the gear that engages the carriage and it seems that the gear doesn't always pop back fully into place against the teeth on the carriage after each key stroke.  

This link is to a photo I found online of a later model Oliver, but it shows a side view of the gear I am talking about together with its operating mechanism, removed from the machine.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1GOfq2l4-3A/VThoVD7DnSI/AAAAAAAAAhk/D896LamcRnU/s1600/IMG_1890.JPG
This gear moves forward and back to engage the teeth on the carriage during each key stroke.  (This would be left and right in this side view image.)

Is their an adjustment, spring replacement, or perhaps something needing a better cleaning that could fix this? 

Any help is appreciated!

Mark
 

Standard Typewriters » Help figuring out odd platen » 24-1-2020 09:27:33

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Hello again,

Thank you for the reply.  The stencil theory is where I am leaning, too.  I Googled this but haven't found anything exactly like my set-up.  - The seemingly endless variety of mechanisms is one of the things that attracted me to this hobby though!

Mark

Standard Typewriters » Help figuring out odd platen » 23-1-2020 16:45:36

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Hello,

I am new to this hobby and have acquired a Remington Paragon 12 with an odd platen that I am trying to figure out.

The platen has a horizontal slot a few inches long in it coming in from the left side holding two thin metal plates inset more-or-less flush with the surface of the platen.  At the left end of the platen, where the line space ratchet would normally be found there is a chromed circular tab that rotates with the platen and when pressed raises and lowers the two thin metal plates above the surface of the platen.  There is no line space pawl/ratchet mechanism at all, but there is a return/line space lever on the carriage that isn't connected to anything except its hinge pin and there is an empty threaded pin where the pawl would presumably be in a standard configuration. 

The position of the circular tab on this platen appears to preclude the installation of a regular line space pawl/ratchet mechanism.  In addition there are no little wheels to hold the paper to the platen either, although there is a little sliding metal tab where the left side wheel would normally be.  The typewriter otherwise appears to be a typical Remington 12. 

Given that the typewriter has a return/line space lever and an attachment point for the associated line space mechanism, but the platen lacks a ratchet gear, I assume that the idea was for the platen and line space ratchet mechanism to be swapped in and out with a standard one as-needed.  Unfortunately, a standard one didn't come with the machine.

What is this for?  Presumably the thin metal plates are to hold a certain size piece of paper while typing.  Was this to hold checks, stencils or some other odd-sized form?  Any help sorting this out would be appreciated.

PS - Sorry for the lack of photos, but I haven't figured out how to upload an image to the forum.  I am also just learning the terminology and trying to attach the correct names to all of the dooma-flachies and thingamajigs.

Thanks,

Mark

 

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