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Typewriters - Dealers/Retailers » FS: Typewriter Repair Bibles » 16-9-2017 18:30:00

revmunk
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Allright, a bit of an issue with Lulu, so I've set these up at BookPatch. Here's the new links:


The Manual Typewriter Repair Bible is now available! Newly EXPANDED! 478 Pages, Professionally printed and coil bound to lay flat on your work table.
Includes:
Basic Mechanical Theory and Indoctrination on how mid-20th Century manual typewriters work.
Step-By-Step Typewriter Symptom Troubleshooting Guide.
Complete 1946 OAMI Service and Adjustment Manual Covering:
Standard Manual Typewriters: Remington * Royal * Underwood * Woodstock * L.C. Smith,
Portable Manual Typewriters: Remington * Royal * Corona * Underwood.
Typewriter Tools, Ribbon Spools, Ribbons, Platens, Springs and Ball Bearings Reference.
Typewriter Typeface and Keyboard Reference.


The 1970 AMES Standard & Electric Typewriter Repair Manual is now available! 462 Pages, Professionally printed and coil bound to lay flat on your work table.
Includes:
1968 AMES B200 Basic Training Manual
for Standard Typewriters
Covering Standard Manual Typewriters:
Royal Empress • Underwood Five • Remington Standard • Smith Corona Standard •
Adler Universal • Hermes 9 & Ambassador • Olympia SG-3
1970 AMES B500 Basic Manual for Electric Typewriters
Covering Standard Electric Typewriters:
Royal 550 & 660 • Remington 25 • Smith Corona 400 & 410 • Olivetti-Underwood
Scriptor & 700 Series • IBM Selectric 1 • IBM Model C & D


The Smith-Corona Floating Shift Typewriter Repair Bible is now available! 334 Pages, Professionally printed and coil bound to lay flat on your work table.
Includes:
Smith-Corona "Floating Shift" User Man

Typewriters - Dealers/Retailers » FS: Typewriter Repair Bibles » 19-2-2017 17:40:39

revmunk
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I've put together some books you might be interested in, Five so far and more on the way. This seemed like the proper forum to post it in, so here we go. (:

There's a discount code you can use until the end of February:
Use coupon code "6LZFHB4T" for 25% off, ends Feb 28, 2017.
(protip: if you are not in the US and the discount code doesn't work, you can fix it by setting the Lulu Site language to US English. I've been told by buyers in Spain, Germany and Italy that this trick works to enable the coupon code to work again.)


The Manual Typewriter Repair Bible is now available! 462 Pages, Professionally printed and coil bound to lay flat on your work table.
Includes:
Basic Mechanical Theory and Indoctrination on how mid-20th Century manual typewriters work.
Step-By-Step Typewriter Symptom Troubleshooting Guide.
Complete 1946 OAMI Service and Adjustment Manual Covering:
Standard Manual Typewriters: Remington * Royal * Underwood * Woodstock * L.C. Smith,
Portable Manual Typewriters: Remington * Royal * Corona * Underwood.
Typewriter Tools, Ribbon Spools, Ribbons, Platens, Springs and Ball Bearings Reference.
Typewriter Typeface and Keyboard Reference.


The Smith-Corona Floating Shift Typewriter Repair Bible is now available! 334 Pages, Professionally printed and coil bound to lay flat on your work table.
Includes:
Smith-Corona “Floating Shift” User Manuals
Complete 1947 and 1951 Service, Troubleshooting and Adjustment Manuals Covering Portable Manual Typewriters:
Smith-Corona Squareline (Flat-to

Type Talk » Help dating a Remington - serial number question » 21-10-2013 17:36:48

revmunk
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CJ657165 I'm going to guess is probably 1952 ?

From Schramm 1962 (in German):
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Remington (Kanada)
CX 44 001 u. darüber - 1940
CX 62 000 - CX 767 399 - 1947-1953

They're vague about specific years, but you can mentally run an algorythm to extrapolate ranges between 1947 to 1953 and 657165 is at the tail end of that range.
(the "X" probably indicates that all canadian models ran in the same number range. The "C" prefix seems to have been used for all Canadian-made models except some Canadian Noiseless models from 1940 through at least 1954.)

Typewriter Services » Platen re-covering in USA » 26-7-2013 13:05:52

revmunk
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I've had 4 platens recovered on my machines, 2 from JJ Short, 2 from Ames (no longer in business). All 4 were wonderfully done, and make a huge difference in the machine's performance. The cost is not much, like Amelia reports, it's between $60-$100 depending on the size of the platen. That's actually pretty close to what Ames was charging for many years.

Regarding platen diameters, the only source I know of for "factory fresh" diameter measurements for most platens is the 1962 edition of "H.F.W. Schramm, Liste der Herstellungsdaten deutscher und ausländischer Schreibmaschinen, 11th edition, Hans Burghagen Verlag, Hamburg". Not an easy thing to find, but I'm slowly adding those measurements to the Typewriter Database serial number lists over time. If you are thinking of having a platen recovered that hasn't yet been updated in the Database, go ahead and ask me (provide manufacturer and model), and I'll see if it's in Schramm 62.

Type Talk » How to host a type-in? » 26-7-2013 11:39:52

revmunk
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Some tips from someone who's been a part of a few:

1) don't bother with behavior rules. the general public, even kids, tend to be quite respectful and fascinated by the machines, and treat them pretty delicately. I've had no problems with type-ins at restaurants and coffee shops. The inevitable "carriage return into a coffee cup" will happen, but it's the typed sheets laying on the table that get damaged. We know how to clean our machines. (:

2) as beautiful and wonderful as Hermes and Olivetti machines are, some models will have problems in a public environment. Anything with a Magic Margin-style setting will frustrate newbies (H3000, many Royals, etc.) and Rockets and Letteras have linespace levers and carriage lock systems that are easily set to a position that will lock the carriage up and frustrate people. You learn pretty quickly which ones you have to keep an eye on to make sure you don't get the guilty "I broke your antique typewriter" look of despair from some innocent budding typist. (:

Smith-Coronas, Brothers and Olympias always seem to be a safe and sturdy option for newbies to play with, and I recommend them for the main "public typers". Older iron machines, if working well, are always popular and tend to have simple controls that are hard to screw up, as well.

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