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Electric Typewriters » Brother Correct-o-Riter » 05-9-2022 20:03:39

Fleetwing
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Thanks -- I wondered about that, but I couldn't figure out what the R stood for. Note that you have to hold the lever in that position -- it won't stay there by itself, as the regular spacing settings will. I appreciate it.

Electric Typewriters » Brother Correct-o-Riter » 05-9-2022 16:03:45

Fleetwing
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Looking for a manual for this machine. Picked one up this weekend from Goodwill for $5; no cover but all is working. Trying to figure out what a setting is on the line spacing lever that's marked "R" -- I feel as though it must be obvious but, not to me! My first experience with a Brother of any sort, electro-mechanical or otherwise. Thanks. 

Portable Typewriters » Morse 900 » 08-9-2021 16:16:32

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Anyone know about these? I understand they are a rebranded Nippo. but I know nothing about those either. Was Morse a store label? Someone has one listed on Craigslist locally. Thanks.

Portable Typewriters » New Baby » 18-2-2020 08:58:48

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I realize that I type with only my index and middle fingers, and usually only space with my left thumb, not the right. Never took a typing class. But it works for me.

Type Talk » New Member Thread » 17-2-2020 15:11:16

Fleetwing
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Welcome! Some nice machines you have there! You do "need" an Olympia SG1 or SG3 also -- but I completely understand the suspicious look from your wife!

Maintenance & Repairs » 1952 Underwood SS, Fracture » 17-2-2020 15:08:32

Fleetwing
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J-B Kwikweld is another product to look for -- two-part epoxy that works on metal. I figure it should be available in Alberta. You may want to take your machine to a hardware store and ask their opinion on the best product to use and best way to prep the cracks and apply the product. Good luck with this!

Portable Typewriters » Olympia SM3 arrived today » 17-2-2020 15:00:26

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I think you will be amazed, as I was when I got mine, at how smooth everything is and at the level of precision in the mechanism (and typed product). Looking forward to hearing your impressions!

Type Talk » Recent Acquisitions Thread » 17-2-2020 14:57:19

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Guess what -- I found the serial number. It was stamped underneath the carriage, on the right side of the machine, on the outside of a frame piece that attaches to the rear frame. Slide the carriage to the left and hold the right side of the machine close to a good light source, and you should see it in a cutout of the body shell, right behind the carriage track. 2561684 -- no idea what year that would be, though I'm guessing later 1970s.

Finally got to type with it some, and it has a surprising and welcome refinement to it -- there is a tabulator brake mechanism. Very smooth, and something I'm used to finding only on Olympia portables. It has power spacing too, which is a "nice to have" also. Seems like a quality typewriter -- heavier duty than an SMC Classic or Galaxie, or Royal Safari, to name two roughly contemporaneous machines. 

Maintenance & Repairs » Help with Olivetti Studio 44 » 12-2-2020 12:04:27

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I don't have a Studio 44 anymore, and the one I had didn't require any alignment (this is the "motion" adjustment you're describing -- getting upper- and lower case letters level on the typing line). But -- and I hope this doesn't sound obnoxious -- are you sure those screws are the right ones? I would look for screws that come into contact with some sort of surface that limits the motion of the segment in the shifted and nonshifted positions. Do those screws you're adjusting seem to control those limit settings? Again, I don't have this machine to inspect, but I would look for adjusting screws on the underside of the machine, rather than on the carriage.

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