Never mind. By the time I finished reading, I forgot the initial post. (still trying to get over the flu).

Another small update: 

I've sorted out all the issues with this machine except the double-advancing Q and A keys (and very rarely Z and 2). To address that, I've tried moving the trip point in and out. I've tried opening and closing the gap between dogs in the escapement. I've tried pouring mineral spirits into the segment at those keys. No real changes (maybe a little tiny bit better, but that may be placebo effect / optimism).

I also tried moving the segment fulcrum pin so I could remove the type bars to clean directliy and polish them, but the pin does not budge. Even with a generous dose of Kroil, a pin punch, and a hammer. 

Does anyone have any tips on getting the fulcrum pin to move? 

For now, I'm going to just use it and hope that pounding away on it loosens stuff up as it did for Ted Munk in the post Dust linked to above. If that doesn't work, and I feel that the machine is worth the effort, I might strip it down again as much as possible, then try heating it up in the hopes that the segment will loosen its grip on the fulcrum pin (and, even that is in the hopes that getting the type bar out can have any effect).

It's a challenging machine because, otherwise, I really enjoy it. I love the type action, key feel, and typeface (a 13 CPI (yes thirteen) typeface that doesn't feel as small as the numbers). 

I also asked Paul at Bremerton Typewriter (formerly Bremerton Office Machines), but he couldn't think of anything that I hadn't already tried.

It sounds like you're looking for a "key legend", which is sheet with all of the letters printed on it that you can cut out and replace under the glass key caps on your typewriter.

Richard Polt has a PDF on his web site that you can print. I'm not sure which machine it is for (My Underwood 5 is in storage): https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/keylegends.pdf

A couple people sell them on ebay: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=underwood+key+legend&_sacat=0

Robert G has a very helpful article on the process he's used to restore key caps: https://badonoer.blogspot.com/2022/03/brightening-of-glass-typewriter-keys-of.html



 

I've noticing some Goodwill stores (e.g. Seattle) moving from shopgoodwill.com to ebay. So, maybe each store is moving to find the site that most suits them. I've wondered if Fedex gives shopgoodwill.com a good deal, which may be good depending on where the Goodwill store is, and that this may be a factor. The Seattle store is very near USPS, UPS, and Fedex hubs, so they have more options.

Here's another for auction (not affiliated with the sale): https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/190600795_vintage-hermes-3000-s-typewriter-wcase. 

Opening bid is $350. (It was on the block last week with an opening bid of $400, but nobody bid). 

Looks to be in VG shape, though.