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I was looking through Goodwill's site...
...and since I just bought a Smith Corona Silent and my wife will have my head (if not something of my nether regions) if I buy another, I thought someone here might be interested in this old Smith Corona Standard:
Looks beautiful. I haven't checked to see what year it is and it's tough to tell the condition, but even with the shipping, it feels like a pretty good deal.
I was on the site because I want to buy a clunker that I can take apart and try to put together again. I need to learn how to maintain these things. That seems like half of the fun.
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Re: I was looking through Goodwill's site...
If you want something to take apart and put back together, that's not the machine for you.
These later L.C Smith standards are quite complex and should not be disassembled unless you have the knowledge to work on them.
You should get something common and simple like a Underwood No.5.
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- Bare Foot Bri Guy
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Cool. Thanks for the tip. I'll keep my eyes open. I figure I'll try to find something that isn't in working order and use that for practice. I don't want to send a good machine to an early grave.
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Re: I was looking through Goodwill's site...
Even the Smith Corona Super Speeds (Late ones with green keys) are pretty easy.The carriage is extremely easy to remove, the panels are easy, and the mainspring and escarpment can be removed too (With a little more experience, Ive done it)
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Re: I was looking through Goodwill's site...
TypewriterGuy, that's good to know as I just bought a Smith Corona Silent that arrived yesterday. I think that it is a 1949 (serial number 5S139135). I already marvelled at the easily removable platen (wish my '38 Sterling had that) and have been enjoying the machine a lot. I have some questions about things and feel like it will be a good piece to learn some maintenance skills on. Make no mistake though, this is a machine I want to use. Too much fun not to.
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Re: I was looking through Goodwill's site...
If you look around, you will se how I explained how to take off the carriage. Its a desktop, right? Then if it is, it should have an easily removable carriage.
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