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How do I take off key rings?
I am going to be replacing one or two key rings on my Underwood 5, but I have never taken them off before. I see the tabs on the bottom, so do I just bend them out? Or am I supposed to do something else?
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Re: How do I take off key rings?
That's what I did, and then I just lift them off But sometimes it resists. So be careful.
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Re: How do I take off key rings?
I will. Thanks for the help.
When I receive my nickel plating kit tomorrow, I am going to expirmement on a few things first, and then try the key ring.
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Re: How do I take off key rings?
TypewriterGuy wrote:
...When I receive my nickel plating kit tomorrow, I am going to expirmement on a few things first, and then try the key ring.
My most recent typewriter-in-need-of-repair has a very dull looking bell in its open Underwood frame. "Wouldn't it be nice if that were a shiny nickel plated bell", I thought? Or wouldn't it be nice if I used my can of gold-tone spray paint to produce a tacky yet ironic look? :-)
What am I thinking!? Function through surface age has its own beauty of strength and endurance! But let us know how your experiments work out in case I change my mind. ;)
Is this an electroplating process or purely chemical?
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Re: How do I take off key rings?
Electroplating. Its not professional, so I can't do a part subject to wear, like the return lever, but the bell doesntget wear, so it would be fine. So far, I tracked it, and its a few hours away. :D
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