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14-1-2018 01:26:42  #21


Re: Show Us Your Restoration Before & After Photos

mre12ax7 wrote:

1928 Remington 12 - saved from the Keychoppers.

What did you use for your keys?  I’ve had success with making keys from glass and paper clips.  You can see the results on my blog www.TheMechanicalType.blogspot.com
 


Typewriter Service Tech (and avid nerd)
 

14-1-2018 16:07:10  #22


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It's finally done! It wasn't quite as dirty as my other KMM, but it's still satisfying to see everything shiny again.

1948 Royal KMM
Before:

During:

After:

 

14-1-2018 16:44:41  #23


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SquireDante wrote:

It's finally done! It wasn't quite as dirty as my other KMM, but it's still satisfying to see everything shiny

Your before and after photo galleries make me drool and also slightly envious. Even the minimally invasive tasks involved with getting a typewriter shiny-clean are beyond my skill (my wife changes our oil), so I end up mostly sticking to cleaning easily-accessible parts. I love seeing people make dusty old typers gleam again.
 


There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed. -- Ernest Hemingway
 

15-1-2018 12:08:52  #24


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Thanks for the compliment! I perhaps have too much patience for these types of things, and end up working on them for weeks. As for the skill part, I just stare at it, press buttons/flick switches fifty times, peer inside with a flashlight, take a screwdriver to anything that isn't critical looking, and dirty a million Q-tips and rags until I'm satisfied with the result. Then I hope my memory recalls everything to its correct place. I've been successful so far, so it must work. 

 

15-1-2018 16:55:50  #25


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Typewriter Service Tech (and avid nerd)
 

15-1-2018 16:56:23  #26


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Here's the before one once more.  Wish you could edit posts!


Typewriter Service Tech (and avid nerd)
 

03-6-2018 10:37:25  #27


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Before:


During:


After:

 

03-6-2018 16:12:12  #28


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That is amazing!

 

19-6-2018 17:52:49  #29


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Before: 1940 Underwood Noiseless Standard

And two short months later:


Bangin' around, this dirty old town, typin' for nickels and dimes...
 

19-6-2018 21:54:38  #30


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Impressive! Too bad the top cover is missing (those seem very fragile), but on the other hand, you get to watch the mechanism as you type!

 

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