1 - Mech
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Oliver No. 9 - need comparison photos
I am restoring an Oliver No. 9 and have been looking for photos showing the bottom view of a functional Oliver No. 9.
I had been having problems with carriage advancement. I found that simply tightening the space lever nut under the machine allowed the carriage to advance while using the space bar. I think that getting the carriage to advance when the other keys are struck may be a question of making other adjustments under the machine. Perhaps there is a loose or poorly positioned screw or nut.
If you have a functional Oliver No. 9, I would be grateful if you posted an image or images showing the under side of the machine. I could use the images of your functional Oliver for comparison purposes. Here is my machine with the areas I am most interested in seeing highlighted.
- TypewriterGuy
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Re: Oliver No. 9 - need comparison photos
Heres a picture of mine, if you need better pictures just tell me.
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- Mech
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Re: Oliver No. 9 - need comparison photos
Thank you so much for posting the picture. This really helps.
Could you send me one or more photos taken from the right angle (as my picture is). I am trying to get an idea of the position in the loop of the nut/bolt of area #1 of my photo, how tight the nuts are in areas #2, #3, #6, and #4 and how far the distance is between the levers and the universal bar is (#7).
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Re: Oliver No. 9 - need comparison photos
Yep. Ill post it in a little while.
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Re: Oliver No. 9 - need comparison photos
Here, these are much clearer.
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- Mech
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Re: Oliver No. 9 - need comparison photos
Thank you. This is incredibly helpful.
How close in fraction of inches would you say your universal bar is to the type levers (Area #7 in my picture) Are the levers sitting on the universal bar?
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Re: Oliver No. 9 - need comparison photos
Its almost touching. Maybe 4 millimeters?
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Re: Oliver No. 9 - need comparison photos
At the most
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Re: Oliver No. 9 - need comparison photos
Thank you.
Last request: could I get a bright picture of areas #1 and #2 from that right angle - perhaps using a flash. I am checking position of the bolt/nut in that loop area.
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Re: Oliver No. 9 - need comparison photos
Sure thing, just give me a minute.
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