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How do you Take The Keys off a Smith Premier?
I am getting a parts smith premier, and I would like to take off the keys and replace mine with them. They are those ceramic? type, like on Olivers. How can i take these off, WITHOUT damaging?
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- JustAnotherGuy
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Re: How do you Take The Keys off a Smith Premier?
TypewriterGuy wrote:
I am getting a parts smith premier, and I would like to take off the keys and replace mine with them. They are those ceramic? type, like on Olivers. How can i take these off, WITHOUT damaging?
I'm not sure I understand the question. What makes you think the keys are ceramic? Olivers have plastic keys. They are made from an early form of plastic, maybe celluloid or bakelite? In any case, removing the keys would likely damage them, especially if they are in fact celluloid.
This Smith-Premier seems like more trouble than it's worth. Swapping typefaces will be extremely difficult, amidst the other issues this machine has. If swapping the type faces is feasible at all, it should be done by a professional.
There's a reason virtually nobody uses these understrokes. Their mechanical designs are impractical compared to more modern machines, and they really have no use as a useable machine aside from being a novelty. I'm not trying to be rude here, but it sounds like your SP should be a display peice, or maybe a project to pursue in the future.
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Re: How do you Take The Keys off a Smith Premier?
Hmm... I know what you mean by the keys may be ceramic. They are like none other; it's not glass nor plastic in feel. I thought they were some sort of hardened clay or something. I think you may be able to pull them off. If you look closely, it looks like you can just pull them off with some strength. But I'm not sure, it's just a guess.
And I hope you're not looking to use this thing for normal use. If normal typewriters raise questions by some, then a blindwriter is just... impractical. There's a reason why Underwood set the standard, it's just so easy to use. But I can understand you trying to get it back to a working condition. Display pieces are for chumps who have zero skill or drive. However, I do believe in waiting for another day. Wait until you are comfortable doing more advanced tasks to avoid regret. But hey, that's just my take on it.
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Re: How do you Take The Keys off a Smith Premier?
Well, I plan on using it some, not my main machine (Thats my Remington 10). What I want to dois to swap out 4 keys. Mine, on a few keys, is missin some of the black for the letter. The one im getting has the perfect letter. So I want to switch them. I CAN bring it to a repair shop, the one I normally go to. But its going to cost another $100. Thats okay ith the keys then, I can fill them in with something. IF thetypefaces/slugs are too difficult, I can try switching typebars. And for the other problem (Missing line space) I am just switching entire arriages with my parts machine, the paint is perfect on it, and it has the line space.
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Re: How do you Take The Keys off a Smith Premier?
Just bought a parts machine on ebay!YAY!
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