SG-3 platen pressure

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Posted by robmck
17-6-2023 12:59:15
#1

I'm fine-tuning my SG-3. The ring-cylinder adjustment looks good for letters, per the manual's guidelines of using a folded sheet of paper and testing the pull with a typebar firmly held up to the ring. The impression is nice. 

That said, the period and comma impressions are huge (and the comma doesn't look that far off the period); the apostrophe is similarly large, and the underscore slices thin paper stock clean through. I'm using the Avery laminate backing sheet that Pete often suggests because the platen is concrete-like. 

Some typewriters have a little limiter for keys like period and comma so you can adjust their pressure differently than the other keys. Is there something similar on the SG-3?

If not, any other suggestions?

I've tried cranking up the touch control but that doesn't change things much (other than give my fingers a good workout). 

 
Posted by thetypewriterman
18-6-2023 01:37:36
#2

Honestly, you need a re-rubbered platen !

 
Posted by robmck
18-6-2023 09:54:13
#3

Thanks. I'll add this one to the list. I plan to do a bulk order from J.J. Short sometime with the platens from my favorite typewriters.

 
Posted by Laurenz van Gaalen
18-6-2023 12:20:39
#4

As a temporary solution, you can put narrow strips of adhesive address labels or so onto the segment at the point where it is hit by the typebars with the comma and period. By adding more strips on top of each other, you can 'adjust' the imprint. 

 
Posted by robmck
18-6-2023 17:05:25
#5

That's a clever solution in the meantime. Thanks Laurenz!
 

 


 
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