Comments on: Keep Your Typewriter Working for Uncle Sam http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=233 Letting the air out Thu, 17 May 2012 22:51:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: mpclemens http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=233&cpage=1#comment-5197 mpclemens Tue, 27 May 2008 16:47:23 +0000 http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=233#comment-5197 Mini photo set here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mpclemens/2527751303/ The pics are wee. Once again, I'm impressed by the engineers who designed these machines to be repaired. They anticipated what may break, and made it accessible for the repair person to treat it. Mini photo set here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mpclemens/2527751303/

The pics are wee. Once again, I’m impressed by the engineers who designed these machines to be repaired. They anticipated what may break, and made it accessible for the repair person to treat it.

]]> By: mpclemens http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=233&cpage=1#comment-5196 mpclemens Tue, 27 May 2008 16:15:16 +0000 http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=233#comment-5196 The Unstoppable Mr. Moon is exactly right. I just took a close look at my Underwood standard, and what I though was an exercise in removing panels and hardware turns out to be Very Simple Indeed -- just lift the two sides, and the platen pops out. Amazing! Photos to come on flickr shortly. The Unstoppable Mr. Moon is exactly right. I just took a close look at my Underwood standard, and what I though was an exercise in removing panels and hardware turns out to be Very Simple Indeed — just lift the two sides, and the platen pops out.

Amazing! Photos to come on flickr shortly.

]]> By: duffymoon http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=233&cpage=1#comment-5195 duffymoon Tue, 27 May 2008 11:59:44 +0000 http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=233#comment-5195 Thanks, Olivander. That's really helpful. Monda: Probably Zelda's platen is easily removed, if it's anything like the other Remington/Underwoods of that vintage. My Remington Standard Behemoth is like that - two little levers pop the thing right out for cleaning. Thanks, Olivander. That’s really helpful.

Monda: Probably Zelda’s platen is easily removed, if it’s anything like the other Remington/Underwoods of that vintage. My Remington Standard Behemoth is like that – two little levers pop the thing right out for cleaning.

]]> By: monda http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=233&cpage=1#comment-5194 monda Mon, 26 May 2008 02:50:53 +0000 http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=233#comment-5194 I'd love to have that as a poster, but i'm not removing any platens. That just sounds like the kind of trouble I'd never get myself out of. I’d love to have that as a poster, but i’m not removing any platens. That just sounds like the kind of trouble I’d never get myself out of.

]]> By: Strikethru http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=233&cpage=1#comment-5191 Strikethru Fri, 23 May 2008 02:33:16 +0000 http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=233#comment-5191 This is awesome. Thanks!!! I needed a visual guide to removing a platen. This is awesome. Thanks!!! I needed a visual guide to removing a platen.

]]> By: mpclemens http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=233&cpage=1#comment-5189 mpclemens Tue, 20 May 2008 19:41:48 +0000 http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=233#comment-5189 This is actually quite helpful. The ribbon-catch mechanism on my Underwood standard and Remington noiseless baffle me no longer! I must admit that I've fallen behind on my daily type brushing, though. This is actually quite helpful. The ribbon-catch mechanism on my Underwood standard and Remington noiseless baffle me no longer! I must admit that I’ve fallen behind on my daily type brushing, though.

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