1954 Smith Corona Sterling #5A 429604
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Davina Lobato (OkamiBurst)
Created: 07-20-2023 at 02:53AM
Last Edit: 07-23-2023 at 08:24PM
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Description:
This Smith Corona I fixed the problem of the keys uppercase letters not being in line with the lower case. Now it types evenly as it’s aligned. The carriage makes so much noise when pushing it to write the next paragraph so I fixed that problem by cutting away the rubber which hindered the metal bit from going all the way down when the star gear would turn. So now it’s normal sounding.
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Hunter: Davina Lobato (OkamiBurst)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 155
I’m a creative individual. I recently started buying typewriters after seeing the Remington portable online. I found one but the Remington I bought was broken on arrival aka not as described with loads of problems. I just kept buying junkers to use parts from to fix my Remington and instead kept fixing the ones not meant to be fixed somehow thanks to the videos online posted by the Phoenix Typewriter. Now it’s an addiction I cannot seem to stop at the moment with an office full of typewriters. I have my fingers crossed I will use them to type a book and not just look at them.
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