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AMES Basic Training Manual for Standard Typewriters
By: Murray Harris
January, 1968

Introduction & Table of Contents

The purpose of this typewriter service manual is to provide essential mechanical information on the current standard manual typewriters, both for the training of the student mechanic and for the experienced serviceman's reference as an adjustment manual.

If you are a student, it is suggested you think of this manual as a textbook, studying first the General Information Section page by page. There you will find definitions and explanations, the knowledge of which will provide valuable as you progress to the more technical adjustment sections of the individual machines. Become familiar with its contents, and refer to this first section.

In the General Information Section you will also find helpful suggestions for the fledgling serviceman; such as, a basic starter tool kit, an inspection check sheet, a shop layout plan, etc.

This manual is written in a relatively simple manner, and technical terms are kept at a minimum. Each machine operation and adjustment includes an illustration to speed the understanding of the written material.

The first four typewriters in this manual are covered in detail. After having studied these machines, the student's understanding of the principles of typewriter construction and the function of its mechanism should be such that any additional machine need have only major adjustments included.

• General Information, Theory and Your Workshop
  1. History of the Typewriter
  2. Customer Relations
  3. Equipment used in Servicing Typewriters
  4. Shop Furnishings
  5. Tool Kits for the Typewriter Serviceman
  6. Basic Typewriter Mechanic Starter Tool Set
  7. Setting Up a Shop
  8. Shop Layout and Equipment
  9. Clean, Oil, Adjust (COA)
  10. Refinishing or Repainting a Typewriter
  11. Refinishing Scales and Labels
  12. Applying Decalcomania Transfers (Varnish)
  13. Ribbon Spools Reference
  14. Typewriter Ribbons
  15. Platens and Feed Rolls
  16. The Pitch of a Typewriter
  17. Binds
  18. Type Aligning
  19. Type Soldering
  20. On Feet and Motion
  21. The Ring and Cylinder
  22. Type Bars and Links
  23. Escapement
  24. Bichrome
  25. Inspection Check Sheet
  26. Tips
• Royal Standard Typewriter Repair
  1. Cover Plates
  2. Carriage Cover Plates
  3. Carriage
  4. Carriage Adjustment
  5. Bottom Carriage Rail
  6. Ring and Cylinder
  7. Line Space Lever
  8. Paper Feed
  9. Escapement Rack
  10. Escapement
  11. Space Bar
  12. Segment
  13. On Feet - Motion
  14. Bichrome
  15. Ribbon Feed and Reverse
  16. Mainspring
  17. Left Margin
  18. Right Margin
  19. Tabulator Set and Clear
  20. Tabulator
  21. Backspacer
  22. Tools
• Underwood Standard Typewriter Repair
  1. Cover Plates
  2. Carriage Cover Plates
  3. Carriage
  4. Carriage Adjustment
  5. Front Carriage Rail
  6. Rack
  7. Line Space Lever
  8. Variable
  9. Mainspring
  10. Platen
  11. Feed Rolls
  12. Universal Bar
  13. Escapement
  14. Space Bar
  15. Segment
  16. Ring and Cylinder - On Feet
  17. Motion
  18. Bichrome
  19. Ribbon Spool Shafts
  20. Ribbon Feed and Reverse
  21. Tabulator Set and Clear
  22. Tabulator
  23. Left Margin
  24. Right Margin
  25. Backspacer
  26. Tools
• Remington Standard Typewriter Repair
  1. Cover Plates
  2. Fold-A-Matic
  3. Carriage
  4. Carriage Rack
  5. Ring and Cylinder
  6. Line Space Lever
  7. Platen
  8. Feed Rolls
  9. Mainspring
  10. Universal Bar
  11. Escapement
  12. Space Bar
  13. Backspacer
  14. Ribbon Feed and Reverse
  15. Bichrome
  16. On Feet and Motion
  17. Margins
  18. Tabulator
  19. Tools
• Smith Corona Standard Typewriter Repair
  1. Base Cover Plates
  2. Carriage Cover & Platens
  3. Carriage Adjustments
  4. Ring and Cylinder
  5. Mainspring
  6. Variable
  7. Line Space
  8. Paper Feed
  9. Universal Bar
  10. Escapement
  11. Space Bar
  12. Bichrome
  13. Ribbon Feed and Reverse
  14. On Feet and Motion
  15. Margins
  16. Line Lock, Margin Release and Bell
  17. Tabulator Set and Clear
  18. Tabulator
  19. Backspacer
  20. Tools
• Adler Standard Typewriter Repair
  1. Base Cover Plates
  2. Carriage Cover Plates
  3. Carriage
  4. Ring and Cylinder
  5. Platen
  6. Paper Feed
  7. Variable
  8. Line Spacer
  9. Universal Bar and Trip
  10. Escapement
  11. Space Bar
  12. On Feet and Motion
  13. Ribbon Feed
  14. Bichrome
  15. Tabulator Rack
  16. Tabulator
  17. Backspacer
  18. Tools
• Hermes Standard Typewriter Repair
  1. Cover Plates
  2. Carriage Cover Plates
  3. Carriage
  4. Platen
  5. Line Spacer
  6. Paper Feed
  7. Margins
  8. Mainspring Tension
  9. Ring and Cylinder
  10. Escapement
  11. Universal Bar and Trip
  12. Space Bar
  13. On Feet and Motion
  14. Ribbon Feed and Reverse
  15. Bichrome
  16. Tabulator
  17. Backspacer
• Olympia Standard Typewriter Repair
  1. Type Bars & Covers
  2. Carriage
  3. Line Spacing
  4. Paper Injector
  5. Margins
  6. Ribbon Feed
  7. Bichrome
  8. Escapement
  9. Master Trip
  10. On Feet and Motion
  11. Tabulator
  12. Chart