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1970 Olympia SG3 Serial # 2471920 1970 Olympia SG3 typewriter, Serial # 2471920 Nick Shepherd's 1970 Olympia SG3 typewriter. 2026-10-31 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Nick Shepherd: 1970 Olympia SG3 Serial # 2471920 A new to me SG3, it types wonderfully, much lighter than my SM9. Only issue I had, beyond cleaning, was that the right side margin stop wasn't stopping the carriage. This seems to be a common issue that nobody has good information on how to solve it. The problem is the shallow slope on the right side margin stop plate that slides right past the stop/release plate. I fixed mine by filing this slope more steeply.

1970 Olympia SG3 #2471920

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Nick Shepherd (Ropeynick)
Created: 10-31-2026 at 05:32AM
Last Edit: 10-31-2026 at 05:35AM

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A new to me SG3, it types wonderfully, much lighter than my SM9. Only issue I had, beyond cleaning, was that the right side margin stop wasn't stopping the carriage. This seems to be a common issue that nobody has good information on how to solve it. The problem is the shallow slope on the right side margin stop plate that slides right past the stop/release plate. I fixed mine by filing this slope more steeply.

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