TWDB Typewriter Repair
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Table of Contents
- Basic Typewriter Care and Maintenance
Equipment Maintenance Series No. 1 - US FWIP, 1945 - Hints for a Happy Typewriter
By: Bryan Kravitz, Nancy Gorrell, 1983 - Common Typewriter Problems and Fixes
The most common typewriter problems and easy fixes. - AMES OAMI Mechanical Training Manual for Standard and Portable Typewriters
Volume One: Standard Typewriters
By: Clarence Leroy Jones
In 3 Volumes plus Addendum - Published 1945- Introduction and Theory
- Troubleshooting Guide
- Cover Plates
- Main Carriage
- Sub Carriage
- Mainspring and Drawband
- Motion and Shift Mechanism
- Platen
- Variable
- Ring and Cylinder
- Adjustment Sequence
- Paper Feed
- Keyboards
- Line Space Lever
- Margin Stops and Line Lock
- Rack, Pinion and Starwheel
- Universal Bar
- Escapement Action
- Space Bar
- Ribbon Feed
- Ribbon (Bichrome) Cover
- Keyset Mechanism
- Tabulator
- Back Spacer
- Alignment
- Typebars
- Typestyles
- Cleaning Methods and Solutions
- Refinishing and Touch-up
- Type Soldering
- Parts Cabinet
- Business Practices
- Business Forms
- Service Reference Chart
- Supplement: Underwood Segment Shift
- Supplement: Woodstock Segment Shift
- Volume Two: Portable Typewriters
By: Clarence Leroy Jones - Volume Three: Noiseless Typewriters
By: Byron L. Wolfe, Illustrations by: R. J. Tiller & Jack Lewis - AMES Basic Repair Training Manual for Standard Typewriters
By: Murray Harris - January, 1968 - AMES Supply General Catalog #10 (parts, tools and supplies reference)
Ames Supply Company - March 1960- Shop Equipment and Tools Reference
- Platens, Feed Rolls & Rubber Section
- Miscellaneous Supply Section
- Typewriter Parts: IBM
- Typewriter Parts: Remington Standard & Electric
- Typewriter Parts: Remington Portable
- Typewriter Parts: Remington Noiseless Standard
- Typewriter Parts: Remington Noiseless Portable
- Typewriter Parts: Royal Standard & Electric
- Typewriter Parts: Royal Portable
- Typewriter Parts: Smith-Corona Standard & Electric
- Typewriter Parts: Smith-Corona Portable
- Typewriter Parts: Underwood Standard & Electric
- Typewriter Parts: Underwood Portable
- Typewriter Parts: Underwood Noiseless Standard
- Typewriter Parts: R.C. Allen & Woodstock
- Typewriter Accessories and Resale Section
Resources
- Professor
Polt's Omnibus List of Typewriter Repair Shops
Need a ribbon, a typewriter or don't want to DIY? Take a trip into the past in one of the handful of typewriter repair shops around the world. Ensconsed within each is a wizened wizard who can make your typewriter sing like it was new! - IBM Selectric Maintenance & Repair Training Series
Complete 1978 Video course in IBM Selectric Typewriter Repair - How
to Re-Cover an old Typewriter Case
Is your typewriter's carrying case getting kind of ratty? Instructables has you covered! - JJ Short - Typewriter
Platen and Feed Roller repair
New rubber can make your typewriter feel like new again and quiet the clacking of a decades-hardened platen. Re-Cover your platen and feed rolls today! - Make
a dust cover for your typewriter!
Includes a printable PDF sewing pattern.