by Richard Polt | Mar 9, 2024 | One weird trick
The left Magic Margin stop on a customer’s Royal Quiet De Luxe wasn’t working. When I peeked at it, the problem was evident.I removed the carriage’s back panel and took a closer look.Evidently, the device had lost a screw like the one you can see...
by Richard Polt | Sep 17, 2023 | electric, One weird trick, Royal
The Royal Saturn is a nifty-looking lightweight electric, actually made by Silver-Seiko.The problem on this one: some typebars weren’t reaching the platen. They just weren’t being activated with enough force. I concluded that the belt had lost some...
by Richard Polt | Sep 4, 2023 | One weird trick
It’s time for another installment in my once-a-decade “one weird trick” series!I’ve seen many a dilapidated typewriter case handle, but this one for a 1935 Royal A was so far gone that it revealed the secrets of how at least some of these...
by Richard Polt | Sep 28, 2013 | Insurgency, One weird trick, Underwood
rn recently commented: “I’ve had some concerns about the bell ring/line stop mechanism on my 1917 Underwood 5. It’s a bit sluggish. Any advice?” Yes. Try this one weird trick I recently discovered: 1) Gently push down on the margin stop as...
