Chapter 1 ~ 1963 Royal FP Service: Teardown

[@spookisghostly4619]

I'm so glad young people are still interested in these machines i remember about ten years ago when I was a kid I asked for a typewriter for Christmas and my parents got me a varsity royal from 1940 in beautiful condition

[@hanklikestypewriters4181]

Thanks so much for doing this! I really enjoyed this process and learned something from it. I look forward to future videos like this!

[@user-io2pd8rv8r]

Very good.

[@melodi22]

Ha after many days....One of my dream machines....

[@ohsheliashelia]

Hi. I enjoyed this video and look forward to the next one!

[@dr.typewriter-venneburgtyp121]

Glad to hear it!!

[@carlclark1757]

Just scored one of these, in good cosmetic shape - looking forward to refurbishing it. (That makes 3 Empresses, 1 HH, 1 KMG, 1 KHM and an FP, not including parts machines.) My grandfather had given me one when I was a teenager, and I didn't appreciate it at the time (I wanted a then-new Macintosh!) and I largely ignored it. So I feel as if I've come full circle. Thanks for the teardown run-through!

[@dr.typewriter-venneburgtyp121]

Royal is unequivocally my preferred brand. Their full-size machines are superior work-horses and I will always back the brand with dignity! :) Congratulations on your "hoard". All very fine machines indeed!

[@VirtualGuth]

This is great content. Thank you for sharing it. Any sort of information that encourages others to take matters into their own hands (be it a matter of repairing a non-working machine or simply maintaining a working machine) is a good thing.

[@dr.typewriter-venneburgtyp121]

I believe people should relearn to work with their hands. And I don't mean in the ways of the stereotypical ideals of outdated masculinity where you picture a shirtless logger or a soot covered mechanic, but in a demeanor people can learn and enjoy the process, appreciate the machinery and the tools at their disposal. It's fun to understand what you have and use on a daily basis. :-)

[@VirtualGuth]

@@dr.typewriter-venneburgtyp121 I totally agree. For almost 50 years now I have been working on all sorts of things from bicycles, motorcycles, and cars to a variety of other smaller items. Though I haven't always been as successful or as efficient as I would have liked, I have gained a great deal of satisfaction and understanding from doing such work. Not to mention that this work has saved me a lot of money while also providing a nice balance to the desk jobs that I held during my career. One of the things that I have truly enjoyed about the typewriter community in particular over the past couple of years is seeing just how many people, male and female alike, are embracing the idea of having a go at working on these machines themselves. There's certainly no reason not to do so that I can think of. Especially considering just how much applicable information is available via the Internet. Not to mention how inexpensive it would be to pick up a typewriter just to learn on. I've seen others get a great deal of enjoyment and satisfaction from nothing more than taking on the task of thoroughly cleaning their type slugs after bing instructed how to do so in a way that wouldn't damage their typewriter. Whereas they previously thought such a task was beyond them, or that they might damage their typewriter in the process, they themselves have gone on to helping others learn how to deal with a variety of other tasks related to making a typewriter work better. Much like the interest in typewriters themselves, the feeling of self-empowerment that comes from working on these machines seems to be growing these days. I understand that most people just want to be able to use those things that they own. But there are no doubt many of those people that have no idea just how much they would enjoy working on (and fixing) their own things. Sadly, they aren't likely to make this discovery until they actually give such work a try. As you say, it is fun to understand those things that you have and use on a daily basis. The best way a person can come to understand such things is by actually working on them themselves when possible. You needn't have the best lighting or camera work to share the sort of work that you are doing here. At the heart of a video such as this one is increasing the awareness of what is possible among those who wouldn't otherwise think of such things. This is bound to make other smaller tasks seem so much more approachable. I'm sure that I'm not that only one who can appreciate this.

[@ufomechanic11]

Thank you!