Revisiting my first typewriter restoration...

[@briannashoffner1383]

Thank you so much for this video. I enjoyed watching every piece of it. Your story is much like mine and I’m literally at the start at ground zero no knowledge just a burning passion to learn how to restore this underwood antique beauty ✨

[@Saboda53]

Thanks for going to all the trouble of producing and hosting these videos; they are well thought out and SO helpful! I have now purchased mineral spirits, denatured ethyl alcohol, Simple Green, microfiber cloths, typewriter cleaning brushes, compressed air, synthetic typewriter oil, Rubber Rejuvenator, even replacement feet for my 1936 Remington 5 but, alas, what I really need is your Dad.

[@nnthayer]

That War Department manual is one of the single most valuable resources I've ever found online, helped by the fact that all the major typewriter manufacturers were pretty consistent in their design and engineering over the years. I, too, used it to remove a platen, among other things. Also, it was interesting to see them include instructions for Woodstock machines; evidently Woodstock remained popular in government use for a long time.

[@aaronscholl9560]

The twig is from when your grandfather was carrying it back and forth to class 😁

[@thethriftyfawn]

WOW! About 3/4 into the video when reviewing viewer comments, saw my face in there... then you read my name and comment out loud!!! Ran upstairs to show my husband LOL 😆 Really interesting to see and hear all the extra details regarding that first project of yours- those yellow curtains too! Thanks for making mention that even the cleanup of a newly purchased typewriter can take more than one day... I wanted to do a vlog on cleaning that Underwood I purchased in November, but with scheduling and uncertainty of how long it would actually take to just clean (and on my own as a newbie) it ended up being on hold... in sections or stages seems less intimidating now! Hey... idea for you to consider for upcoming videos... some sort of "expectations vs reality" with typewriters!!! 😃🤣😁

[@TheTypingTeen]

One weird thing I found in a typewriter was a paper clip thankfully it didn’t mess up the machine but it had to have been there for quite some time lol.

[@douglasjackson9058]

Great video! Going to print out that manual into a paper book! I'm stuck on removing front feed rollers on an L.C.Smith model 8

[@tmunk]

Yours is a 1934 "H" Model, and an early one. Not a "KH" because it has the decimal fixed tabulator instead of a Keyset "K" tabulator. (:

[@JustMyTypewriter]

See- I'm still getting it wrong...

[@thethriftyfawn]

Thanks for sharing! The database still confuses me as well lol

[@TypewriterChicago]

WD40 is great for cleaning panels! Just gotta keep it out of the internals. A good coat of wax is good for gloss paint, WD40 is great for cleaning crinkle paint. The other thing is WD40 is NOT a lubricant, it shouldn't be used to lubricate.

[@JustMyTypewriter]

I'll go ahead and retract everything I've ever suggested now....

[@johnlennon1049]

Great great video. I have a 1946 Royal KMM. Got it for free from an antique store many years ago. Got it for free because the keys sometimes wouldn’t work and the space bar wouldn’t work unless I moved a bar underneath forward. Any ideas?

[@JustMyTypewriter]

I would suggest cleaning first- a deep clean of the escapement to flush it out. It might also bee a weak spring underneath on that space bar. see if the spring looks really stretched

[@johnlennon1049]

@@JustMyTypewriter I will and thank you. You are my “go to” girl. Love all of your videos that I have seen and whatever you’re doing to drop the weight, keep doing but don’t go too far. I have seen some of your latest and was just concerned. I will do the typewriter after the Murdaugh Murder trial. Been watching it from day one! I’m retired but I really have to get a life!..😊

[@KrisGT]

What would we do without Dwayne from Phoenix 😆

[@JustMyTypewriter]

I would know nothing without him

[@jhondoe3213]

Just got one today

[@jhondoe3213]

Same year even 1934 just missing the chrome ring for the right side of the platon

[@officeofdemonology]

Another great video. Question: you recently talked about having a parts typewriter. Would it be easier to find a platen on another typewriter to replace the bumpy one or is that rare to find one that fits? Also, new drinking game--drink every time you say Simple Green :) jk

[@JustMyTypewriter]

Prepare to be very tipsy. It might have been easier to find a parts platen. At the time- I had no idea that parts machines existed. It's tough to judge though on platens whether or not they'll be in good enough condition to use from a parts machine. It definitely was some extra steps to resurface, but I think a valuable thing to learn in case you can't find a good swap.

[@ELDogStar]

My trucks name is Edgar (for Edgar Winter)

[@Kanha.mobileshop]

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