Typewriter Platen Cylinder Cleaning Reconditioning Repair Restoration ReWrap Part 2
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- čas přidán 13. 09. 2024
- Part 2. After cleaning the Platen it is time to re-wrap it giving it a fresh new life.
The 2 : 1 heatshrink tube I use:
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“Roads are flat yet tyres are round.. it’s very confusing!”. I wasn’t expecting such wisdom!
I love your easy explanations and advice! Please show us more procedures!
This was not boring at all! In fact, for a viewer not knowing what was going to happen next, it was quite suspenseful and fascinating at the same time! Snacks and tea on hand, bonus!
Loved the "errgh erh errgh erh" example at the end too! 😅
I also did a restoration of a platen with shrinking rubber tubes, but by removing the whole original rubber and doing 4 layers of the shrinking tubes to achieve the needer diameter. After that I wanted to confirm that the new rubber is softer than the old/hard one and used a Durometer Type A for that. Desired hardness would be 85-90 Shore A but the shrinking tubes was 93-96 Shore A, so not that soft as one would wish. And other old platen also were around 95 Shore A. Only some really old platen (from 1930s machines) were harder than that.
Your videos are hylarious and very enjoyable. Also informative!
Thank's for sharing this. I've just recovered the platens on a 1939 Empire baby and a 1950 Empire Aristocrat (a.k.a. Hermes Baby and Hermes Rocket) using this method and it appears to have worked well. They look like new and type well. I did the sanding in the garden on a windy day. It is messy!
Interesting, thanks!
Thanks, Bob!
Hold up... You mean to tell me that you will just sand it down and pop it back in? That seems surprisingly straightforward
How much precision is required when sanding it down to keep the finished diameter within functional tolerance?
If the platen has worn evenly, not a lot. The sanding does remove material evenly if applied evenly but a mic is needed. I do use a lathe these days just to avoid this potential variant.
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Keren idenya
Th 95n masih ada yg jual karet platen rolnya
Tapi sekarang ybs sdh almrh
Ga ada penerusnya ,,
Thanks for the great explanation, I have a question. There are two kinds of shrinktubes. One with and one without glue. Which should I get?
Yes, Non-marine grade or 2 to 1 without the glue. Thanks for the question.
@@typewritermuse thank you very much for answering so quickly … then I will try to get one and will try to restore my Hermes Baby….
A good example of what you don't know wont hurt you. platen diameters must be within specified tolerances for both feed roll contact and typeface impressions of the full character. Unfortunately there will always be those who "know better than the original manufacturers
trial and errors. That's the game nowadays. The old rubber hardened like concrete. This method though not ideal, but it can protect the type slugs from smashing on concrete. None of us claims to know better than the manufacturers or the engineering at all (& NONE of them exist anymore) so we have to Mcguyver these things. Again, not ideal, but it's a way to use these machines again without breaking the type slugs (or the bank). By the way, 1-2 mm difference in diameter make ABSOLUTELY no difference at all in the typing action, imprints, or feed rolling action. I've done 70+ of these so I can definitely say we can do this without hurting the machine. Cheers.
tHERE ONE OR TWO OF US LEFT WHO KNOW WHAT TO DO. DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU GET THE IDEA 1 OR 2 MILLIMETERS MAKES NO DIFERENCE, IF YOU'RE GOING TO SET YOURSELF UP AS SOME KIND OF TYPEWRITER EXPERT AT LEAST GEAR UP FOR IT, WOOD TURNING LATHES ARE NOT EXPENSIVE AND CAN BE EASILY MODIFIED TO SKIM PLATENS, FOR ACCURACY CALIPERS ARE ALSO INEXPENSIVE. tYPING ACTIONS AND IMPRESSIONS ARE TWO ENTIRELY DIFFEFERENT FUNCTIOND@@studiobuda
This really helped me! I have tons of electronic repair stuff and I found an old typewriter I want to restore and now I finally can repair that platen.
Do you happen to know what grit sandpaper you used? Or the lower the better?
I think a 60 then 120, but all rubber will react differently so feel free to adjust as needed.
@@typewritermusedid you think about just standing with high grit the original platn and thats all. Or that and then a layer of a somehow "gummy" material, then the sleeve?
This is nice Bob. Where do you get the shrink wrap?
Ebay. Multi sizes purchased in 20 foot lots.
Thx. Got a bunch of machines i need!
Does the tubing have an adhesive on the inside?
No, just heats and grabs on.
my zephyr has a card holder in the platen. how should i do this?
As long as you take a bit off you can add a bit. Great machine tho, if you send it off to JJ short, you would be happier
@@typewritermuse Thank you. I probably will some day.
Im not sure card holder is the right term, but there is an actual mechanism inside the platen. a lever on the right of the platen makes two hooks come out
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