Weapon of Choice: “Thunderbird 3” 1966 Montgomery Ward Signature 440T #D6216161 Installing the silencer spring (thanks Typewriter Minutes!) – this is the “twisty” spring, and it goes pointy end down into the bottom ratchet wheel groove, so its travel back and forth is limited in the cutout below the loose dog. This is the disengaged […]
Month: June 2021
UJTU: Three Typewriters Improved In One Evening!
Weapon of Choice: “Starbuck” 1964 Hermes Rocket #6027915 Mmmmmmm, the fresh-baked smell of new typewriter feets! Installation Instructions: Hermes HD2-64 Feets. The original feet? Hard as rocks, crumbly and downright crispy, and still had to be pried off with a screwdriver. Oh, glorious, fresh grippy feets! Weapon of Choice: “Thunderbird 2” 1968 Montgomery Ward Signature […]
A Silenced 747, New Boots for the Paymaster & Mr. Whittles’ typewriter.
Weapon of Choice: 1978 Brother Charger 11 #K83712885 Weapon of Choice: 1970 Webster XL-747 #L0944386 Don’t forget to replace the bumper pads for the space bar and autospacer keys! 1963 Royal Century #RTP 5440198 The original feet were riveted in, so I drilled those out, then realized I had no fasteners suitable for the feet. […]