Important:Care for your machine.
The best care for you machine is to use it. Do not let it sit. Go through all the keys and functions minimally once month every two weeks is better. Its use it or loose it. The oil and grease gets hard and mechanisms start to stick if not used on a regular basis.
Storing your machine
! ! ! ! When storing any typewriter pull the paper release lever. ! ! ! ! !
The paper release lever is used to move the paper around once the paper has been rolled in. The paper release lever is used to align the paper. Pulling or pushing the paper release lever prevents the lower feed rolls from getting flat. You will know when the rollers are released
the paper will move around.
Feed rollers are small cylindrical rubber rollers. There are usually two sets of three or more and have pressure on them against the platen (large black cylinder thing that you type against). Many older typewriters the rubber can get hard or soft. This pressure in time will make the feed rolls flat! Keeping the paper release lever pulled or released is an easy preventative measure for unneeded repairs.
How to do Exclamation point.
Type an apostrophe, backspace and type a period.
How to do a number one.
Use the lower case letter L for the number one.
My ribbon wont reverse
There is always a lever to reverse you ribbon in case it does not do it automatically.
Smiley faces can be made on manual machines. Type a : then type a ( to make sad or happy) :) :(
Drawing boxes or line:
Place a pen at you card scale many machines have a cut out just for this purpose.
Release the ratchet release so the platen (black roller you type on) doesn't go click click , when you roll the platen.
Roll the platen knob, up pull the carriage, down with platen knob and box is made.
You can know type in the box . Neat.
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