Hi Joe, I was finding it strange that your late Olympia SM9 measured platen diameter was so far off from the calculated theoretical one (by 0.032"), so I counted the teeth on my 1972 SM9, twice, and I found 48 teeth on the gear. I then counted 48 teeth on my 1954 Optimas Elite and 64 teeth on my big SG1. The latter two are just to satisfy my own curiosity. I think it makes sense to have the number of teeth equal to a multiple of the number 6, but it does not necessarily has to, like some of the other typewriters are showing. Thanks to your encouragement, I consulted some of the documents about typefaces in the TWDB and finally confirmed the typefaces on my two Remington Portables. They are "Remington Pica" typefaces, both of them. It just was so simple! Daniel
From another collector. See the previous video on my failed attempt at repairing the powered carriage return. But I’m still using it, as evidenced by the typewritten spreadsheet.
Did you see that the ruler's 9 '' mark (red dot) is always beneath the 9-inch-"-" mark? This might be related with a slight slip of the paper (paper feed is shorter than originally with brand new roller rubbers and platen). So from my perspective it is not related (only) to platen diameter.
Hi Joe. I have always wanted to buy a Hermes 3000, but I noticed that it comes in two completely different appearance: one with a more boxy design and the other with a more rounded curve appearance. Are these two types of Hermes 3000 different only in appearance, or are there other differences as well? For example, in terms of key touch feel, character alignment, mechanical quality, functionality, etc.? why I ask this question is that in my country, the curve seafoam colored hermes 3000 costs double price of the boxy one, the curved seafoam one is unaffordable for me now.
There are actually three body styles. The earliest one is the curvy style, the middle body style is square-ish but still made of metal. Those two versions were made in Switzerland. The third body style was made in the factory in France and is even more boxy and also plastic. But the mechanicals internally are essentially the same in all three machines. I own all three versions and the French version is as good as the Swiss versions.
The old platens are also not always uniform in their diameter along the length of them. They might be thinner at the edges, for example. If you are going to check the diameter of your platen, I would suggest doing it in several places to see if it is uniform or not. As for shrinking platens over time, I wonder if it is not just the rubber naturally doing that, but also a function of cleaning and people resurfacing shiny platens with abrasives? That is just speculation.
Thanks for the remedial course. Haven't heard this since high school typing class.
No boring at all !!! I do really like knowing these specifications because I can apply them to my collection and keep it attractive.
Thank you!
Hi Joe,
I was finding it strange that your late Olympia SM9 measured platen diameter was so far off from the calculated theoretical one (by 0.032"), so I counted the teeth on my 1972 SM9, twice, and I found 48 teeth on the gear. I then counted 48 teeth on my 1954 Optimas Elite and 64 teeth on my big SG1. The latter two are just to satisfy my own curiosity.
I think it makes sense to have the number of teeth equal to a multiple of the number 6, but it does not necessarily has to, like some of the other typewriters are showing.
Thanks to your encouragement, I consulted some of the documents about typefaces in the TWDB and finally confirmed the typefaces on my two Remington Portables. They are "Remington Pica" typefaces, both of them. It just was so simple!
Daniel
I am really sorry about your "lost" JJ Short recovered platen 😢 If someone borrowed it from your machine, I hope they remember and give it back.
Totally cool typewriter!! Where’d you get it?
From another collector. See the previous video on my failed attempt at repairing the powered carriage return. But I’m still using it, as evidenced by the typewritten spreadsheet.
@@Joe_VanCleave Where can I get one?
@@JonCampos-kh2bw You have to look on the used market: eBay, Craigslist, Kajiji, Facebook Marketplace, etc.
Did you see that the ruler's 9 '' mark (red dot) is always beneath the 9-inch-"-" mark? This might be related with a slight slip of the paper (paper feed is shorter than originally with brand new roller rubbers and platen). So from my perspective it is not related (only) to platen diameter.
Hi Joe. I have always wanted to buy a Hermes 3000, but I noticed that it comes in two completely different appearance: one with a more boxy design and the other with a more rounded curve appearance. Are these two types of Hermes 3000 different only in appearance, or are there other differences as well? For example, in terms of key touch feel, character alignment, mechanical quality, functionality, etc.? why I ask this question is that in my country, the curve seafoam colored hermes 3000 costs double price of the boxy one, the curved seafoam one is unaffordable for me now.
There are actually three body styles. The earliest one is the curvy style, the middle body style is square-ish but still made of metal. Those two versions were made in Switzerland. The third body style was made in the factory in France and is even more boxy and also plastic. But the mechanicals internally are essentially the same in all three machines. I own all three versions and the French version is as good as the Swiss versions.
@@Joe_VanCleave thanks Joe. I got it. it seems also good to purchase the 3rd style which is cheaper than other 2 early styles.
What's up with the Silent-Super's new platen???
Good question!
The old platens are also not always uniform in their diameter along the length of them. They might be thinner at the edges, for example. If you are going to check the diameter of your platen, I would suggest doing it in several places to see if it is uniform or not. As for shrinking platens over time, I wonder if it is not just the rubber naturally doing that, but also a function of cleaning and people resurfacing shiny platens with abrasives? That is just speculation.
Yes, that’s the challenge of measuring them, they are best removed first.
Actually, in the old days it was 72.27 points to the inch, but Adobe PostScript re-standardized it to a straight 72 points to the inch.
Thank you!