I got my Remington Standard from 1956, out to follow along, for fun…… mine though has finger set margins manually at the very top back of the carriage. Also, my tab bar goes most of the way across the top row of the keyboard, and only had KR, and TAB CLR on the left, and TAB SET on the right. Thanks for this thorough review of operation, it’s obvious that you are a very careful & meticulous guy! Cool!
Love the Remington! I had and almost identical one but it had an A2 carriage. You could make some very fun poster stuff. Found it in a scrap yard and had to rebuild the return assembly as someone had just thrown it in a dumpster and really did a number on it. Got it for $1 sold it for $150 to a very nice guy, but only after I used it for a few months :) love the videos btw.
The line release lever (the one that keeps the same indexing) can be used for typing super or sub script, or other special characters that aren’t put on the keyboard
I have a 1936 Royal de Luxe and I found the shift lock is not easily released by pressing the shift key. It's almost like I have to press shift and then physically move back the shift lock key so it comes off the bar it's holding on to. Is that normal for that model or is there a way to fix that?
I've been using my machines pretty heavily for over a decade now and haven't noticed any damage occurring from using one sheet, and it's not something suggested in typewriter manuals either. I think it is helpful to use two sheets when the platen is hardened though because it will provide some extra padding and quiet it down a bit. I'm fortunate in that most of my machines still have soft platens.
@@ChristianGreyHawkins More of a good natured comment playing off your first mistake graphic .... took typing in high school in mid-70s, Mr Scanlon patrolled the aisles making sure everyone used a second sheet. It was the first thing taught. But maybe most valuable course I took back then. Was kinda hoping your tie rolled up in machine at beginning.
I got my Remington Standard from 1956, out to follow along, for fun…… mine though has finger set margins manually at the very top back of the carriage. Also, my tab bar goes most of the way across the top row of the keyboard, and only had KR, and TAB CLR on the left, and TAB SET on the right.
Thanks for this thorough review of operation, it’s obvious that you are a very careful & meticulous guy! Cool!
Love the Remington! I had and almost identical one but it had an A2 carriage. You could make some very fun poster stuff. Found it in a scrap yard and had to rebuild the return assembly as someone had just thrown it in a dumpster and really did a number on it. Got it for $1 sold it for $150 to a very nice guy, but only after I used it for a few months :) love the videos btw.
often, the Margin Release key on many machines doubles as a key unjammer. Nice tutorial (:
Thanks for that tip, I had no idea! Now I’ll have to go through the collection.
I love that you can poke fun at yourself. Gave me shades of Kip from NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, very quirky.
The line release lever (the one that keeps the same indexing) can be used for typing super or sub script, or other special characters that aren’t put on the keyboard
I also use a backing sheet.
I have a 1936 Royal de Luxe and I found the shift lock is not easily released by pressing the shift key. It's almost like I have to press shift and then physically move back the shift lock key so it comes off the bar it's holding on to. Is that normal for that model or is there a way to fix that?
Not normal. It can be adjusted
First mistake might be not using a second sheet of paper behind the sheet you're typing on to protect the platen a little bit. 😊
I've been using my machines pretty heavily for over a decade now and haven't noticed any damage occurring from using one sheet, and it's not something suggested in typewriter manuals either. I think it is helpful to use two sheets when the platen is hardened though because it will provide some extra padding and quiet it down a bit. I'm fortunate in that most of my machines still have soft platens.
@@ChristianGreyHawkins More of a good natured comment playing off your first mistake graphic .... took typing in high school in mid-70s, Mr Scanlon patrolled the aisles making sure everyone used a second sheet. It was the first thing taught. But maybe most valuable course I took back then. Was kinda hoping your tie rolled up in machine at beginning.
At the first look I thought you are a german police officer.