Hi Joe, So, not only am I amazed I missed this video during my catching up, lol I have GOT to nearing the end and caught up, BUT, I am, as you may recall from one of our talks, still having a skip issue with my '64 SCM Galaxie Deluxe, last night I was itching to write, and thought it's been a bit, need to exercise it, and it skipped a little in the beginning, but then after warm up, it started skipping so bad every other sentence and with spacing and gaps so big from skipping you could park a Mac Truck in there. Glad I found this and yes I have the repair manuals from Ted. My machine is probably do for a cleaning so I start there, and work down from there. One thing you will learn if you go to school to be a mechanic, they will teach you the Scientific method to help work out problems, but the first thing the very first thing they teach and I do too, is, you always start with the simple repairs first. I'll clean it and go from there. Thank for this video, my friend.
I have a 1975 Galaxie 12 which is a great typewriter except for the skipping. If I touch type briskly and the absolute minimum time on the platen reduces it. Even an extra milisecond on the platen can cause it, but not always. It is affected by technique but it is entirely too sensitive, no one is that perfect all of the time. I can hear it thu-thunk then skip. Sometimes it does thu-thunk but doesn't skip. I put a lot of effort into cleaning which seemed to eliminate it for a day or two then it came back. Going to try lacquer thinner plus lube and see if that eliminates it. Also check what I can check without the major ordeal of taking the rocker out of there. The rocker in mine looks slightly different, it doesn't have the rectangular hole with the rubber pad sticking through so there was a redesign in the late 60s or early 70s. I only paid $20 for it and I freed it up and got it working, then it started skipping, ugh not another skipper. I have an idea to try to film it while typing then when it skips say "SKIP" so I can review it later. I have found SC machines are happier with some tension on the system and Royals are the opposite, less skipping on zero.
If necessary, here’s a link to Ted Munk’s reprints of the service manual. I was able to fix a skipping 5-series machine using these. www.lulu.com/shop/ted-munk/the-smith-corona-5-5te-and-6-series-typewriter-repair-shop-manual/paperback/product-186ndyrz.html?q=&page=1&pageSize=4
@@Joe_VanCleave on further checking the dog on the right definitely has a slight amount of play in it, it clicks back and forth with a pair of tweezers, the other one has no play which I can detect. That could cause a skip when the conditions are right. It is most likely from wear over the years.
I have an Alpina which never skips when in upper case, but frequently skips in lower case, more so on letter a but also on most other letters occasionally. Do you think the symptom of the upper case being always non-skipping could help narrow down the diagnosis possibilities for why the carriage skips in lower case? Thanks for the helpful video.
Whenever I hear of the letter “a” skipping I think it must be technique related, or exacerbated by sloppy technique. Are you touch-typing when this happens? If so, and if you’re right handed, the letter “a” is being typed with the weakest finger of the minor hand, but is the third most frequently used letter in English. Also, remind me if this is carriage or segment shift.
Thanks Joe, I heard you mention that point in the video, but surely if sloppy technique were the explanation then that would apply equally to both upper and lower case. The upper case never ever has carriage slip. Thanks for the many good videos, by the way. @@Joe_VanCleave
@@richardburton5706 Sometimes bad technique can exacerbate a machine problem. The reason why I asked if it was segment or carriage shift is that the linkages are different between the two systems, a problem with the “a” linkage (bent, or needs degreasing) can be exacerbated by technique. Many skipping problems are escapement related, which shouldn’t be letter-specific. Yours, because it’s specific to the “a”, makes me wonder about the linkages (and how the shifting works) and also typing technique, because the letter “a” is the most common letter for technique related issues.
I have a classic12 Smith Corona and it skips a half space or randomly, you do a video on it? I have learn a lot from your videos and have work on my typewriters my self with good results.
Check out this video: ua-cam.com/video/mMPX3NfKK7I/v-deo.html And also search UA-cam for "Smith Corona Escapement" and you'll find videos from Phoenix Typewriter and others about these same problems. Also, you can purchase a service manual from: www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/ted-munk/the-smith-corona-5-5te-and-6-series-typewriter-repair-shop-manual/paperback/product-186ndyrz.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Or a PDF manual here: twdb.sellfy.store/p/7Kkk/
Hi Joe,
So, not only am I amazed I missed this video during my catching up, lol I have GOT to nearing the end and caught up, BUT, I am, as you may recall from one of our talks, still having a skip issue with my '64 SCM Galaxie Deluxe, last night I was itching to write, and thought it's been a bit, need to exercise it, and it skipped a little in the beginning, but then after warm up, it started skipping so bad every other sentence and with spacing and gaps so big from skipping you could park a Mac Truck in there.
Glad I found this and yes I have the repair manuals from Ted.
My machine is probably do for a cleaning so I start there, and work down from there.
One thing you will learn if you go to school to be a mechanic, they will teach you the Scientific method to help work out problems, but the first thing the very first thing they teach and I do too, is, you always start with the simple repairs first.
I'll clean it and go from there.
Thank for this video, my friend.
Thanks Joe! Fixed my skipping Classic 12.
Thank you!
very helpful. thank you!
I have a 1975 Galaxie 12 which is a great typewriter except for the skipping. If I touch type briskly and the absolute minimum time on the platen reduces it. Even an extra milisecond on the platen can cause it, but not always. It is affected by technique but it is entirely too sensitive, no one is that perfect all of the time. I can hear it thu-thunk then skip. Sometimes it does thu-thunk but doesn't skip. I put a lot of effort into cleaning which seemed to eliminate it for a day or two then it came back. Going to try lacquer thinner plus lube and see if that eliminates it. Also check what I can check without the major ordeal of taking the rocker out of there. The rocker in mine looks slightly different, it doesn't have the rectangular hole with the rubber pad sticking through so there was a redesign in the late 60s or early 70s.
I only paid $20 for it and I freed it up and got it working, then it started skipping, ugh not another skipper.
I have an idea to try to film it while typing then when it skips say "SKIP" so I can review it later.
I have found SC machines are happier with some tension on the system and Royals are the opposite, less skipping on zero.
If necessary, here’s a link to Ted Munk’s reprints of the service manual. I was able to fix a skipping 5-series machine using these.
www.lulu.com/shop/ted-munk/the-smith-corona-5-5te-and-6-series-typewriter-repair-shop-manual/paperback/product-186ndyrz.html?q=&page=1&pageSize=4
@@Joe_VanCleave on further checking the dog on the right definitely has a slight amount of play in it, it clicks back and forth with a pair of tweezers, the other one has no play which I can detect. That could cause a skip when the conditions are right. It is most likely from wear over the years.
I have an Alpina which never skips when in upper case, but frequently skips in lower case, more so on letter a but also on most other letters occasionally. Do you think the symptom of the upper case being always non-skipping could help narrow down the diagnosis possibilities for why the carriage skips in lower case? Thanks for the helpful video.
Whenever I hear of the letter “a” skipping I think it must be technique related, or exacerbated by sloppy technique. Are you touch-typing when this happens? If so, and if you’re right handed, the letter “a” is being typed with the weakest finger of the minor hand, but is the third most frequently used letter in English. Also, remind me if this is carriage or segment shift.
Thanks Joe, I heard you mention that point in the video, but surely if sloppy technique were the explanation then that would apply equally to both upper and lower case. The upper case never ever has carriage slip. Thanks for the many good videos, by the way.
@@Joe_VanCleave
@@richardburton5706 Sometimes bad technique can exacerbate a machine problem. The reason why I asked if it was segment or carriage shift is that the linkages are different between the two systems, a problem with the “a” linkage (bent, or needs degreasing) can be exacerbated by technique. Many skipping problems are escapement related, which shouldn’t be letter-specific. Yours, because it’s specific to the “a”, makes me wonder about the linkages (and how the shifting works) and also typing technique, because the letter “a” is the most common letter for technique related issues.
I have a classic12 Smith Corona and it skips a half space or randomly, you do a video on it? I have learn a lot from your videos and have work on my typewriters my self with good results.
Check out this video: ua-cam.com/video/mMPX3NfKK7I/v-deo.html
And also search UA-cam for "Smith Corona Escapement" and you'll find videos from Phoenix Typewriter and others about these same problems. Also, you can purchase a service manual from: www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/ted-munk/the-smith-corona-5-5te-and-6-series-typewriter-repair-shop-manual/paperback/product-186ndyrz.html?page=1&pageSize=4
Or a PDF manual here: twdb.sellfy.store/p/7Kkk/