So good to see a good old Selectric again. I worked on them many years ago - truly a fascinating machine... though I always preferred to use WD-40 myself. Great effort to bring it back to life mate!
Note that you can remove the cover without using allen wrenches.
With the lid open but the cover still on, grip the rollers with both hands, and your thumbs can simultaneously depress the two metal buttons on either side of the metal ruler which releases the roller, which can then be popped out easily. Then you can pop the lid. The roller just 'snaps' back into place.
S is for stencil. They used typewriters to cut the things they used on mimeograph machines, to duplicate things, like church bulletins and whatnot. The typewriter, in stencil mode, would cut a hole in the stencil that would let ink thru, and that's how mimeograph machines worked. The ink would go thru the hole, and make a letter on the paper. A whole buncha holes made a printed bulletin. :) Do you remember those?
The platen I believe just pups out with the knobs and everything on it before you take the cop of the case off. I've watched the typewriter guy mess with the keys he leaves the platen, ribbon and type ball out. He uses sewing machine oil to oil it too. I'm somewhat familiar with these just from watching, so I can fin out anything you want to know if you run into something you can't figure out.
I am the biggest Selectric fan ever! I myself have owned an '80 Selectric III (in a Brown cabinet) and a '77 Selectric II (in a Powder blue cabinet). And I still have a few wheel sets sitting around. VERY COOL!
When I was working as an Administrative Assistant back in the 70's and 80's, I loved the IBM Selectrics. One of my favorites was the version that had memory storage on tape and magnetic cards. The memory version allowed me to create form letters that would stop and let me insert the appropriate text. By the early 2000's, the office I was working in still had one for file folders and labels. Sadly, it was sent to "bargain barn" around 2006, still working.
So good to see a good old Selectric again. I worked on them many years ago - truly a fascinating machine... though I always preferred to use WD-40 myself. Great effort to bring it back to life mate!
TheOmnipresent12 1 month ago
Note that you can remove the cover without using allen wrenches.
With the lid open but the cover still on, grip the rollers with both hands, and your thumbs can simultaneously depress the two metal buttons on either side of the metal ruler which releases the roller, which can then be popped out easily. Then you can pop the lid. The roller just 'snaps' back into place.
unixcgi 3 months ago
@unixcgi Thanks a lot for that tip, I will make sure to try it.
retrochad 3 months ago
S is for stencil. They used typewriters to cut the things they used on mimeograph machines, to duplicate things, like church bulletins and whatnot. The typewriter, in stencil mode, would cut a hole in the stencil that would let ink thru, and that's how mimeograph machines worked. The ink would go thru the hole, and make a letter on the paper. A whole buncha holes made a printed bulletin. :) Do you remember those?
~Cindy! :)
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CindyBradyTooh 5 months ago
@CindyBradyTooh Yes I do, that is how they made copies in elementary school but I never knew how the system worked.
retrochad 3 months ago
S stands for Stencil.
Forensource 6 months ago
The platen I believe just pups out with the knobs and everything on it before you take the cop of the case off. I've watched the typewriter guy mess with the keys he leaves the platen, ribbon and type ball out. He uses sewing machine oil to oil it too. I'm somewhat familiar with these just from watching, so I can fin out anything you want to know if you run into something you can't figure out.
compactc9 6 months ago
I am the biggest Selectric fan ever! I myself have owned an '80 Selectric III (in a Brown cabinet) and a '77 Selectric II (in a Powder blue cabinet). And I still have a few wheel sets sitting around. VERY COOL!
VICNASTY1989 6 months ago
★★★★★
Cool typewriter.
TheMultiGunMan 6 months ago
What type of solvent did you use to clean the old grease off?
mznxb9872 6 months ago
we have similar machine don t the brand.i can t write on it.and a very old electric type writer and also a problem with keys get stuck.
koioo2 6 months ago
When I was working as an Administrative Assistant back in the 70's and 80's, I loved the IBM Selectrics. One of my favorites was the version that had memory storage on tape and magnetic cards. The memory version allowed me to create form letters that would stop and let me insert the appropriate text. By the early 2000's, the office I was working in still had one for file folders and labels. Sadly, it was sent to "bargain barn" around 2006, still working.
AstroSonic1967 6 months ago
Glad to see it's working again. The keys on that typewriter look very modern.
Trance88 6 months ago
S is for Stencil
billynage 6 months ago
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I too have an old typewriter to type labels. It's a quick and neat solution :)
DrCassette 6 months ago
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I too have an old typewriter to type labels. It's a quick and neat solution :)
DrCassette 6 months ago
I too have an old typewriter to type labels. It's a quick and neat solution :)
DrCassette 6 months ago
s=stencil for the old mimeos maybe?
DEW409 6 months ago
@DEW409 Yes, S is for stencil, usually for typing on carbon copies and that kind of thing.
compactc9 6 months ago