I have a lot of 38 for sale on ebay for 9.95 plus shipping. It ends in 3 hrs and no one is bidding. 38 work and there are 8 additional that do not. My...
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ProfessorC
professorc30
Feb 13, 2013 3:43 pm
Sally, I was thinking of bidding, even though almost all of these would be duplicates for me and several elements are broken, since I'd like to have the...
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Dennis Thompson
dnthompwilson
Feb 13, 2013 3:48 pm
I just made a bid. Thanks for the notice on this. I'm still a bit new here, and retirement income doesn't allow me to be a big player. This might work out. ...
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sally_harding
Feb 13, 2013 4:38 pm
Hi Dennis, Thanks. You might be able to trade or sell some of the extras locally. Some of these go for $20 apiece...try craigslist..and make your money...
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Jim
thetypewrite...
Feb 21, 2013 9:27 pm
I just bought an IBM Wheelwriter 30 with display off of eBay for $24.99 plush shipping. The seller said give a printwheel error code when powered on, which is...
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Jim
thetypewrite...
Feb 27, 2013 3:07 am
The Wheelwriter 30, which I just received, makes a terrible screeching noise when the carrier returns to the left margin, and it won't return without stopping...
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cookee_nz
Feb 27, 2013 3:40 am
Very commmon problem on all Wheel & Quiet Writers. Lube the carrier shaft - the solid round bar that the carrier runs along. Light-medium oil is fine, if it...
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Jim
thetypewrite...
Feb 27, 2013 4:34 am
Steve, I tried that not much improvement. _____ From: selectricownersclub@yahoogroups.com [mailto:selectricownersclub@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of cookee_nz ...
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Lukas
ibm_magcard
Feb 27, 2013 5:49 am
Hi Jim I would check: 1. Carrier Shaft (clean, sightly oiled) 2. Front Carrier Support Shaft 3. Carrier Bushings 4. Transport Gear (likely to brake, could be...
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Jim
thetypewrite...
Feb 27, 2013 4:22 pm
She's purring like a kitten. I took the outer cover off and put a few drops of oil on the back of the return motor on the right hand side of the machine, and...
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jgipsw252
Apr 8, 2013 3:25 pm
Newbie here, wanted to say hi and ask some questions. Just picked my first Selectric, a tan III correcting and need a Tilt Pulley Bellcrank. Anyone have one to...
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ProfessorC
professorc30
Apr 8, 2013 5:36 pm
A good paint job is all about prep. Clean it with soap and water and small brush to get the dirt off the textured surface. It will be dirtier than you think...
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Jon Byler
jebyler
Apr 8, 2013 6:49 pm
I removed the dead foam first scraping and peeling as much as possible, and then with solvent. I forget what I used exactly. Dead foam is horrible stuff. ......
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oola_la
Apr 14, 2013 10:31 pm
Hi, I am new today to this group.. I have a few selectrics I have been working on. I thought they were working when I got them, but they are all a bit sick....
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Jim
thetypewrite...
Apr 18, 2013 6:53 pm
I have an extra Prestige Elite printwheel that I don't want, and I would like to trade it for either a 10 pitch or proportional spacing printwheel. Please...
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Jim
thetypewrite...
Apr 25, 2013 10:03 pm
Some of Panasonic's electronic typewriters use the IBM Wheelwriter ribbon. I was just curious as who originally designed this ribbon IBM or Panasonic? Jim K. ...
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Jack
wa1tej
May 8, 2013 4:36 pm
I don't recall seeing any Selectrics in use when I worked at a big corporation in NYC in the late 60s. I believe my first encounter with them was when I got a...
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Steve Cook
cookee_nz
May 8, 2013 9:56 pm
Hi Jack, Not sure if this is what you are referring to? Three old advertisement images attached for slightly differing models Regards Steve NZ [Non-text...
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cookee_nz
May 8, 2013 10:50 pm
Typical idiot yahoo groups not allowing attachments - I've created a folder named "Savin" and stuck them in there. Other brands with similar Hyrid systems...
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Jack
wa1tej
May 8, 2013 11:33 pm
Thanks, Steve. I always wondered what happened to that AD Little system that Nashua was fiddling with. It was a box with controls attached by a cable to a...
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emerytkumquat
May 9, 2013 8:45 am
Gentlemen, I am looking for a genuine IBM cover for my refurbished IBM Selectric II. If anyone has one for sale would they please contact me on ...
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ProfessorC
professorc30
May 9, 2013 12:16 pm
It's too bad that this Savin Word Master didn't catch on. It seems to have advantages over the Memory 50/100, Mag Card and MT/ST machines. It could be added to...
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Sally Harding
sally_harding
May 9, 2013 1:57 pm
Your blog is way cool. And yes, degreasing is a bleep! I don't have a cover but I do have an extra platen available...you can have it for the cost of postage...
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ProfessorC
professorc30
May 9, 2013 7:04 pm
There are a few used original covers for sale on ebay. The shipping would probably make them cost-prohibitive from the US to AUS. I don't know of any new ones...
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Jim
thetypewrite...
May 10, 2013 1:54 am
I didn't know there was a color choice on the Wheelwriters. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-BLUE-IBM-Wheelwriter-5-Electric-Typewriter-Work ...
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Steve Cook
cookee_nz
May 10, 2013 6:39 am
I suggest simply repainted, easy to do on those, they never made and in actual coloured plastic, so the seller is not really correct saying it's 'rare', had it...
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Peter Brill
pbrill25
May 11, 2013 12:11 am
G'day Bruce, I hope Miss Selectric is running her best for you. When you say a "Genuine IBM Cover" do you mean the outer Aluminium cases? I have a couple of...
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Jack
wa1tej
May 14, 2013 9:22 pm
I just listed the results of my patent search on eBay, listing 360657010359 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360657010359 There are over 100...
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cookee_nz
May 16, 2013 9:27 pm
Hi Jack, it's interesting that you have compiled all these but I am curious that the auction listing appears a little misleading. ie; - "This patent collection...
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Jack
wa1tej
May 17, 2013 4:56 pm
Hi Steve All the patents in the collection are from engineers & designers at IBM's then typewriter plant in Lexington, KY. All involve the type ball feature,...
