I started the process of cleaning my green 1958 Olympia SM3 to bring it back up to speed. Things are generally moving apace although the mixture of eraser shavings and old oil has tarnished the carriage rails. Spent some time with some metal polish trying to bring them back to their old glory. Should be able to finish flushing out tomorrow and getting it back together and properly adjusted.
Here’s a bit of a time lapse of the work:
The Purchase On Saturday, August 3rd, after a patience-trying wait, I picked up this lovely green 1958 Olympia SM3. It’s the first typewriter in my…
What a lovely table.
I don’t dare show my work space.
It’s nowhere near this organized.
But I bet I win the category of “number of screws hidden in the carpet”
This looks like the table of an artist and a surgeon! The table, typewriter, the tools, the staging, and your wife’s tolerance of you using the table this way, are all stunning!! Thank you for sharing this.
Gorgeous work.
Where did you get the typewriter tool kit? I’m jealous! Great work!
Excellent, thank you for sharing!