martedì 1 ottobre 2013

Thirtyfive



 THE M80


 THE TYPEWRITER AS I GOT IT - BEFORE CLEANING


 The ribbon looks worse than it is. Cleaned the spools, sprayed a bit of WD40 over the whole lenght of the ribbon, and it's doing its job beautifully!


 I individually clean the keytops one by one. I'm not afraid of getting dirty when I set up the machine, but I want my fingers to remain clean while typing!


 AFTER A QUICK CLEANING AND READY TO TYPE!


6 commenti:

  1. I like the shape. More modern but just as stylish as the 32. Interesting to hear about the M80. I was confused before, but I think a proper name for their typewriters must surely have helped distinguish them from the competition.

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    1. Good thing is that the L35 still has an all-aluminum chassis. Just a little bit more plastic here and there, if compared to the L32. For example the return lever, that is made of plastic and held by a little screw that keeps coming loose as you use the lever!

      Elimina
  2. Very nice M80, Davide. And your blog is now listed on www.typosphere.blogspot.com. Welcome to the madhouse.

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    1. I'm sure I'll feel very comfortable in this madhouse! Thank you!

      Elimina
  3. I have the guts of an L35 in my parts room. It was an OK machine (typed fine) but I needed the aluminum shell to replace the busted shell from my 1964 Lettera 32. Turns out that dropping the L32 powerplant into the L35 body results in something with all the table-gripping sturdiness and heft of the L35 and the super-light touch of the L32:
    http://typewriterdatabase.com/1964-olivettiunderwood-lettera-3235.1085.typewriter

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  4. I think i read the post about it... I guess a year ago, or even earlier.
    I haven't noticed any big difference in the touch of the L35 compared to the L32, but I'll do an A/B test to see if there is any (in my specimens).
    Thank you for the comment!

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