[CW] CW MILLS (Typewriters) - A Great Site

[BURNS MARTIN JR]

Hey Joe,
Interesting.  Sure wish those 5 dollar deals were still around, hi.
One of our typewriter/TTY machine techs used Banana Oil to soften the platen rolls.  Just curious what you used?
73
Tony W4FOA


> On June 8, 2020 at 8:02 AM Joe Pontek Sr <v31jp1957 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>     Hello, all.
> 
>     Back when I was stationed at Andrew AFB, Washington, D.C.,
>     President Washington's birthday was a big deal and many
>     holiday sales about. I went to a store for typewriters and
>     bouight an electric mill in good shape for $5.00 and the only
>     thing needed might have been the platen roll as it was a bit
>     hardened.  I did treat it and it worked great until one time
>     when getting up and caught my belt on the typewriter table
>     and sent it to the floor, thus breaking its cast frame.  I almost
>     learned touch typing on it.  As I was a TTY technician, all caps
>     were normal to me.  I would love to have another one.  My
>     12 year old can touch type at 53 WPM, now to teach him
>     and his brother the code.
> 
>     One thing many have missed in the discussion about speed
>     on CW.  It is the ability to spell or, rather,  the inability to
>     spell.  If you think the knots or loss of my hair is due to fighting,
>     wrong !  It was from my mother trying to beat information
>     about spelling into my head ! 
> 
>     On 6/8/2020 5:08 AM, BURNS MARTIN JR wrote:
> 
>         > >         Thanks David for this.  During my 32+ years, I've used many of those pictured with the exception of the portable mills. To say they took a BEATING would be a serious understatement.  Sprocket feed with 6 ply "chatter roll" put some serious stress on those iron horses.   Even back in the 50's I often thought that some I used should have been in the Smithsonian Museum, hi. 
> >         I'd sure love to have one to put on the shelf just for the memories.  I keep looking at the yard sales in thrift stores.
> >         Best to all....stay safe and well.
> >         73
> >         Tony W4FOA
> >          
> > 
> >     > 
>     -- 
>     Regards, Joe, K8JP/V31JP, Ronnie, Martin & Sidney Pontek
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