[GreenKeys] platen refurbishing

[Don Robert House]

You will soon be the man with the answer.  Not sure who on this list  
is familiar with the Shore ratings.
As others have stated... the hardness of the platen is only one part  
of the problem, there is the weight of the paper and the amount of  
force the M15 is applying to the paper.
I found out (when I had a M15 and an M20) that using the two ply paper  
helped the printing process.  That plus a good ribbon and a re-inker.

Don
K9TTY


On 8 Mar 2013, at 3:15 PM, Keith Lueck wrote:

Hello all -

I'm having the platen on my M15 re-covered.  It was rock hard, and the  
type bars were perforating the paper, even when I backed the typing  
force adjustment as much as possible.  The guy doing the restoration  
says that the platen currently measures a 100 Shore-A, which is the  
same as "modern" (lol) Selectric typewriters.  He says older  
typewriters used a 90 Shore-A material, but claims that the softer  
material could allow perforation of the paper and ribbon, which is  
exactly the problem I'm having now...

Does anyone have an opinion on this?

I'll keep you all apprised of how this works out...  His prices seem  
pretty reasonable.

Thanks,

Keith
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