tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558523755501505700.post577800314654353776..comments2024-01-26T05:15:24.177-05:00Comments on Fountain Pens & Typewriters: 1950 - 1951 Skyriter Elite 5 Days LaterBill Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558523755501505700.post-58841817042076761722014-06-28T08:10:32.071-04:002014-06-28T08:10:32.071-04:00I've only seen plain old Pica and Elite.I've only seen plain old Pica and Elite. Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558523755501505700.post-52724657099367033182014-06-27T05:33:33.621-04:002014-06-27T05:33:33.621-04:00Another quality post! Ill have to begin to enterta...Another quality post! Ill have to begin to entertain the thought of a zep bath for some of my grimmier typers.<br />Do you know if skyriters all had the same typeface?michaelianyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473989420991038113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558523755501505700.post-36305424683643281132013-01-29T04:32:37.529-05:002013-01-29T04:32:37.529-05:00Yes, I can spread the prongs or squash them tighte...Yes, I can spread the prongs or squash them tighter, no change. If I do not change out the escapement this will be (as it is fast becoming) a parts machine. The working one in my post is only a bit older and it too is an elite.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558523755501505700.post-79236560293456417862013-01-28T13:45:16.573-05:002013-01-28T13:45:16.573-05:00Jeez, this sounds frustrating! Good luck.Jeez, this sounds frustrating! Good luck.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558523755501505700.post-57304119280958031322013-01-28T04:32:34.472-05:002013-01-28T04:32:34.472-05:004 that work fine and one needing work. Same as my...4 that work fine and one needing work. Same as my Hermes 3000 machines, except each Hermes has a different type face.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558523755501505700.post-41689200781484124172013-01-27T21:55:10.660-05:002013-01-27T21:55:10.660-05:00Nice work getting this going! How many Skyriters d...Nice work getting this going! How many Skyriters does this make now? Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558523755501505700.post-75529244835087041432013-01-27T19:45:06.148-05:002013-01-27T19:45:06.148-05:00I for one would love to see some more on those Chi...I for one would love to see some more on those Chinese fountain pens; they're especially attractive for a college student like myself! :)<br />Vikramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269522131712921750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558523755501505700.post-46379252622600192522013-01-27T19:02:45.865-05:002013-01-27T19:02:45.865-05:00I've been playing around with those prongs eve...I've been playing around with those prongs ever since your post. I compared them with a working Skywriter and found many were jammed together. I opened them. No change. It will randomly add and extra space between letters, and not always the same letter(s). Double striking is just as intermittent. I discovered the screw holding the escapement ratchet was loose. It was tight on all my other Skyriters. <br />I tightened it. That jammed the machine. Nothing worked. I loosened it. There are a few places where the carriage seems like it wants to bind (goes from little friction to high friction) as I return the carriage. Release the carriage and it slides nicely.<br />Those are my reasoning for replacing the escapement assembly. I have a few escapements that look like the same size. I may try replacing the screw that acts as the spindle and maybe the ratchet if it matches the ones in my junk box.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558523755501505700.post-52403984781420414932013-01-27T16:52:20.005-05:002013-01-27T16:52:20.005-05:00I was just cleaning a '40s (?) Underwood for W...I was just cleaning a '40s (?) Underwood for WordPlay and I know exactly what you mean about Scrubbing Bubbles changing brown to gray.<br /><br />If certain letters are regularly causing a skip, look on the underside where there are little prongs that move the universal bar. Each prong can be individually tweaked a bit to make it a little less trigger-happy. This saved my niece's Skyriter from skipping when I finally figured it out.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558523755501505700.post-79648538422510719952013-01-27T16:32:22.033-05:002013-01-27T16:32:22.033-05:00The Skyriter cleaned up well, good job. Hope you g...The Skyriter cleaned up well, good job. Hope you get it to be close to perfect eventually.<br /><br />I'd like to see a post on one of your Adlers. Do you have the Jack Nicholson Adler from "The Shining?"Ton S. https://www.blogger.com/profile/10691201724230891974noreply@blogger.com