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Does anyone have any recommendations on fixing or replacing a platen? (reddthat.com)

submitted 1 day ago by Micans@reddthat.com to c/typewriters@lemmy.cafe

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I have a Remington with a platen that has had every single letter space indented. I assume the prior owner(s) were hitting the keys hard. I have tried to mitigate the hardness and the extra pressure needed to put ink on the page by adding extra sheets of paper behind my first.

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[–] Micans@reddthat.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is really helpful! Thank you!

I definitely want to try out the heat shrink wrap. I think that best preserves the original machine. Plus, if I muck it up, I should still be able to cut it off.

[–] zloubida@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

You're welcome :-)

If you try, come tell us how it turned out!