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The '''platen''' is the printing surface of a typewriter. Most typewriters have platens made of rubber, while some have platens made of cork.

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 The '''platen''' is a cylindrical roller, usually made of rubber or cork, that serves as the printing surface of most machines.
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 Many typewriters, particularly those manufactured before the 1950s, will suffer from hard platens. For these, the only long-term solution is to replace the platen rubber with new rubber. Properly recovered platens will have a hardness around Shore A 86. When working on a typewriter, it is recommended to clean the platen with a rag and rubbing alcohol. That will help it have more grip to the paper. If you're using a machine with a hard platen, inserting backing sheets is strongly recommended. They keep the firm rubber from sustaining damage or chipping as a result of the type slugs hitting it.
-Temporary solutions exist in the form of rubber softeners, but these tend to be short-lived and damage the platen over time.
+Temporary solutions exist in the form of rubber softeners, but these tend to be short-lived and damage the platen over time. A more permanent ersatz solution is the use of rubber heat-shrink tubing, generally to recover feed rollers -- though the method can also be applied to platens.
 [https://www.jjshort.com/| JJ Short and Associates] of New York recovers platens.

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 The '''platen''' is a cylindrical roller, usually made of rubber or cork, that serves as the printing surface of most machines.
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-The '''platen''' is the printing surface of a typewriter. Most typewriters have platens made of rubber, while some have platens made of cork.
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 ==Maintenance==
-Many typewriters, particularly those manufactured before the 1950s, will suffer from hard platens. For these, the only long-term solution is to replace the platen rubber with new rubber. Properly recovered platens will have a hardness around Shore A 86.
+Many typewriters, particularly those manufactured before the 1950s, will suffer from hard platens. For these, the only long-term solution is to replace the platen rubber with new rubber. Properly recovered platens will have a hardness around Shore A 86. When working on a typewriter, it is recommended to clean the platen with a rag and rubbing alcohol. That will help it have more grip to the paper. If you're using a machine with a hard platen, inserting backing sheets is strongly recommended. They keep the firm rubber from sustaining damage or chipping as a result of the type slugs hitting it.
 Temporary solutions exist in the form of rubber softeners, but these tend to be short-lived and damage the platen over time.

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		+	Many typewriters, particularly those manufactured before the 1950s, will suffer from hard platens. For these, the only long-term solution is to replace the platen rubber with new rubber. Properly recovered platens will have a hardness around Shore A 86.
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		+	Temporary solutions exist in the form of rubber softeners, but these tend to be short-lived and damage the platen over time.
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		+	[[https://www.jjshort.com/\|JJ Short and Associates]] of New York recovers platens.

Platen - Revision history

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Winfried320 at 21:04, 6 September 2023

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