How to Align the Type on a Remington Quiet Riter Typewriter

Written By: Spencer Pennington

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How to Align the Type on a Remington Quiet Riter Typewriter

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

Time Required

10 minutes

Introduction

If the letters typed by your Remington Quiet Riter typewriter are lighter on the top or bottom, or if your capital letters do not align with your lowercase letters, this guide will help you try a simple "on feet" adjustment to align your type.

Keep in mind that this process will involve some trial and error. Be careful to hold the adjustment screw in place when tightening or loosening the nut. Also, it helps to keep track of how much you adjust the screw each time so you can more easily find the correct alignment.

Tools

Step 1

Lightly type a row of lowercase letters.
Return the carriage, then hold the shift key and lightly type a row of uppercase letters.
Return the carriage, and type a capital H followed by a lowercase h.
It's important to type the letters lightly. Typing the letters firmly might obscure issues with your typewriter's alignment.

Step 2

Examine the letters you typed to identify alignment issues.
If the lowercase letters are not a uniform darkness, you will adjust the lowercase screw.
If the uppercase letters are not a uniform darkness, you will adjust the uppercase screw.
This is shown in the first picture.
If all of the letters are a uniform darkness, but the bottom of the capital H does not align with the bottom of the lowercase h, you will need to experiment with adjustments to find the correct alignment.
This is shown in the second picture.

Step 3

Lay the typewriter on its back so you can see the bottom.
This guide will continue to refer to parts of the typewriter as if it were set on its feet. "The back" of the typewriter is now resting on your work surface.

Step 4

To adjust lowercase letters, find the lowercase adjustment screw near the back of the typewriter.
To adjust uppercase letter, find the uppercase adjustment screw towards the front of the typewriter.
Your adjustment screws may be in slightly different locations, but they will look similar to the pictured screws. Adjustment screws typically include a nut, and do not have a screw head.