I have a label stuck under platen of a Swintec 8016 typewriter. How do I get the platen off to get label out.

mostly the ribbon carrier is in the middle, you just have to press thr ribbon down, and mostly you hear a click
that's all
m.pietersz

If you can remove the platen, roller, you may find a label stuck on the deflector. Remove the label from the deflector. Make sure the deflector is installed properly.

Some of them have a packing bar on both sides of the carrier.

DickyO

If it works on paper Then take a pice of 150 grit sandpaper and remove the glaze on the platen. After you will have to wipe the platen to get the black dust off.

DickyO

Try some WD40 on the silver shafts that the carrier slides on they do get very gummy.

DickyO

Check the pitch selection slide switch in may be in PS position if it isn't slide it up and down a few times they do get dirty.

DickyO

Roll a new piece of paper the best you can. Dribble a little paint thinner on the paper, letting it run down under the roller. The thinner will disolve the adhesive on the label. After a couple minutes, you should be able to roll out the paper and the laber with no problem.

On each end of the platen there is a black plastic retainer squeeze them together and lift the platen out.

DickyO

I can't remember which models have which features, but some Swintecs have pop out plantens, and some don't. If it is pop out, you will find a plastic V clip in the frame of the typewriter through which the platen shaft passes on both sides of the typewriter and platen. Pay close attention to which side the gear of the platen is situated before removing to make sure you put it back on the same side of the typewriter. Squeeze the V clips and pull the platen up and out. When re-installing, make sure the metal paper table is in correctly by aligning the fingers on each side into their mounting guides, or you will have paper jams, paper feed trouble, and other issues. You can clean the labels out with something that will not leave an oily residue on the paper table, paper feed rollers, or the platen. Re-install the platen by aligning the V clips to the frame on each side, and press them down until they snap into place.

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