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Capital Letters on Typewriter Don't Line Up with Lowercase

We have two older different brands of electric typewriters that work okay except that when you type capital letters they don't line up with the lower case print. They type higher on the page. Is that something we can fix ourselves?

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Different colored Bic markers.

Permanent Markers Dried Out

Is there any way to recondition Bic permanent markers? The caps were on tightly. In fact, they were still in the package. When I went to use them, not one of them worked. I have no idea where I bought them, so returning them is out of the question.Thanks.

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Sharpening Blades on an Electric Pencil Sharpener

Can electric pencil sharpener blades be sharpened? My child tried to sharpen a crayon.

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Manual Portable Typewriter is Skipping Spaces

I sent my Royal 200 manual portable typewriter to the store where I bought it so that they can fix it, but I'm still curious. What causes the space skipping in my typewriter?

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Sharpen Your Scissors With Aluminum Foil

For an easy way to sharpen scissors, fold a piece of aluminum foil three or four times, then cut through it several times with your scissors.

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Scratched Dry Erase Board

Is there an inexpensive way to fill in scratches on a white board?

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Wax Paper For Stubborn Paper Punches

Lubricate craft punches before using them by punching wax paper first.

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Typewriter Accidentally Plugged into 230 Instead of 110 Outlet

I plugged in my Smith Corona electric typewriter (color gray and portable) into a 230 volt socket and it needs only 110-120 volts. It turned off suddenly and smells bad, but no smoke came out. Can it still be fixed? If yes, what does it need to have replaced?

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Restore a Permanent Ink Marker

Students keep leaving tops off permanent and washable markers so they dry out. Can they be rehydrated to use again?

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What Can I Use to Refinish or Reglaze a Whiteboard?

I made grid lines on my whiteboard with tape; now I would like to reglaze it so I could write over it without getting hungup with the marker. What product could I use and where could I get it? Thanks.

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Reviving a Dried Out Marker

How do you revive a dried out magic marker?

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Troubleshooting Muratec Fax Machine

I have a Muratec F-112 fax machine, when it starts to send pages out it stops at 5-8 pages and says poor line condition or communication error. This also happens when it starts to receive faxes, as well. Can you please help and tell me why?

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Fixing a Paper Cutter

We need to know how to put the blades back on a paper cutter. The spring is very strong and we can't seem to get it back on. Any ideas for how to do it or where to take it to have it put back together? Thanks.

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Shred Wax Paper to Lubricate Shredder

Do you use a paper shredder for disposing of sensitive documents like I do? After a while, the blades need a little lubrication. Run a piece of waxed paper through the shredder to make it work like new again!

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Maintaining a Paper Shredder

I was shredding paper, and my home paper shredder just quit on me. No noise, no sparks, no anything. It's held together by phillips screws, and being a former electronics tech, I decided to take it apart.

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Paint Thinner May Have Damaged Dry Erase Board

My dry erase board had grease marker on it. I used paint thinner to clean it off. It worked great, but now when I use my dry erase markers on the board, they won't come off with a paper towel like it should. It just smears. Did I ruin my board, can I fix this?

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Repairing an Aurora Shredder

I have an Aurora CrossCut shredder, AS700X, that will not start. It is as though the motor isn't working. Is there a reset button or a simple way to fix it?

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Fixing Scratches on CDs

Is there a way that I can get scratches out of a CD? Please help. Thank you in advance.

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Sharpening a Paper Cutter

We are trying to find out how we can get two paper cutters' blades sharpened. Does anyone know where we can take them? Or does anyone know how we can sharpen them? There must be some way. Thanks for your help in this.

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Reconditioning A Dry Erase Board

How do I recondition a dry erase board?

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Manufacturers Sometimes Replace Instead Of Repairing

Try to get things fixed by the manufacturer! My husband went through all the customer service/diagnostics for our Epson scanner/printer/copier with no luck. So they told him to send it in for repair.

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Getting Paper Cutter Sharpened

Is there any way someone can come to an office to sharpen a paper cutter?

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Heat Pens To Get Ink Flowing

Heat Pens To Get Ink Flowing. If you are stuck with a ball point pen that won't work, try heating the metal tip to get the ink flowing.

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Omega Electronic Safe Won't Close

I have taken the batteries out of my omega electronic safe and now cannot close it. Any ideas?

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Sharpening Paper Shredder Blades

I think the blades of my paper shredder are getting dull. Has anyone ever sharpened theirs?

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