tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post8980419886664707483..comments2024-02-20T04:46:46.619+00:00Comments on Typewriter Heaven: Remington Rand Mod. 1 - progressRob Bowkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-8522599177873959512011-07-17T12:09:26.165+01:002011-07-17T12:09:26.165+01:00Thanks Rob. As for the logo, who'd have had Ma...Thanks Rob. As for the logo, who'd have had Macy's down as a hotbed of the revolution? McCarthy missed that one.bikethrunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-62361905353771909092011-07-17T00:49:05.745+01:002011-07-17T00:49:05.745+01:00PS: love the logo on that Macy's Model 1.PS: love the <a href="http://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/remrand1macys.jpg" rel="nofollow">logo </a>on that Macy's Model 1.Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-63252792108638250362011-07-16T23:35:38.571+01:002011-07-16T23:35:38.571+01:00@bikethru: yes, they move - as far as I can tell, ...@bikethru: yes, they move - as far as I can tell, they do have enough mass to them to add some momerntum to the strike action, and bring them back to rest again. I'll post a comparison as I have both the machines out at the minute.Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-55012043843093554362011-07-16T13:39:52.577+01:002011-07-16T13:39:52.577+01:00Rob, sorry the petrol suggestion didn't work, ...Rob, sorry the petrol suggestion didn't work, but well done on what looks like a pretty good clean-up. A well earned bottle of Pride.<br /><br />Could I ask you (and any of the other cognoscenti commenting here) a question about the mechanism? On your <a href="http://typewriterheaven.blogspot.com/2011/07/remington-crud.html" rel="nofollow">13 July post</a>, I held forth about the adjustment of the keystops on the assumption - now, I realise, completely mistaken - that the RR Model 1 had the same mechanism as the Remington Noiseless Portable. On <a href="http://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/rem-portables.htm#remrand1" rel="nofollow">Classic Typewriter</a> Richard P says "it doesn't have the small weights that press the typebars against the platen". But the pics on your <a href="http://typewriterheaven.blogspot.com/2011/07/keycomb-guestblog.html" rel="nofollow">11 July post</a> show a row of components under the cover (behind the top bank of keys in the second pic) that my RNP manual suggests are those weights. Do they move when you hit a key?bikethrunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-22848225471757778282011-07-16T11:27:07.301+01:002011-07-16T11:27:07.301+01:00Enlightenment: just as well. After putting the mac...Enlightenment: just as well. After putting the machine away, I discovered a platen washer on the table!Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-90154056019291687682011-07-16T10:59:58.339+01:002011-07-16T10:59:58.339+01:00great project & documentation! thanks & go...great project & documentation! thanks & good luck!shordzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04824301365798484902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-20337699459592949132011-07-16T04:42:10.552+01:002011-07-16T04:42:10.552+01:00wow that's a project and a half. It's tim...wow that's a project and a half. It's time for a cable tv show about these restoration projects.notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-35024326074908997492011-07-16T02:10:52.672+01:002011-07-16T02:10:52.672+01:00Sounds like one of my own exploratory repair sessi...Sounds like one of my own exploratory repair sessions: full of frustration and despair, followed by hard-won enlightenment.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.com