tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post1548601335884721737..comments2024-02-20T04:46:46.619+00:00Comments on Typewriter Heaven: Bar-Let: improvisationRob Bowkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-59185942625909485952012-05-14T00:55:23.769+01:002012-05-14T00:55:23.769+01:00I've wrangled the line spacer on a Remington 1...I've wrangled the line spacer on a Remington 16 into place with a piece of wire... The Remington is missing a part due to a previous owner taking out the Platen, and as such was causing problems advancing the line. I've locked it into double space now, which I am very happy with. <br /><br />But I have ideas.... YES.... ideas... on how to replace parts in future.<br /><br />Well done! Well thought out.Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-71661494431197326562012-05-13T16:27:49.062+01:002012-05-13T16:27:49.062+01:00As time goes by, I suspect that those of us using ...As time goes by, I suspect that those of us using typewriters will need to become increasingly resourceful about repairs. It is sad news indeed that Ames has closed.<br /><br />I just told James, who laughed and said, "You'll just have to use an extra sheet of backing paper!"<br /><br />The use of bike pump parts, bungee cord and screw from a compass is brilliant. Whatever gets the job done!Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11633967390492270136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-59024308609324025302012-05-13T13:13:13.582+01:002012-05-13T13:13:13.582+01:00I love the "Society for the Ethical Treatment...I love the "Society for the Ethical Treatment of Typewriter" idea - long live the SETT!shordzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04824301365798484902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-90580902742631981982012-05-13T12:14:50.397+01:002012-05-13T12:14:50.397+01:00Sounds like an inspirational mentor. I was thinkin...Sounds like an inspirational mentor. I was thinking about blueing, and various cleaning chemicals. But an un-blued screw and nut will hold fast, and probably for ever. I hate the thought of introducing more chemicals into our environment than is absolutely necessary.Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-84261649654240991202012-05-13T12:08:19.139+01:002012-05-13T12:08:19.139+01:00Last used by the river. Landed in river. Dashed ho...Last used by the river. Landed in river. Dashed home for the canoe, paddled furiously downstream and rescued. Got to watch which way the wind is blowing :-)Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-24279468455908049122012-05-13T01:15:45.053+01:002012-05-13T01:15:45.053+01:00Quite amazing, actually. Great work McGyver!Quite amazing, actually. Great work McGyver!Ton S. https://www.blogger.com/profile/10691201724230891974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-46209679244178470592012-05-12T23:54:45.643+01:002012-05-12T23:54:45.643+01:00Nicely done! That's the sort of fix I like to...Nicely done! That's the sort of fix I like to try.notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-89259991860871225902012-05-12T22:13:32.722+01:002012-05-12T22:13:32.722+01:00Rock-It! Awesome! I think I still have one of thes...Rock-It! Awesome! I think I still have one of these sitting here with a missing part - now I just need to find it.maschinengeschriebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955578932937697125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-77979475517207450002012-05-12T21:47:40.184+01:002012-05-12T21:47:40.184+01:00Good ol' Yankee ingenui---er, never mind.Good ol' Yankee ingenui---er, never mind.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906642113469252066.post-85949865545191918622012-05-12T21:32:41.972+01:002012-05-12T21:32:41.972+01:00Improvising to make something to get something to ...Improvising to make something to get something to work is half the fun of the project. My mentor used to fashion all kinds of things to repair his customers appliances, motors, small engines, and whatever someone would bring him to repair. His motto (unwritten was he could do anything but pick the fly (best let alone) and pin soap bubbles on a rusty wash line even with a safety pin. How many people remember the old steel copper coated wash lines? The copper would wear off and the line would rust. Now the same cheap wire is sold at high prices to ham radio operators for antenna wire.<br /><br />Birchwood-Casey makes and sells gun blue that you can use at home to blue steel. McMaster-Carr sells black oxide chemicals.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.com