[GreenKeys] Re: eBay item#3428483992: Teletype Model 33 Print er-1976 (New In Box)

[Don Robert House]

The printer typewheel (more appropriately cylinder) is all metal with 
a plastic interior.  It rotates and moves up and down but it does 
nothing else unless  it is struck with the print hammer that is 
spring loaded and has a rubber head to protect the characters on the 
type wheel.

You see we are writing about three differerent and separate parts.

 From the platen out to the carriage:

1. Platen
2. Paper
3. Ribbon
4. Typewheel
5. Rubber print hammer head
6.  Print hammer (spring loaded)

I hope this  clarifies the messages for you.

Don


>Don,
>
>Gee, I used to have a cyrillic, Model 33 print cylinder, and I could swear
>it was made of some sort of metal...  Or are we still talking past each
>other, and you are referring to a different component?  Incidentally, I do
>know that the IBM type balls are made out of plastic with some sort of metal
>plating.
>
>In general, what do you figure will degrade on a "new" Model 33 that's been
>sitting "in the box" in someone's basement for 25 years?
>
>--Tim
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Don Robert House [mailto:drhouse@abac.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 1:24 PM
>To: McNerney, Tim
>Cc: 'Steve Schlink'; greenkeys@mailman.qth.net
>Subject: [GreenKeys] Re: eBay item#3428483992: Teletype Model 33
>Printer-1976 (New In Box)
>
>
>Tim,
>
>Steve is referring to the print hammer "heads"  made of hard (not any
>more) rubber.
>The hammer itself is just a metal "flap" with a round piece to mount
>the rubber hammer head.
>
>Don