[GreenKeys] NJ Stuff on ebay + a question
Don Robert House
drhouse at nadcomm.com
Thu Jun 30 19:59:39 EDT 2005
I need any and all of the model 37 stuff if they still have it.
DO NOT USE WD-40 it leaves a sticky residue when exposed to heat.
Clean with plain kerosene. Then lubricate with Lube One by the Slick
50 folks.
Best regards,
Don
K9TTY
Curator - NADCOMM
On 30 Jun 2005, at 6:41 PM, dave sigafoose wrote:
> I live about 20 miles from the Sheetz house and
> purchased a complete model 19 set from Sheetz estate a
> couple of months ago.
>
> The two guys handling the sale were very easy to deal
> with and gave me a complete tour of the Sheetz garage,
> basement, and 2nd floor, all full of equipment, which
> took almost 2 hours.
>
> Beyond the other things on E-bay, I saw a couple of
> mod 14 TD's and also 3 mod 28 typing units, a mod 28
> keyboard base, and a mod floor cabinet with power
> supply in various parts of the basement.
>
> The mod 19 that I bought is now in my basment on the
> work bench, as I haven't had much time to work on it.
> The motor powered up just fine, but there seems to be
> dried grease everywhere.
>
> The first thing I noticed was that the dash pot was
> frozen. Had to disassemble it complete to free it up
> and get it dashing again.
>
> The next problem was that the keys in type basket were
> frozen solid. I removed the type basket and gave
> everything a liberal spraying with WD-40, moved the
> type keys carefully and it seemed OK. That was 2
> weeks ago, and yesterday I tried to move the keys and
> they moved, but not easily, only with some effort.
>
> So, I need as suggestion as to how to get the keys in
> the type basket to keep moving freely.
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Dave Sigafoose
>
>
> NNNN
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 12:41:59 -0500 (CDT)
> From: jhhaynes at earthlink.net
> Subject: [GreenKeys] NJ Stuff on ebay
> To: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
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> I see there is a "huge lot" including two model 19s
> and two Model 28s
> listed on ebay for pickup only in New Jersey. The
> seller his the same
> one who was handling the stuff from the Sheetz estate.
> Sure hope this
> stuff doesn't wind up in a dump.
>
>
> jhhaynes at earthlink dot net
>
>
>
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