[GreenKeys] Re: 28 hammer time

[Don Robert House]

Yes, replacing the hammer head is difficult, but with the right tools  
it is not so bad.  Once the new type hammer head is put on it will  
last many years.
Don


On 10 Oct 2006, at 4:55 PM, Larry Tighe wrote:

I ordered that part from Fred Schmidt and got the part without the  
"soft" top....the one that beats the type wheel to pieces.

Can't you find some kind of glyptol/rubber compound and dip the "head  
of the hammer" into that, let it cure and still have what you need?   
It's a pain to change out that part BTW.

Lar
----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Robert House"  
<drhouse at nadcomm.com>
To: "rice" <riceguy at peoplepc.com>
Cc: "Greenkeys" <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 17:46
Subject: [GreenKeys] Re: 28 hammer time


> Yes,
>
> That is the "pecker." However, the pecker is not what I need.  The   
> pecker is for the typing units.  We have many "peckers" at the   
> museum.  They are made out of steel and do not often need to be   
> replaced unless the spring breaks.
>
> I need the print hammer for the perforator and reperforator.  It  
> is  made out of a material that looks like Delrin.
> A form of elastic plastic.  It slips over the hammer arm under the  
> typewheel and is sometimes called the "print hammer head"
>
> Don
>
> On 10 Oct 2006, at 4:30 PM, rice wrote:
>
> Don
>
> The "pecker" is the spring loaded insert on the hammer assy - right ?
>
> If so, If I send ya one, will I get it back some time in the future ?
>
> Rice
>
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