[GreenKeys] bought something crazy

[Pete Lancashire]

I plan on playing with one and putting one away for 'prosperity'. It
would be interesting
to know what the elastomer in the belt is (or should I say was).

For now both will have to be stored until I can find a manual and more
importantly the
time.

Pick them up Tuesday.

-pete

On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 10:45 PM, George B. Hutchison <w7tty at olypen.com> wrote:
> It appears that the font/type belt is still intact.
>
> It will be curious to see if it is still together after two or three
> trips as the machine starts to print.
>
> I once had about 15 brand-new model 40 belts with pallets in
> original packaging, and had never been opened.
>
> The flexible material of the belts is made of some mystery substance
> that after aging for some period of time, turns into a sort of
> sand-like substance, and the type pallets just fall out as the
> substance holding them crumbles.
>
> Good luck.  I think the fellow over in Pocatello, Idaho, who has
> warehouses full of forties and parts might be the person to consult
> in this matter.
>
> Hint - a model forty that experiences a type font/belt failure while
> in operation can spread pallets farther than the eye can see in less
> than a second.  Wear your safety glasses and face shields.
>
> W7TTY
>
>
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