[GreenKeys] 35-KSR Clean Up

[Raymond Cote]

Take a picture of the machine in your living room. I want to show it too my wife. My shop is 15 deg below zero and my heater only brings it to 40 deg.  I want her to learn that there are reasonable women out there. 
Of course my 28 ASR IS A BIT BIG ( smile). 
Ray


Before I came here I was confused about this subject.  Having listened to your lecture I am still confused. But on a higher level.
Enrico Fermi

> On Feb 8, 2014, at 18:53, "tony.podrasky" <tony.podrasky at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Let's see if this gets thru:
> 
> I received the 35-KSR back on 28 Jan, and got
> started cleaning up the bubble, dome, and upper
> cover - and then I came down with a cold that just
> made me feel so worn-out that I didn't even want to
> even look at my new toy.
> 
> I'm feeling a bit better, and today my wife said:
> "why don't you bring the Teletype machine into the
> living room so you can work on it in here, where it's
> nice and warm - instead of out in the garage?".
> 
> I thought about it for a few minutes - then I set up
> a card table by my computer, covered it with a plastic
> bag, and then went out to the garage and got the typing unit
> and set it up. In about 1 1/2 hours I got the left side clean,
> and began on the inside part of the front. The machine
> must have been recently PM'd before being taken out of
> service - because it is well lubricated. Most of the
> junk is from the deterioration of the noise quieting foam
> that turned to dust. I'll make sure I take a picture of the
> keyboard/base before I start cleaning it up. Also, it may
> not be as bad as having a chad perf - but there are a lot
> of "holes" from the sprocket feed paper - all over the place.
> 
> I know it came from ADP, and I can't see it being used to
> print checks - but when I took out the type-box and stuck it
> in a pan of alcohol, and let it sit for 2 hours, and then took
> a toothbrush to it, well all I can say is the "." "," and "$"
> and caked-up more than any other characters.
> 
> --
> tony
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