[GreenKeys] Teletype Model 33 Platen Restoration

[simon]

I did the platen and power roll on a flexowriter with the inner tube of 
an bicycle. I removed a small amount of the original platen on a lathe 
and rolled the inner tubing over the platen with the help of a bullet 
shaped dowel to guide the tubing to the platen. unfortunately I did not 
make any pictures. the key is that you end up with the inner side of the 
tube as the outside on the platen.

simon

On 26-09-15 22:19, Eric wrote:
> I'd like to have my model 19's platen done, but I'm not sure I want to take disassembly and reassembly...
>
> Eric
>
> On September 26, 2015 12:43:19 PM PDT, David Tumey <davetumey at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Keys,
>> I had a platen restored recently by J.J. Short Associates in NY as
>> recommended by Cory Heisterkamp (hat tip).  Just wanted to share the
>> results, contact information and pricing.
>> The company did a phenomenal job on the restoration, the platen came
>> back looking like brand new.  I installed it into the '369 machine
>> today and ran it for a couple hours.  Print quality, tracking,
>> alignment, drift, tractor force, all excellent!  The left margin held
>> to within 1/32" over 400 printed lines.  Line spacing is perfect as
>> well.  Cory was right, these guys are a great resource and enjoyable to
>> work with.
>> It took about 7 days to do the work and the cost for one platen was $69
>> including shipping and tax.  I pulled the other platens and sent them
>> off for restoration - should be good for another 40 years.
>> I attached a couple "after" photos, but unfortunately I lost the
>> "before" photo.  It looked like what you would expect after 4 decades,
>> hard as a rock, small surface cracking, etc.
>> Contact Peter or JohnPhone: 315-986-3511Fax: 315-986-2827E-mail:
>> office at jjshort.comVISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.JJSHORT.COM
>> J.J. Short Associates, Inc.P.O. Box 183Fairport, New York 14450-0183
>> Thanks.--daveW5DT
>>
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