[GreenKeys] Tips for Securing Left Margin Adjustment on M15/19

[Jordan Spencer Cunningham]

Hi friends,

None of my other machines suffer from this, but my Model 19 has for some time. It seems the left margin adjustment screw (see attached images for visual of what I'm talking about) slowly adjusts itself out of alignment after so much use and eventually causes the carriage to get out of alignment on random CRs, causing one character to print before the margin on some lines.

I have adjusted this several times, ensuring the nut is extremely tight against the washer each time. I even tried adding Loctite to the threads last time. Sure enough after so much printing it eventually got out of whack each time.

Anyone faced this and found a way to keep the screw stuck in place permanently?

Perhaps I just need to try the permanent Loctite (red). I used blue previously, the kind that isn't so permanent. I didn't necessarily want to bar myself from adjusting it later if the need arose.

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Jordan Spencer Cunningham
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