[GreenKeys] platten shaft pin

[E.]

Steve,

Please, please, please… before twisting stuff off, have a look at the parts diagram, to see how it all goes together (and I really mean this kindly).  Parts are becoming harder to come by and every part has a reason… even skilled-machined parts may cause things not to work properly.

That said, do you have a photo of what you broke?


> On Apr 3, 2021, at 7:13 pm, steve bennett via GreenKeys <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
>   Still restoring the teletype 15.
> Any tips on getting the pin out of the platten shaft?
> Is it pressed in? threaded in? Is it tapered?
> 
> I thought it looked tapered so I gave it a few light taps from the end that looked smaller.
> Did not seem to budge so I tried to twist it with vise grips and broke it off.
> 
> I have machinist skills and tools so no big deal at this point I can drill it out.
> I just have to be careful I don't ruin the shaft because I cannot make my own vulcanized rubber roller..
> At least I haven't yet. lol
> I have tried back yard metal casting.lol
> I'm not even sure what the pin is for.
> I suspect for the handwheel that is missing.
> 
> If that is all it does maybe I could just file it off and use a set screw to replace it.
> 
> -Steve AD8CI
> ______________________________________________________________
> GreenKeys mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/greenkeys
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:GreenKeys at mailman.qth.net
> 
>>>> Jordan Spencer Cunningham's GreenKeys Search Tool: https://teletype.net/gksearch
>>>> 2002-to-present greenkeys archive: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/greenkeys/
>>>> 1998-to-2001 greenkeys archive: http://mailman.qth.net/archive/greenkeys/greenkeys.html
>>>> Randy Guttery's 2001-to-2009 GreenKeys Search Tool: http://comcents.com/tty/greenkeyssearch.html
> 
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
> Message delivered to hanyou at xsmail.com