Yes! That's exactly what it is - a blind grommet. I knew I had seen things like that before but wasn't sure where.... That explains the groove around the outside edge. It certainly is indeed a blind grommet... But - is it from the Teletype anywhere? Is there a hole that needs plugging? Again I'm thinking that someone was just trying to use it as a print hammer and it didn't work out.

Cheers,
Troy.



On 26/05/2022 23:32, Alf Fisher wrote:
I dont think its a print hammer as they dont have a curved surface that fits over the metal of the hammer.
I think its a blind grommet that are used to block off holes in chassis and similar parts.

Alf
G3WSD


On 26/05/2022 17:58, Steve Garrison wrote:

Looks just like the vinyl print hammer I just replace on the 33ASR that I’m trying to get working.  What condition is your current print hammer?
Steve G./N4TTY
Sent from my iPhone

On May 26, 2022, at 11:30 AM, Troy Peterson via GreenKeys <[email protected]> wrote:



Hi,

Does anyone have any idea what this little rubber thing might be? I found it jammed between the code bars of the Model-33 ASR that I'm restoring. It appears to be newer than the rest of the machine so I'm assuming that it isn't an original part that belongs on something. Could it have been what the previous person was using as a hammer bumper? If so, it doesn't show any signs of use. I haven't tried fitting it on the hammer - it looks approximately the right size, but it's got a tapered and curved interior wall so I don't think it would actually stay on very well..

RubberPart1.JPGRubberPart2.JPG

Cheers,
Troy


______________________________________________________________
GreenKeys mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/greenkeys
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:[email protected]

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 [email protected]

______________________________________________________________
GreenKeys mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/greenkeys
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:[email protected]

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 [email protected]


______________________________________________________________
GreenKeys mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/greenkeys
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:[email protected]

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 [email protected]