6 Oct
2005
6 Oct
'05
8:44 a.m.
Hi All,
in the process of repairing an ASR33 for someone else, I've found that the
platten roller moulding has swollen, so that it no longer turns in the end
plates. Has anyone else come across this problem, or know what may have
caused it? (I suspect exposure to a solvent at sometime in the past).
Luckily, I have a spare platten assembly!
Well, presumably all you really needed was the roller?
Since the old one is useless in its current state, it might be worth
putting the roller in a lathe and turning down the bearing areas. This
would be a pretty easy job ofr anyone with a metalwork lathe, so even if
you don't have access to one yourself, you might find a friend who would
do it for you. The sort of people who make model steam engines almost
always have a suitable lathe...
-tony