> in the process of repairing an ASR33 for someone else, I've found that

> platten roller moulding has swollen, so that it no longer turns in the

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