Never worked on the Klienshmits myself, too newfangled.
Oddly enough, while I was on course for the Teletype 14/19 machines somebody noticed an obituary notice for "the" Mr. Klienshmit, woulda been'78 or '79.
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: > I used to work on Teletype stuff, they had a lot of parts in them that : > were designed to wear out on purpose. These were the parts that were : > easy/cheaply replaced that were rubbing on other parts that were not easy : > or cheap to replace. Some of these items were replaced on montly basis. : >
: > Regards, : >
: > Howard. : >
: > Jimmy ( snipped-for-privacy@carolina.rr.com) wrote: : > : I am restoring an old Mechanical line printer. Many of the pawls for the : > : clutches and escapements are worn out. They are made of very hard steel : and : > : the metal that is worn away need to be replaced with something that will : be : > : equally as tough. The amount of metal I need to build up is very small : and I : > : was thinking of using some hardfacing power and a torch to build it up : but : > : have never used it before. Any suggestions would be appreciated. : >
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