Hi everyone. I just want to give you a quicke update. My new machine, which is a Smith Premier 10, has more problems than I originally thought. The mainspring appears to be broken, and I have no idea how to fix it. I don't want to disassemble much for fear that I will do more damage than good. I am trying to see how I can get to it with little disassembly. Any suggestions?
I did get the typebars cleaned, so they are fairly smooth, but this latest problem is quite a disappointment. It may just have to be a display piece. I will let you know how it is going as soon as it gets going!
Everyone have a great week!
-Mac
I'm not familiar with Smith Premier mainsprings, but if you can get into the mainspring, it might be a simple thing to fix. If the spring is cracked in a place near to the center, the new end can be bent to match the old one and the mainspring will work good as new. (I did this with my Oliver 5)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the suggestion. I ended up doing that on my Oliver too, but mine is an Oliver 9. I just can't find a good way to get to the spring without major disassembly.
DeleteI'm not familiar with the Smith Premier 10 either. I've done as Nick described with some old machines I repaired. I do know that getting to the drum and mainspring can be a real challenge in some machines. Do you belong to the Yahoo! group TYPEWRITERS? I've posted questions and find the group most helpful.
ReplyDeleteI don't belong to the group, yet anyways! I will take a look. Thanks for telling me about it!
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