tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post1375416072189692375..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: Solving the problem with the Imperial Model D Portable TypewriterRobert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-62228768464642671982011-11-13T13:29:41.524+11:002011-11-13T13:29:41.524+11:00Sometimes these blessed vintage typewriters make m...Sometimes these blessed vintage typewriters make me feel like a complete amateur! I remember I had to get Terry Cooksley to fix the mainspring on a Hammond, and it should have been straightforward! (Probably was for him)Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-5205572749297072502011-11-13T13:27:04.689+11:002011-11-13T13:27:04.689+11:00Thanks, Rob. Yes, I have poked at the pawl on the ...Thanks, Rob. Yes, I have poked at the pawl on the Model D and seemed to get one or two movements out of the carriage. For some reason, the pawl seems to me to be not engaging squarely with the rack, it seems to sit up a bit. I tried tightening and loosening the screw, but that just made the carriage move free. I had another look and there is a spring on the bottom right (looking from below) of the pawl, maybe that's the one that's not functioning. Can't see where a spring would attach on the top left, as in the Model B.Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-62942017307909838932011-11-13T11:55:15.317+11:002011-11-13T11:55:15.317+11:00They look so similar you'd think they'd sh...They look so similar you'd think they'd share the same works. You can see where the spring isn't on the Model D. Hopefully that's your answer - great videos, by the way! There's a little recess on the corresponding screwheads. I wonder if swapping the spring from the B to the D would give you a conclusive diagnosis? Or just poke something in there with you free hand (:-))to bear on the pawl, see if it catches on the rack? Pretty convenient having two similar machines!Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.com