To extricate the knotted end from the drum, you have to rotate the drum and wind up the spring, so the spring sits tightly against the axle. Every time you type a letter or space bar, the escapement wheel under the carriage allows the wound up drum spring to pull the carriage one space to the left. When you push the carriage to the right, the spring tightens around the central axle of the drum.
The spring inside the drum is wound-up spring.
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1924 Remington Portable #1 with the typebars in the raised position. The knot might not be necessary, but who cares?Īnd your Remington Portable is ready for use again! 1924 Remington Portable #1 with the typebars in the resting position. When you are sure the cord is tightly clamped, add a knot to the end for security. Drawcord clamped behind the brass hook and screw tightened. So I hold the cord against the carriage over the screw, push the brass hook into position behind the screw and tight the screw. Originally, the cord is clamped inside that little brass thingy, but that folded brass part is difficult to unfold and might break. The drawcord is pulled taut and clamped between the carriage and that little brass hook, screwed down tightly. And this is the part that hooks behind the screw to clamp on the end of your drawcord. This is the part you lightly unscrew, so you can remove the part that holds the end of the cord. Guide the cord to the other side of the carriage. Make sure the cord travels straight under the carriage (over the carriage now that the machine is upended, of course) to the far end. Tape the end of the cord to a stick to thread the cord underneath the carriage. View of the pulley and guide hook with cord running through. Around the pulley and hook the cord through the guide from below. Pull the carriage all the way to your right (fully extended carriage), and lead the cord around the tiny pulley and hook the cord under the guide hook. Mainspring housing rotated 4 times and locked, with the drawcord towards the carriage. The hole with the cord coming out is at your side, the side of the carriage. Lock the mainspring housing with the magnetic rod again. This is more than enough to pull the carriage. When the spring is totally uncoiled, you wind up the housing 4 rotations. When the spring uncoils, keep the cord up so it won’t catch under the mainspring housing. Remove the magnetic lock and slowly let the spring in the main housing uncoil and press up against the knot.
The knot pushed into the hole next to the coiled spring. If it’s nylon, you can heat it up with a lighter to melt the fluff. Tie a tight knot in the short part that comes out of the hole and pull the cord to push that knot into the hole next to the coiled spring. New cord inserted through the side and out of the hole. When you have removed the piece of cord, put a new piece of cord through the side into the main housing and pull it up through the hole. Use the dental hook to fish the cord from the hole. Broken piece of cord visible in the hole. Main spring tightly wound and kept in place with magnetic rod. Holding the magnetic rod handy, you start winding up the spring in the main spring housing so it nestles tightly against the axle and the small round hole is exposed, then place the magnetic rod on the mainspring housing so it stays in position. A soft cushion to put the machine on, I use a piece of foam.įirst, put the Remington Portable upside down on the cushion with the carriage close to you.a thin wooden/bamboo stick, I use a ‘saté stick’ for skewering meat, but as long as it’s thin and about 20cm long (like a thin crocheting hook/needle), it will do,.a piece of wire to finagle the cord through the holes in the main spring.I use thin black woven cord intended for venetian blinds, a magnetic rod to ‘lock’ the main spring, I use a flashlight with a magnetic bottom,.Below is my method (not the method) for replacing the broken cord with a new cord. I’ve replaced several drawcords on different Remington Portables. The machine used in this article is a 1924 Remington Portable #1, but the drawcord mechanics are the same on the Portable #2 and #3, so, let’s start: Halm | Filed under: Typewriters | Tags: drawstring, how-to, portable, Remington, repair, Replacing | 10 Comments TYPEWRITER: Replacing The Drawcord On A Remington Portable.
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