tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869371566442567811.post5535432649323929294..comments2024-03-27T23:23:05.548-07:00Comments on Rescue 1130: 2014 Pickup of an IBM 1130 System and More: Extremely close, but now I have to fix a part that I broke before this endless restoration of the 1053 is doneCarl Claunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359841432891565909noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869371566442567811.post-79354653957463514882015-06-08T23:38:19.105-07:002015-06-08T23:38:19.105-07:00This might be a pot metal, a less ductile, more fr...This might be a pot metal, a less ductile, more fragile alloy, since it broke right off rather than bending at all. The inside where it broke has a granular appearance. Carl Claunchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359841432891565909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869371566442567811.post-2595954194795987862015-06-08T17:23:08.959-07:002015-06-08T17:23:08.959-07:00I might have to get it fixed, but the part appears...I might have to get it fixed, but the part appears to be aluminum - it is certainly not steel like on ordinary Selectric mechanisms. I suspect welding won't work. <br /><br />This is only used for the high speed carrier return models with their air cylinder to cushion the deceleration - the piece in question unlatches the margin rack so it can shift over, preparing the cylinder for the rod to be rammed into it when the carrier strikes the left margin. Carl Claunchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359841432891565909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869371566442567811.post-16039801971671861372015-06-08T16:52:43.743-07:002015-06-08T16:52:43.743-07:00I know this isn't what you want to hear, but I...I know this isn't what you want to hear, but I would probably have the tang welded back on to the Overbank Guide Bracket (at least that's what it's called on a regular Selectric. Locating another one will be very hard, I think. A good welding/machine shop should be able to do it.Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09356736113749061140noreply@blogger.com