Hello again. I've done the way you were suggesting. It worked. But when the spring was loosen I realized then that the hammer wasn't working properly and the keys were very hard to type on. And I concluded that a very tightened main spring was necessary not only for the carriage return motion but for the hammer to work properly. And I was understanding why the spring "belt"... was made of metal : it has to be very strong! So now I just have to adapt to this parameter : the carriage need more strength than on standard machines to be pushed to the right. Thanks again for your help!

Bonjour à tous. Je viens d'acquérir une machine Varityper folding (anciennement Hammond). Elle marche étonnament bien, mais le ressort de rappel de chariot semble beaucoup trop tendu (il faut beaucoup de force pour le retour chariot). D'après ce que j'ai vu sur internet, j'ai l'impression qu'un ressort très tendu serait la règle, mais là, cela me paraît vraiment exagéré. Bref, quelqu'un parmi vous sait-il comment détendre ce ressort (il y a une clé, à l'arrière de la machine, mais je n'ose pas y toucher sans savoir, de peur de faire des bêtises !) ? Merci d'avance pour votre aide.

... I mean "sticking", not "stucking", silly of me!

Thanks, SoucekFan, it seem so simple now ! Cheers !

Hi everybody! I would like to remove the platen of my 1951 Everest 90. Anybody could tell me how ? Thank you very much !