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Hammond 1916 Multiplex Striker Missing
Hi all,
Does anyone know whether it is possible to find a replacement and how easy this is to fix?
Hannah
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Re: Hammond 1916 Multiplex Striker Missing
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Thread Starter- thetypewriterman
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Re: Hammond 1916 Multiplex Striker Missing
When you say the striker, do you mean the hammer at the back or the rubber strip that acts as a platen on these machines ?
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Re: Hammond 1916 Multiplex Striker Missing
Nice looking machine!
Smith Premier typewriters are cool!
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Re: Hammond 1916 Multiplex Striker Missing
Jumping in on an old thread:
But I'm having the same problem: the rubberized strip on the back of my Hammond finally disintegrated completely, and I'm not sure where to turn. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!
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Re: Hammond 1916 Multiplex Striker Missing
Markmotown wrote:
Jumping in on an old thread:
But I'm having the same problem: the rubberized strip on the back of my Hammond finally disintegrated completely, and I'm not sure where to turn. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!
See this guy:
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Re: Hammond 1916 Multiplex Striker Missing
Yes, I saw that. And I may have to go that route. I don't know who that guy is, but he seems to be emphatic both there on eBay and elsewhere "NOT TO TYPE WITHOUT IT IN PLACE!!!" Okay, it is there for a reason--it seems to make the printed impression better--but I used the Hammond a bit today even after the strip broke with a few sheets of backing paper, and it seemed to work okay.
I just hope I'm not damaging the shuttle by "exposing" it to the hammer... if that's indeed what I'm even doing at all.
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Re: Hammond 1916 Multiplex Striker Missing
Yes, I saw that. And I may have to go that route. I don't know who that guy is, but he seems to be emphatic both there on eBay and elsewhere "NOT TO TYPE WITHOUT IT IN PLACE!!!" Okay, it is there for a reason--it seems to make the printed impression better--but I used the Hammond a bit today even after the strip broke with a few sheets of backing paper, and it seemed to work okay.
I just hope I'm not damaging the shuttle by "exposing" it to the hammer... if that's indeed what I'm even doing at all.
Typing without the impression strip is a bad idea. The impression strip keeps the hammer from damaging the type.
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- Markmotown
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Re: Hammond 1916 Multiplex Striker Missing
Ok. Thank you.
**grumbles off to pay money**
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Ok. Thank you.
**grumbles off to pay money**
You should be happy that somebody did the work to make this such an easy fix for you. I wish somebody would cast me a new frame for my bent Olympia SF.
