TypewriterKing wrote:

Take a look to see if the drawband is properly wound around the main spring drum. If it isn't, it may be tangled on one side or the other on the spring drum. If it is properly wound, you may not have enough tension on the spring drum. Some machines have a provision for tightening this. If there is no such provision, or if this doesn't move when you try to adjust it, carefully disconnect the drawband, slowly, with a hooked wire, let it go toward the spring drum. Then remove the hook once the drawband end reaches the spring drum, then hold it tightly to the drum, and rotate the turn one revolution as you hold the drawband end close to it. Reattach the hook, and pull it back to where the drawband attaches to the carriage. You may be lucky enough to only have to do this once, but if the carriage is still too sluggish at the end of the writing line, you may have to do this again--unless the carriage rails are not adjusted properly, or if they are dirty. To tell this, try to feel if there is any resistence against pushing toward the end of the writing line. Bent or out of adjustment carriage rails is usually rare, with the only thing putting up resistance here being dirt or gum, and the carriage rails may just need a bit of cleaning.

TypewriterKing,
Thank you very much for the advice. The issue I am having occurs at the left hand side of the carriage when the carriage is moved to the right (say when the scale is at 0). When I move it with the carriage release to about 20-30 it starts to move again and works the rest of the travel as if nothing is wrong. The problem only seems to happen for the first quarter of the carriage's travel.
Thank you again for the advice.
OliverNo.9

TypewriterKing wrote:

Without being able to see the machine or feel the movement in the carriage, the only things I can guess here is that there is something binding the carriage in this area. It could be dirt, it could be something in an outer shell misalignment on the part of the base or the carriage itself, or, it could be a maladjusted carriage track. The only thing I can suggest is to remove the drawband from the carriage, secure it, and with the carriage release, go to the left and right to see where the carriage is binding. Clean it out real good and brush just a little oil on the tracks and do the same. If it is still sticking, the machine may require a track adjustment.

TypewriterKing,
Thank you very much for the advice. I will give these things a try.
Thank you again for the advice.

TypewriterKing wrote:

Let me know how you come out.

TypewriterKing,
I finally got it to work properly. The escapement 'rack' (not sure if that it the right terminology) has an adjustment on the one side of the carriage that can be move up or down. All I did was loosen it and then try the spacebar and it started working properly. I adjusted it once more before it sounded right and worked all the way through.
Thank you again for all your help.
OliverNo.9

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