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23-11-2021 08:24:12  #1


Groma Kolibri, tightened carriage rack, feels a bit like grinding

My Groma Kolibri had inconsistent left margins and I tightened the carriage rack. Now, you can feel a "grrrrr" when pushing the carriage to the right. It isn't hard at all to move it, it feels sturdy and firm, but I wonder if I might have over-tighten it risking any damage to the rack itself and/or the escapement.


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24-11-2021 14:22:21  #2


Re: Groma Kolibri, tightened carriage rack, feels a bit like grinding

Why not try to un-do a bit of the tightening that you did on the machine...maybe you went a tad too much.

 

24-11-2021 18:29:25  #3


Re: Groma Kolibri, tightened carriage rack, feels a bit like grinding

Pete E. is probably right about loosening it just a bit. The growling noise is probably the pinion gear teeth bottoming in the troughs of the escapement rack. There is supposed to be just a slight bit of clearance between the pinion gear and the rack so the bottoms of the teeth don't quite touch.


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25-11-2021 07:06:23  #4


Re: Groma Kolibri, tightened carriage rack, feels a bit like grinding

Thank you both! I gave it some slack and now it is perfect. I did that to get even left side margins as sometimes when pushing the carriage to the right the line started just one character before the left side margin.
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25-11-2021 09:01:48  #5


Re: Groma Kolibri, tightened carriage rack, feels a bit like grinding

You do owe us a photo or two of your machine...in lieu of payment...

 

01-12-2021 06:08:36  #6


Re: Groma Kolibri, tightened carriage rack, feels a bit like grinding

Sure! Along with a big thank you!



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01-12-2021 06:11:09  #7


Re: Groma Kolibri, tightened carriage rack, feels a bit like grinding

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01-12-2021 19:59:21  #8


Re: Groma Kolibri, tightened carriage rack, feels a bit like grinding

Wow. Never seen one of those. Very sexy.

 

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