ASR33 platten problem

[Tony Duell]

> 
> Hi All,
> 
> in the process of repairing an ASR33 for someone else, I've found that the
> platten roller moulding has swollen, so that it no longer turns in the end
> plates. Has anyone else come across this problem, or know what may have
> caused it? (I suspect exposure to a solvent at sometime in the past).
> 
> Luckily, I have a spare platten assembly!

Well, presumably all you really needed was the roller?

Since the old one is useless in its current state, it might be worth 
putting the roller in a lathe and turning down the bearing areas. This 
would be a pretty easy job ofr anyone with a metalwork lathe, so even if 
you don't have access to one yourself, you might find a friend who would 
do it for you. The sort of people who make model steam engines almost 
always have a suitable lathe...

-tony