My Adler Primus (same basic machine, remember) had the same problem, and from what I hear, most early '60s Triumphs and Adlers exhibit this.
The feet rest atop and around arrow-shaped prongs protruding from the base. The rubber material that makes up the feet has shrunk as it's hardened, effectively permanently harpooning themselves upon the prongs.
You *can* wedge a flat screwdriver beneath the feet and pry them off the prongs with a lot of muscle and an extra pair of fingers crossed that you don't damage the base in the process.
I don't have an Adler or Triumph from this era, but I recall that the very first time I pried my ABC off its base it felt practically glued on there. It did come off in the end though, and went back on afterwards with no ill effects.
Yes, it did come off (he answers 8 years later). You have to go down from the top and use the tip of a screwdriver to push off the C clips that are holding the machine to its base. Easier seen than described.
My Adler Primus (same basic machine, remember) had the same problem, and from what I hear, most early '60s Triumphs and Adlers exhibit this.
ReplyDeleteThe feet rest atop and around arrow-shaped prongs protruding from the base. The rubber material that makes up the feet has shrunk as it's hardened, effectively permanently harpooning themselves upon the prongs.
You *can* wedge a flat screwdriver beneath the feet and pry them off the prongs with a lot of muscle and an extra pair of fingers crossed that you don't damage the base in the process.
So, did it ever come off?
ReplyDeleteI don't have an Adler or Triumph from this era, but I recall that the very first time I pried my ABC off its base it felt practically glued on there. It did come off in the end though, and went back on afterwards with no ill effects.
Yes, it did come off (he answers 8 years later). You have to go down from the top and use the tip of a screwdriver to push off the C clips that are holding the machine to its base. Easier seen than described.
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