I did find that part but can't seem to move it when the bolt is released. Do you need to remove the pin (collet?) that also goes through the part, as seen in your photo? If so: how? I don't know, thanks Paul....

Well, I was only a penny out

Can anyone sell me a payout slide (1d size) for my Beromat mech shown a few posts above? Also anyone know how I adjust the bottom payout slide so that it retreats a little further as you pull the handle? Mine does not quite go far enough back for the down rod to drop in place to take the pressure of...

My guess is you will get the price down to about £33 from a good courier with loads of feedbacks, I think even £38 is very cheap these days; petrol and time are expensive.

I don't know if many people on the site have tried the Shiply courier auction service but I've had a lot of success with it and thought it might be of interest to those who don't know about it. For those who don't know how it works, it is in fact a reverse auction site for courier services. You ente...

Can anyone tell me anything about this great 60s (?) slot I'm working on? It has R&W stamped on the front (not part of the casting) and it clearly has a German mech. When I took the awards card out it had Novamat printed on the bottom, so I guess Wolff. Made for R&W I guess and early 60s, judging by...

I thought I'd try my hand at putting a short video on youtube, so I made this 'how it works' about my Groetchen Columbia. I used a £20 camera I bought in the Far East and my wife's sewing light! Didn't come out that bad!!!

Is it just me or is everyone having trouble using the forum. Both my work pc's and both my home computers are the same, I can get to one or two pages then it just says 'waiting for web site' Is this part of the ongoing web host problems? I'll never leave this site,its the best in the world on this s...

Just seen this Bryan's clock on ebay, the seller says the factory re-cased it in 1962 is this true?
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I've put this post on for two reasons... one so malcymal can see the end result of the machine I got from him and two just for the hell of it! I got this machine from Malc in one of those deals that suit everyone, he got an Aristocrat he wanted and I got a Sega 85% dismantled giving me plenty to do....