If all else fails: office supply stores sell packages of rubber finger tips for paper-handing accountants and clerks. I believe they measure tightly enough to grasp end of replacement M100 legs. I gave a package as a joke to my brother as a wedding present “condom” supply.
> On Aug 1, 2017, at 4:45 PM, Lee Olivares <[email protected]> wrote: > > Not sure if I posted this link, there are seemingly two styles of feet, the > "magic wand" style appears to be slightly tapered vs the much more common > "turkey baster" style. > > http://munk.org/typecast/2013/02/17/tilting-for-visibility-travel-typewriters-and-trs-80-model-100s/ > > <http://munk.org/typecast/2013/02/17/tilting-for-visibility-travel-typewriters-and-trs-80-model-100s/> > > I'll get back on scad later and crank out some dimensional models, minus > feet, and I'll do some looking to see if I can match the "turkey baster" feet. > > http://munk.org/typecast/2013/02/17/tilting-for-visibility-travel-typewriters-and-trs-80-model-100s/ > > <http://munk.org/typecast/2013/02/17/tilting-for-visibility-travel-typewriters-and-trs-80-model-100s/> > > The models are admittedly superfluous, but if you've got a printer already or > know someone who has one, why not save the trouble of having an extra foot or > two of PTFE bar-stock around. ;) > > Still kind of love the cut pencils though, someone needs to post a pic of > that. > > On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 10:05 AM, Mark J. Blair <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> On Aug 1, 2017, at 09:52, Rob <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> wrote: >> >> One more thought, I wonder if the rubber end caps were 11/32 to fit, or >> 5/16 to fit tight on the slick plastic. > > That sounds quite plausible. > >> >> So the legs are cut from 11/32 rode. I'd said polyetheleyene, but as I >> recall now it's very slick material. I'm thinking now it's more likely PTFE >> rod. > > It definitely does not feel like PTFE to me. It's harder, less slippery, and > differently colored than PTFE. It feels like delrin, or possibly glass-filled > nylon to me. Now that I think about it, they do feel pretty dense to me. > That's making me lean more towards thinking that they're a glass-filled > plastic. > >> >> The length was likely meant to be cut to 2-1/8, as your measurement is >> 1/64th short of that. That much could easily be lost with a quick buffing to >> smooth the ends. > > That sounds quite plausible. They may have been hand-cut, perhaps against an > end stop that wasn't adjusted with extreme care... after all, they're just > feet that appear to have been made as an afterthought to be crammed into > existing screw hole counterbores. > > -- > Mark J. Blair, NF6X <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > http://www.nf6x.net/ <http://www.nf6x.net/> > > > > -- > > - Lee > - 909.437.0250 > - Destroying technology problems.
