McCASKEY / VICTOR
CASHREGISTER
INSIGHTS TO RESTORATION ...
... After the Cover is removed - Obvious: it is a VICTOR !
... See the Arrow: The EXCENTER-SCREWs on both sides adjust
the Distance between Print-Cylinder and Fonts (= very sensitive !)
( AND: Only accessible, when the crank is pulled half-way )
(1) DETAIL: How to spool the Registration-Paper
(2) REMARK: To remove the CHAIN-DRIVE,
remove the big Tooth-Wheel together with the Cylinder-Axle
M O R E R E M A R K S T O R E S T O R A T I O N ...
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(1) HOW TO REMOVE THE COVER:
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(a) BOTH LOCKS have to be OPEN !!!
(b) PULL the HANDLE to open the Cash-Drawer; Pull-OUT the HANDLE
(c) Remove the Cash-Drawer's RIGHT SLIDER (= 3 Screws )
(d) Remove the CASH-DRAWER ( Observe the BELL in the slot ...)
(e) With your RIGHT HAND unwind the 4 COVER-SCREWS and with your
LEFT HAND ( in the drawer's slot !) hold the "NUTS" in place
(f) LIFT the COVER ...
... Assembling in REVERSE ORDER
(2) LOCKS:
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The McCaskey CashRegister came with only ONE left LOCK w/o KEY. The
right lock was missing. NEW LOCKS ( with different keys !) had to
be mechanically adapted ( NO DETAILS SHOWN !) ... The old lock (see
picture down) had 180°, the new ones have only 90° operation:
The LEFT one locks the opening of the REGISTRATION AREA
( normally LOCKED, key in hands of the the owner !)
The RIGHT one locks the CASH DRAWER
( normally UN-Locked, key in hands of the operator !)
(3) PRINT-CYLINDER:
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The PRINT-CYLINDER's surface was damaged. Its axle could not be
removed, because the IMBUS-Screws were worn out. With a DREMEL the
screw-area was ground away. To remove the cylinder, 1st the chain-
drive has to be removed (see picture above !). The cylinder got new
holes ( 90° angle !) with threads ( and new IMBUS-Screws ) on its
opposite side. After filing the cylinder's surface even, it was
discovered, that the Cylinder-to-Fonts Distance was too wide and
not in the adjustable range ( see picture above !) The solution: A
piece of an old bicycle tube was slipped over! For cosmetic reasons
the ground away area ( opposite the new screws ) was filled with
reisin. After all cleaning/oiling effords, it was discovered, that
the slot in the top for the [Z] lever is limited: To allows its
operation, the red lever has to be turned "down" (s. picture below).
The beauty of the bakelite case could be restored with shoe polish.
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