Making Halda Spools

No Halda spools? A bit annoying, but I managed to make my own. They don't look as fancy as the original metal spools, but they work, and enable me to use this typewriter as intended! I just winged it, so there is a lot of improvement that can be done. Someone suggest that I could use brass sheeting instead of a soda can. The axle for the hinges would probably be better if it were made out of a thin nail or pin. But as a proof of concept, this is quite good.

Thanks to Adam for the picture of the Halda P spools! https://swedishtypewriter.com/

Tools and materials:

- Plastic typewriter spools
- Cleaned empty soda can
- Box cutter (some actual metal cutting tool would be better obviously)
- Glue gun and hot glue
- 2 mm drill bit for drilling holes in metal

Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:09 A look at actual Halda P spools
01:03 Cutting of the ends of the can
01:41 Flattening the can
02:43 Required pieces
03:22 Gluing some pieces back together
05:26 Making a slit in a regular plastic spool
06:04 Explanation what has to be done with the long piece
06:45 Bending the long bit
09:29 Attaching the ribbon reverse hinges and lever
12:05 Attaching the tab to move the spool
13:46 Finished spool and testing