Comments on: Flooring under SP-15

By: sylvia c

sylvia c — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:19:57 +0000

Thanks very much for your comments, they are very helpful. best, sylvia

By: Alex Brooks

Alex Brooks — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 17:55:36 +0000

as far as vandercooks go, the sp15 is pretty light - about 700lbs, about the same as 4-5 of your friends standing around chatting. If you’re really worried about the floor, lay down 3/4 inch plywood [which is what I did in my studio]. It will reinforce the floor a little bit, protect the linoloeum, and you could even seal it so you can wipe up ink/oil/dirt.

good luck,
alex
press817
lexington ky

By: The Arm NYC

The Arm NYC — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 17:54:34 +0000

Congratulation on your new press.
The standard SP-15 is only 705 lbs. so you should not have to worry about it being too heavy for the floor. I would expect it doesn’t weigh much more than a washer and dryer.
As for what you want to put under it to keep it from marring your linoleum, that is up to you, but expect to still need to level the feet with some sort of shim material both front to back and lengthwise.

Daniel Morris
The Arm Letterpress
Brooklyn, NY