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Last week I was in New York and stayed with Daniel Morris at The Arm who suggested that I should visit Leeds Radio an electronics parts supplier. Leeds is a treasure trove tucked away on a side street that sells many new old stock items including the knobs and switches needed to fix [...]
In the Vandercook sp-15 manual it states the press should be set on synthetic rubber pads - with packing in order to correct any unevenness. Does anyone use these pads, if so what are they like - their depth for example - I can envisage something like a mouse mat.
John Christopher
On the sp15, the motor unit and ink drum are held under the press bed within a unit mounted on two pivots. Two springs create tension on the unit enabling it to spring back up after the impression cylinder has travelled over it. What I want to know is how ’springy’ this assembly should be [...]
Given that next year 2009 is the Vandercook centenary I thought the occasion could be marked in some way - so I thought I’d get the ball rolling - there would appear to be 1011 presses out there at the last count, I wonder how many owners would consider a joint project where each would [...]
My father had this press in his studio. S/N 8774. He was a graphic designer and used the press for making type galley proofs for small ads. It’s been in storage for 15 years. I’d like to find a home/sell it. Located in Mt. Morris, Illinois–100 miles west of Chicago; 30 miles south of Rockford. [...]
I’ve come across an SP-15 for sale, but it’s in pieces and I’m hoping to find a manual for the model so that I can inventory all of the bits to make sure everything is there. Obviously I’d also like to make sure that I rebuild the press correctly. Does anyone out there happen to [...]
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