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I recently bought a Vandercook 4 with an engine that doesn’t run. I plan to bring it to a local motor shop for repair early in the new year. Does anyone have any tips for successfully removing the motor and / or any essential information that should be passed on to the mechanic? Thanks, Kyle [...]

Hello all, My Sp15 has been put through her paces in the last two days, and tonight during cleanup I noticed that the ink drum is wobbling…or more precisely, the three screws that hold the pulley gear to the ink drum are wonky. The head to one screw is sheared off (and thus the source [...]

I scanned the assembly print for the Universal IV paper tower the other day for a customer and thought it may be of some interest. Though for the IV, it applies to the other Universals except for such things as tube length, shaft length, and the main spring (same in III and IV). These assembly [...]

I need to move my SP20 to a different location in my building…(rented out my current space and moving to cheaper area) I have to remove the handle to get it out and in the doors. IS there anything special I need to be aware of in this situation–I am mechanically incapable but surrounded by [...]

Hello! I recently had my rollers recovered for the first time, and am having trouble screwing in the retaining screws in the shaft. The screws worked fine previously. Any thoughts?

Greetings everyone. I’m wondering if anyone has advice, pictures, and/or reference to the desired positions of the cylinder trip rack and the gripper trip lever assembly. Earlier today I adjusted the bearings on my #4, following the great advice of other Vanderblog members. In order to reach the eccentrics on the non-operator side, I had [...]

G’day Folks; I’m fairly new to press operation, and I’ve heard/read various things about clean-up and what solvents to use. I’m a little scared about it all. My question is, what is being used out there? Types, brand names, etc. Thanks for any comments and suggestions……cheers….db