I have found that the adjustment posts for the form rollers on our SP15 go out of adjustment rather easily of late.  The locking screw is tight, but not tight enough to stop the post from turning.  Do I simply remove the bearing block, remove the locking screw, and ‘gently’ tap the side of the [...]

It was posted a year or so ago that 40 wt oil is recommended for the #4 speed reducer. I presume you are talking about gear oil rather than motor oil. I have not found a source for 40 wt gear oil, but I can get 75/80 wt. Would that present a problem? Alternatively, would [...]

We are going through the process of getting our Vandrcook #4 back into use.  One issue we have almost solved is the grippers did not move either at the feed table end or the tail end of the bed.  In addition, the foot pedal would not move the grippers at the feed table end.  We [...]

I read that one should periodically check the oil level in the SP-15 motor gear box. I removed the plug and can see the oil is at a level below what I believe is the worm-gear shaft. What is the appropriate level that should be maintained and what specification of oil should be used? Is [...]

I noticed that on our SP-15 the ink drum was not getting any ink on one end of the drum while inking fine on the other end. My suspicion is that the spring has weakened to the point where that end of the drum is lower. Are there other conditions we should look at which [...]

The grippers work fine on our SP-15 when we use the foot pedal to insert the paper, but they do not properly release the paper at the end of the print. Other than adding some shims behind the bracket that activates the gripper lever at the end of the print action, is there another method [...]