06 Aug
Posted by: kyle van horn 2 Comments
Catergory: Customization, Fabrication, Grippers, No. 3
This post related to Hand gripper lever for a No. 3. –PM:
Here’s a quick sketch. I don’t have a #3 around me, but if the Gripper Trip Lever is anything like a #4 or an SP-20, you can undo the top 2 screws and let it swing free, slide the tube over, and reassemble.
23 Jul
Posted by: Paul Moxon, Moderator 7 Comments
Catergory: Customization, Grippers, No. 3
Here’s an idea for a hand-activated gripper lever to aid sheet feeding on the No. 3 Vandercook. In the drawing at left, a handle attached to the gripper trip lever is pulled toward the operator, thus moving the push rod against the trip bar which forces the gripper stems to rise.
A notable “feature” of the [...]
29 Feb
Posted by: Paul Moxon, Moderator No Comments
Catergory: Customization
John Horn sent me this photo of his innovative rolling Vandercook work station. John says, “It’s two feet deep and four feet wide. It’s a prototype so it is pretty crude. I love having the furniture cabinet close at hand. I park this work station right behind the operator so that he or she can [...]
30 Jan
Posted by: Paul Moxon, Moderator 1 Comment
Catergory: Customization, Power Carriage, Universal series
Chris Manson, proprietor of Crooked Crow Press, in Rockville, Maryland has converted his Universal III Power Vandercook to a hand-cranked press. He had a retired machinist make a collar extension to fit onto the bearing stub on the impression cylinder (photo 3). Onto this new bearing stub Chris attached a crank from a large Poco [...]