7 vs 10 mill mylar for Vandercook - Posted June 10, 2009
The top sheet that we have on our Vandercooks is 7 mill mylar. I notice that Talas has rolls of both the 7 mill and 10 mill mylar.
Although I don’t see any impact on printing quality the 7 mill will show indents when we’ve run a particularly large edition.
I was wondering if anyone had an opinion that the 10 mill might be better to use.
Creasing/Die-cutting on a Vandercook? - Posted August 10, 2008
Alot of cutting and creasing in the UK seems to be done on Heidlebergs – I haven’t got one of those, so my question is this: does any one use their Vandercook for cutting and/or creasing and if so what do you use?
For cutting I assume you would pack/protect the cylinder from the die with absorbent material – is there a hard rubber blanket people use?
For creasing I can envisage using brass rule – or are there dedicated creasing ‘widgets’ out there?
Thanks
John Christopher
Changing Tympan Paper - Posted April 11, 2008
Can anyone give me some tips or point me towards a good resource for learning how to change the tympan paper on the roller of the good ole’ No. 4? It’s worn down quite a bit, and it also needs a bit less packing as the impression I’m getting is too deep. Thanks!