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Can anyone provide a picture and approximate dimensions of the bullet catch that holds up the ink distribution rollers for cleaning on a Uni I? Ours has gone a-miss and I have a VERY KIND friend willing to machine us a new one–but I have no idea what it looks like!
Does anyone have a working forward / backward switches for a Universal III they would be willing to sell?
I also need the microswitch that is on the lower backside of the press closest to the feedboard, but this doesn’t seem quite as critical.
Any help would be appreciated.
Ray Nichols / Lead Graffiti
Hi, folks. I am writing about a damaged Uni I that I have been working on intermittently over the past 10 months. When the press was shipped to me, it was struck and dragged along the right-hand side of the carrriage. Obviously I’ve learned my lesson where crating is concerned but I cannot for the [...]
My Uni I came to me without a roller setting gauge. Is it possible to get one, and if so, how? If (as I suspect) they’re vanishingly rare, can you recommend method for setting the height of the form rollovers without one?
Thanks!
Saw this press listed on eBay and what a deal! I wonder what the bidding will go up to… http://tinyurl.com/2g96mw
Daniel Morris
The Arm Letterpress
Brooklyn, NY
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 [...]
I need to remove the motor that drives the cylinder on a Vandercook Universal III. I need to have the motor rebuilt.
I worked on it a bit today and simply could not figure out how to get it off nor could I figure out how much of I should take to the motor place once [...]
wanted to point you all to some pictures I took while removing, cleaning, and re-assembling the adjustable bed of my press.click here
I’ve been told by a lot of people that the Universal III washup unit is useless. But, I want to make mine work. The problem I have is that the scraper blade will run into the automatic inking cylinder and causes damage to the cylinder. Any suggestions. BTW I am looking for a return tray [...]
I am interested in finding a frisket tower for my Vandercook Universal I. I think a lot of people take these things off, but I like them. Does anyone know of one that might be available for sale?
Thanks,
Daniel Morris
The Arm Letterpress
Brooklyn, NY
On Vandercook Engineering Change #848, dated 8/15/61, the roller cores for these 2 presses were radically changed. We run into these 1961 and earlier presses with the old cores on occasion, and it makes replacing the rollers much easier to know the serial number, or even better, a photo when recovering the rollers or ordering [...]
I understand that there is an option for the powered Universal series presses in which the powered grippers would raise and close without having to press on the foot pedal. How is it activated? Where can I find blueprints or technical operating manuals (more detailed) of the Uni presses?
Thank you once again!
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