Vandercook 219 Power Grinding - Posted January 15, 2010
Hello!
I have two pictures (pictures below) of a piece that is grinding on my vandercook 219. There are fine metal shavings under the press after about an hour of running. I see no way of adjusting this to lift it up.
Any suggestions?
Pictures:
Nick
Moving my Sp20 - Posted December 3, 2009
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 people (non-printers) who assure me this is a no-brainer, “take off the handle, put it back on”. Just checking before I allow them to touch the press.
Moving a No. 1 - Posted November 28, 2009
I’ve located a small No. 1, but will need to move it over 1,000 miles. I’m wondering if anyone can tell me if I can temporarily disassemble it for transport. I just want to take it off its cabinet to fit into my truck–and, if so, what I should expect to readjust when I get it home. Thank you!
WANTED: #4 motor speed reducer - Posted February 2, 2009
I am looking for a motor speed reducer for a #4. This press belongs to Gray Zeitz, who is the nicest person you’ll ever meet, has a beard like ZZ top, and has been hand setting & printing books at Larkspur Press for 35 years. He’s charged me with getting this press running, and this is the last piece of the puzzle. Here’s a pic:
We have the motor and the bracket. I need the reducer (part with orange oil cups) and the cover to the right would be nice too, as well as the belt. This is part number x-9464 in the manual.
thanks in advance,
Alex Brooks
press eight seventeen – lexington letterpress
Moving an SP20 Upstairs - Posted March 23, 2008
New poster, long time lurker.
So, we run a silkscreen shop in Columbia, SC call The Half and Half. I learned how to use C&P clamshells at school, and later traveled to Hatch Show Print to learn their Vandercooks. We want to expand our abilities to letterpress, and I have a lead on a few vandercooks, but I’m worried about getting it up stairs. We don’t have a freight elevator, and the stairs turn at the top. (pictures below).
Is there anyway to break down the press into a few large pieces to have movers get it up the stairs? We had our 1200lbs silkscreen press moved up there in 4 parts, and it has a footprint of about twice the size of the sp20. I’m fairly good at understanding mechanics, so I wouldn’t be completely lost in reassembling it after I’ve taken it apart, and I document thoroughly with pictures and notes along the way.
That being said, I was unable to find the weight of a sp20, but I’m guessing between 1200 and 1500 lbs.
Thank you!
Moving a Vandercook 3 - Posted January 3, 2008
I’m planning to move during the next year and I’m concerned about getting the right people to move my Vandercook 3 (serial no. 99-10800). I want to be well prepared in advance. The press is in the basement of my home and was moved there in parts (cabinet, bed, and cylinder carriage). I assembled it myself. It then needed fine adjustments to the roller bearings, so I had someone do that. That was fourteen years ago. I’m especially concerned about whether or not it would need to be disassembled before the move. Any advice would be appreciated. I live in Oak Park, Illinois, adjacent to Chicago.
Moving a #4 - Posted November 27, 2007
In two weeks I will finally take possession of my #4. It is being moved by a professional machinery mover, but I would like to give him some specific advice concerning the press itself. The move is only about 50 miles, however getting it into my space will be tricky as it’s going to a lower level. We are planning on removing the handle and the paper feed.  I know the movers can deal with the actual move I’m more interested in how they need to prep the press. Thanks, Lynda CampbellÂ
