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24 Feb

Touch up Paint for the Vandercook?

I have a #4 that is in pretty good shape, but there are a number of spots on the press with worn or chipped paint. My feed table is particularly worn, and I am interested in touching it up both for appearance reasons, but aslo to protect the exposed metal form rust and what not.

I [...]

18 Feb

Replacement feed board edge for Universal III

I am preparing to have a few of these aluminum feed board edges made up by a machinist. Does anybody else need one? So far I think its Bryce Knudson and myself. And Fritz- did you need one for that press out back?
The ruled guide next to the slot in which the [...]

27 Jan

Original Universal I/III Knobs Available

I have a few extras of the original knobs (complete with insert and set screws) for the control panel on the Universal I and III power carriage presses. If you are missing a knob or have a damaged one let me know. I could sell them, but would prefer to trade for any [...]

27 Jan

Seeking Vandercook Side Guide x 2

I have been trying for a while to find an old style Vandercook sheet side guide for one of my 320Gs and also one of the newer ones for one of my Universal IIIs. If anyone has a spare they could sell or happens to know where I might be able to find one [...]

12 Oct

Vandercook Grey Paint

I am preparing to repaint one of my Universal IIIs and am trying to come up with a suitable paint that I can apply without having to haul it to a painter.

On letpress Greg Fischer suggested brush painting with Rust-Oleum Professional High Performance Enamel “Smoke Gray”, but I would prefer to use spray cans in [...]

12 Oct

No.4 Cylinder Engineering Print

Fritz sent me this drawing of a No.4 cylinder showing its position at the feed board. It is posted for the benefit of Klu, and other tenacious individuals who dare to restore long abandoned presses from which lesser mortals would have walked away. –PM

The excerpt below was originally posted 10-11-06 by Paul Moxon on PPL [...]

24 Sep

Anybody using 320G/325G with auto sheet feed?

Hello,

I have a 320G press (#17096) set up with the optional auto sheet feed and was wondering if anyone was using one of these presses. I am looking for replacement rubber tapes for its sheet advance mechanism and have yet to find a source. Any ideas? Any tips on working on this [...]

24 Sep

Universal III press restoration…

As time permits, I have been working to restore two Vandercook Universal III presses (#25942 and #27123) which I bought from a printing equipment dealer on the west coast and had freighted to me here in Brooklyn. I have been hounding poor Fritz with numerous questions and parts inquiries and thought it might be [...]

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