SP15 Roller Height Shift
I’ve just finished adjusting the top bearings on my SP15, and I’m seeing something unexpected. The roller height is now identical in print and trip, but only while the carriage is outbound, i.e., moving away from the feedboard. Once it hits the trip mechanism and I roll it back, the rollers are a touch lower […]
MoreSP15 motor
Would anyone happen to know the power consumption of the SP15 motor? Thanks, Adriaanh
MoreSP 20 chain problem
Today while printing our SP 20 started making a metallic dragging sound. It stops when the motor turns off and gets louder when the carriage is at the feed board with the rollers down, when there is pressure on the ink drum. I suspect that it’s because the chain is stretched or loose and is […]
MoreGripper stem closest to printer stuck open
The gripper stem is sticking open on the last gripper nearest the printer. I’ve taken the mechanism off and applied a bit of lubricant from the bottom but it is still sticking. Has anyone had this issue before and how did you fix it?
MorePower Carriage Parts page updated
The Power Carriage Parts page has been updated with a revised data table including new supplier info and notes by Erik Brunvand and a highly detailed pdf of his upgrade to a Universal I.
MoreUniversal III Tower
I have a uni III in great condition, but don’t have a tower for it and would love to restore it completely with the inclusion of a tower. Anyone have any ideas of where I could look? Or perhaps a loose tower hanging around for purchase? lol.
MoreUniversal 1 – appears to have a much deeper undercut than usual…
Hello! First time poster here so please bear with me if I’m going about anything wrong. Just to set the scene here: I recently accepted a technician role at the arts university in my hometown and there are a couple Vandercook presses here I’m in charge of. I spent a few years working at Hatch […]
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Fabricating a Universal 1 plexiglass dust cover…
We have three Universal I presses in our printshop and a number of the plexiglass dust covers have cracks from use. In the past, I had tried fabricating covers, but they never came out with the correct angle. So, I decided to do it right, and make a ‘buck’ to drape the heated plexiglass over. […]
MoreSP20 Ink Drum/Form Roller Contact Issues
Hello, we recently acquired a refurbished Vandy SP20 at UT Austin and it is having issues. The worst problem we’re having is the form rollers not making contact with the ink drum. We bought two new springs from Fritz for the ink drum and replaced those, so I think that is at the proper height. […]
MoreProofpress.ch back online
I’m pleased to learn that proofpress.ch is back online. A sister site to vandercookpress.info, launched in 2012 by Swiss printer Dafi Kühne, it is dedicated to the Swiss proof press FAG (Fournitures pour les Arts Graphiques: tr. Supplies for the Graphic Arts).
MoreUniversal III – clutch and brake
Hello folks, I’m trying to tune up the Universal III here at Arion Press and keep it in good order. The power carriage has been hitting hard at both ends unless I keep the braking knob turned up all the way, and even then it will hit hard at higher speeds. I’ve been trying to […]
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