Hi everyone, I have a 219Power AB and would like to figure out the simplest way to convert it to manual. I’ve sourced a carriage handle and am planning to have an adapter fabricated to attach the handle to the stub end of the carriage rod, but my question is aimed at the least-intrusive way […]
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219 Power – Adjustable Bed
I’ve recently brought home a 219 Power and while cleaning it up and reading through the manual I’ve found that the press does not have the knurled knob at the end of the bed to lock the adjustable bed. Not that the knob is missing, but that there is no knob at all for the […]
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Having recently brought to the shop a nearly untouched SP-25, and in the midst of attempting to sort out the electrical nightmare (550V-3-phase), I’ve run into a problem I’m hoping folks around here might be able to help me with. The press was originally bought in the mid-60s, and it sat in a warehouse as […]
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I’m looking at buying an SP-25 and so I’m hoping someone out there might have a digital copy of the manual. Please let me know if anyone out there has the manual for this model. Thanks.
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This may prove painfully obvious, but here are the details of my issue, which I’m hoping someone out there may be able to help me with. Running a sheet through the press over a 2-page spread of metal type, head to foot, without ink I’m getting a good, clean, even impression. I then set my […]
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Does anyone know where to find galley magnets? Here are a couple of photographs of one magnet that I have, which is very handy, and I’d like to get my hands on some more of these. Jason _____________________________ Jason Dewinetz www.greenboathouse.com/dewinetz
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I’ve come across an SP-15 for sale, but it’s in pieces and I’m hoping to find a manual for the model so that I can inventory all of the bits to make sure everything is there. Obviously I’d also like to make sure that I rebuild the press correctly. Does anyone out there happen to […]
MoreMore TagAdjusting Ink Roller Height [15-21]
As the process of getting to know the press continues to unfold, I’ve been putting together some notes on various discoveries & lessons learned. This post is concerned with adjusting the height of ink rollers. While these notes may appear overkill for a relatively simple process, some may be as ignorant as I was about […]
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