Category: General

Hello! I have a Universal I press that is doing something I haven’t seen it do before. I am having issue with the form rollers engaging but not rolling once the oscillating roller is placed down. The back form roller has been acting up this last week (the gear was shifting and grinding) but I […]

I had my motor rewound last year, and after putting it back in the press, I noticed that the drum would stop rotating from time to time, and sometimes the press would not turn on, even though the light turns on. This week, it won’t start up at all even though the light switch turns […]

The motor on our SP-20 isn’t getting power anymore, even though nothing is wrong with the electrical system. We think it might be a problem with the capacitor. Does anyone have experience with this? I appreciate any thoughts. Thank you.

Hello all , wondering if anyone has any information on this particular machine ? Serial # is 22051 . It looks like roller size should be 2 inch but want to confirm .

Is the next edition of Vandercook Maintenance released yet? Thanks!

I have a powered Universal I. I was using it the other day, and it was behaving just fine. At one point, the carriage stopped moving when I engaged the switch. I checked, and one of the 1/2A fuses had blown. I replaced the fuse and it blew immediately upon powering up the press (i.e. […]

I’ve just been searching online and found the info. here on the Vanderblog regarding trip spring installation. Will keep working on it again today.

I recently posted about a problem I was having with new form rollers, and was just about to get back to dealing with that yesterday when a broken trip spring stopped me. It’s been awhile since I needed to replace one of these, but I have done so in the past without much issue. One […]

This press recently got a rag stuck between the drum sprocket and the chain. After removing the rag and reconnecting the chain, I’m finding that the chain is alternating in a tight and loose pattern and dragging on the pedal mechanism. I’m concerned that the sprockets are misaligned or bent. I did try changing the […]

I have been helping to get a recently-acquired Vandercook-4 up-and-running for a commercial digital printer new to the medium. The press was shipped from the UK, after having been reconditioned in advance of the sale. All looked to be in good working order, except the grippers. They did not move when the pedal was depressed. […]