Hello – Paul kindly inspected my press before I purchased it. During his inspection he noted that the motor was loud, but quieted down quickly. Paul suggested checking the motor mounts, but those checked out fine. I’ve been trying to figure out the odd motor noise and today I noticed something. The noise seems to […]
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SP-20 Motor (Shaft Key) and Ink Drum Removal
Hello – I removed the ink drum chain this morning and noticed that there is quite a bit of movement in the gear that comes out of the motor. Is this normal? Or do I need to push the pin (that is sticking out) further in? Here is a video. I am sorry about the […]
MoreReplacing the wooden bushing on a Universal 1 inking drum
Well, now we have had a little practice with replacing a wooden bushing on a Uni 1 inking drum. I last posted on October 2011 when a bushing had gone on our Universal 1. We just had the wooden bushing go on our other Uni 1 (serial number: 28671). So, I thought I would share […]
MoreInk Drum, oscillator and rider rollers
Hello everyone. Could someone please tell me what could be causing this uneven spread of ink on the ink drum? Could it be the press leveling? I’m not sure it is 100% level. I’m also attaching some photos of my refinished oscillator and rider rollers. I think they definitely improved the inking, I didn’t refinish […]
MoreInk Drum Bearing Replacement
Somehow the wooden ink drum bearing on the operator side of my Universal III managed to work itself loose and ended up inside the drum, leaving the drum loose on that end of the shaft. I managed to remove the wood composition bearing from another spare ink drum I had and pressed it onto the […]
MoreUneven cylinder, SP-20
Hi all, So, the small spring on the far side of the bottom cylinder of my SP-20 broke the other day (the one next to the chain). I replaced it, but I’m still having the same issue of the cylinder being too low on that side. It’s not inking at all, and the chain is […]
MoreUniversal 1 ink drum core “keeper” missing
In cleaning up our new Universal 1 at OCAC, we discovered a missing piece that keeps the ink drum from having side to side play. It’s this “keeper”, or collar as I’ve been calling it, that fits around the ink drum core that sticks out on the outside of the non-operator side of the frame. […]
MoreSP-15 Ink Drum Scratches/Resurfacing
I read with interest Ray Nichols’ prior post regarding the resurfacing of his SP-15’s ink drum. The drum on my own SP-15 is also scratched, presumably from the previous owner’s use of the automatic washup system (the blade was missing when I bought the press, and I haven’t replaced it). The scratches on the drum […]
MoreNew SP-15 issue
We were able to kinda-sorta fix the SP 15 belt slipping by installing a new belt. Now there is a new issue: there is a knocking or clunking sound when all the rollers are in contact (the down position). We checked for things like a loose gear on the back form roller; it is ok. […]
MoreRemoving the inking drum on a Uni 1 ?
Hello, Has anyone replaced the wooden bearings on the inking drum of a Universal 1 press?, I noticed some side to side play in the inking drum awhile ago and ordered replacement wooden bearings from N.A. Graphics. But I was unclear on how to remove the inking drum and ended up leaving it as was […]
MoreVandercook No. 4 Oldstyle Ink drum issue
I’m trying to remove the ink drum on our No.4 Oldstyle in order to replace the worn bearings with some new plastic ones. I cannot seem to figure out a way to get the ink drum free in order to get access to the bearings. I have completely taken out the screws on either side […]
MoreSP-15 Ink Drum Lubrication?
My sp-15 started squealing today; I deduced the noise was coming from either the motor or the ink drum assembly – inspected the motor oil reservoir and topped it up without overfilling. Moved onto the ink drum assembly x 20613 and on removal found the ink drum shaft to be very resistant to rotation. I’ve […]
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