Does anyone have suggestions on how to remove the carriage roller and cylinder trip rack frames that are attached to the cylinder carriage support wall via three bolts and three set pins/studs? The bolts are the easy part. Or should these not be removed? See sheet 99 for views. Thanks.
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Vandy #3 lubrication chart
Does anyone have a lubrication chart for a Vandercook No. 3? Any additional tips
MoreMore TagRemoving a cabinet drawer
Sounds silly but I have a Vandercook 3, mid 1950s vintage and want to remove the drawers to be refinished. I can’t figure out how to get them out, there must be a trick. I’ve searched this site and Briarpress for an answer but no luck. thanks much.
MoreMore TagPress Part Manufacturing, Gripper Bar Lever, Feedboard and Dead bar
I recently manufactured some press parts: a gripper bar lever for a No. 3 inspired by several posts on this blog, a new feedboard for the No. 3, that gets bolted onto two wooden side posts, and a dead bar for a Uni I. The No. 3 is actually for sale now as well. The […]
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Hi. I’m looking for a spare set of Vandy No. 3 roller cores. Any recommendations on where to look is appreciated. NAGraphics doesn’t carry cores for the No. 3.
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Hi, I have a No. 3 (Old Style), and I am planning on fabricating a gripper bar lever for it and I wanted to see if anyone else would want one as well. The more that are made at one time the cheaper they should be, but they definitely should be under $100. The idea […]
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I have a No. 3 old style with a missing feedboard, and I am planning on fabricating a new one. I am posting here to see if anyone else would be interested. My No. 3 has two steel blocks which bolt on to the end of the press. Each block has three 1/4-20 threaded holes, […]
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I’m trying to get familiar with the use of my Vandercook 3, and doing a lot of troubleshooting and question asking. I’ve made a couple of reduction prints on it so far (using lino blocks mounted to MDF and adjusted to type high with paper sheets as I look for a galley height bed plate) […]
MoreMore TagNo. 4 Print/Trip Assembly
I just started working with a friend’s No. 4 press. It prints great and seems like a really solid machine. The machinery used to lower the impression cylinder from trip to print during the print stroke then back up to trip for the return to the feed table seems very different compared to the SP […]
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I am going to be a new owner of a No. 3. that doesn’t have a lock up bar. I am considering having a metal worker create stationary “foot lock up bar” (I think that is what the manual is calling it). I have seen the post linked below about the fixed dead bar for […]
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Up for sale is a Vandercook #3 serial number 15004. The press was in very rough shape when my wife and I purchased it. As far as I know we are the second owners. We meticulously removed every component and used a method called electrolysis to remove the 60+ years of grease, grime, and rust […]
MoreMore TagVandercook No. 3 Distribution Roller Bushings?
Hello vanderblogers… It appears that I had a bushing blow out on my No. 3 distribution roller. is there a replacement part for this? and any ideas how hard it might be to change? To get the pins that hold the roller cores in, do they push up or down to get out? Thanks […]
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