Hello Vanderblog Friends, I’m hoping someone can help me solve a problem I’ve been having with ink being where it’s not supposed to be. The piece I’m printing has two lines on which I’m getting flecks of errant ink. The problem occurs no matter how much ink I have on the rollers, and the ink […]
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Stuck SP-20 Grippers
I’m rebuilding the gripper assembly on a very dirty SP-20. The pins are jammed in the holes due to the previous owner’s habit of just shooting WD-40 around the pins instead of lubricating them with graphite powder or grease. I’ve tried pulling them out, but they seem glued in there. I don’t think bent pins […]
Moretechnical documentation universal II
hi today i bought a vandercook universal II, serial no. 19742, im looking for the user manual , thepress is in very good condition . does this press have an adjustible hight, or should the hight for printing be adjusted in an other way documentation can be sent to mgerene@skynet.be first reaction i got from […]
MoreVandercook Universal III Tower Assembly for sale
This Vandercook Universal III tower assembly is complete and in excellent condition. We have removed it to convert the press to hand cranked. This would be best used on a press which once had a tower but has had it removed, otherwise you will need to make slight modifications to your press to allow it […]
MoreVandercook SP33 Power
Hello, A Vandercook SP33 Power, is it a good versatile letterpress ? Pointers on what to look for positive, negative ? Value of this letterpress in Like new shape with all kit for replacement oem electrical parts and all tools and parts delivered in 1961 ? Find some printing supplies is possible in 2010 for […]
MoreUniversal I back rubber roller and gear backwards?
I was using a friend’s Universal I press today when I noticed I was getting a lot of slurring and that the rollers weren’t rotating at all when I was printing or tripping. They were dragging across the surface of the plate without rotating. I looked up the manual and am wondering now if the […]
More4T motor belt replacement: seeking tips
Hi there, I am restoring my 4T proofing press from the early 1950s and am dealing with replacing the motor belt. I bought a new one from NA Graphics (thanks, Fritz) because the old one was pretty badly dry-rotted even though it still functioned. Even with much adjustment to the height/position/angle of the motor in […]
MoreSelling parts or the whole thing–219 OS
Here are some pictures if you see a part or want more pictures email me or call. 318-557-7910
More232 Ink Drum
It looks like I’m going to have to remove the ink drum on my 232. Having never done this, I’m a bit intimidated. The construction looks very similar to a Universal III. Can anyone talk me through this? John Horn
MorePSI of pressure exerted by flatbed press?
Can anyone tell me just how many pounds of pressure are exerted while printing on Vandercook flatbed presses (SP-15) or indeed other models such as C&P platens?
MoreNeed pic to re-install No. 3 rollers
Hi List– I sent my rollers out to be recovered. They’re back, and I don’t remember how they’re supposed to be re-installed! Yeh, I know… it seemed so obvious at the time. I saved all the parts I removed, carefully differentiating between rights and lefts. I soaked them in solvent to clean them. But it […]
More#4 Proving Press questions
#4 Proving Machine available, would like advice of selling it.
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