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. […]
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Universal I Trip Mode
Hello again, I think I’ve narrowed my trip problem down to a lever on the back of the press that isn’t fully engaging. When in trip mode, this lever is coming only halfway up to it’s destination. I figured a spring must be broken, but I couldn’t find one on the opposite side of the […]
Moreroller height on universal I
i am still working on getting my new-to-me universal I refined and printing perfectly, and i’m having a hard time getting the ink roller height correct. i have a gauge to test, and if the vibrator is up / NOT in contact with the rollers, i can get the height correct, but the black knob […]
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Enrique Woolfolk sent this ad from the August-September 1958 issue of Las Artes Gráficas en México (Vol. XI, No. 67), which he says was the Mexican version of The Inland Printer. This Spanish language trade journal has 23 entries in WorldCat. The most interesting bit of information in this ad may be the name of the selling agent: […]
Moretemplate to hand-cut tympan packing / top sheet?
i live in mexico city, and i can’t find tympan packing or drawsheets for my newly purchased vandercook universal 1. does anyone have any suggestions on how to make my own? a template that i could use to hand-cut would be amazing, and also any suggestions on what type of material i should use (gotta […]
MoreBumper springs
I’ve found out that the two bumper springs on my Universal I are broken. New ones ordered from NAGraphics arrived last week. Question now: how do I get the remaining bits of spring out and get the new springs in? Is there a trick or a magical solution/answer?
MoreInconsistant inking on sheet
On my Vandercook Universal 1 the printing pressure at the bottom of the sheet releases (sometimes but not always) at 4 inches from the end of a 22 inch sheet causing the printing to be lighter. There seems to be no consistency in its happening. Sometimes the printing is fine and sometimes its light starting […]
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 Universal III adjustment help
Here is a shot of my Universal III. I am trying to accomplish 2 things. 1. rollers are maxed out at their lowest point to ink the form I want to be able to have adjustment height. 2. Cylinder picks up ink on the trip back to the feedboard. I want impression without picking up […]
MoreUni I – Power carriage stuck at feed board
I’ve been having some inconsistencies with the braking and starting of my Universal I. Dave Seat was here about a month and a half ago and made some adjustments to the microswitches to prevent the hard hitting at the feed board I was having (and more importantly showed me how to make proper adjustments). Yesterday […]
MoreMotor – Universal I
Recently the motor on my universal I has been reluctant to start. If I manually give the cylinder [drum] some torque, it will start. I replaced the capacitor mounted on the motor ($6.00), which seemed to help some. I can get a new motor from a local supply house for a reasonable cost (approx. $150) but […]
MoreUniversal I [end of bed]
What are these hinging parts at the end of the bed of the Universal I doing?
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