Hi, Apologies as I believe I have asked this question before …but am unable to find the answer it here…. There is a Vandercook crescent that fits my FAG Standard 550 model. Before I ask Fritz – does anyone know what model. I think Mr Moxin you advised the model last time. Regards Matt […]
MoreInstalling a Poco Draw Sheet
This post explains how a draw sheet (the top sheet that keeps the packing in place) is properly installed. For the Model 0, a dimension of 12 × 26″ will cover the face of the impression cylinder (18″ long) and two tails (4″ long) on each end to be inserted into the reel rod. The […]
MoreVandercook 3 noise in print
IMG_0160 Here is the link to a video of noise when the drum turns in print. Not so much when in trip or during return after print. I’ve tried oil in the usual places. Any other things common? Thanks Figured it out. Below is a picture of the cylinder bearer where it came in contact […]
MoreVandercook Census Poised to Reach a New Milestone
The Vandercook press census is about to total 2,400 presses. First compiled in 2006. It was thought that it might top out at 1,200. Three years later during the Vandercook Centenary, it was just short of 2,000. Although the pace has slowed in recent years, unknown presses still come to light. Presently, 8.5% of census […]
MoreKeeping Uni III Level on not-level cement
I am moving within my city (San Antonio, TX) to another house, with a 2-car garage. We are moving in order to have better space for my beloved press. However, all garages have thinner slabs than houses, the engineer caller it a “glorified sidewalk”. The area is known to have a lot of shifting and […]
MoreUni 1 form roller gear run out
Now that the carriage bounce is sorted out thanks to Paul and Ray, the next item is the crazy wobble in the form roller gear. I tried to attach a video to this post but failed somehow. The video here shows how bad it is. The set screw and split sleeve are present in the […]
MoreUni 1 carriage bounce on return trip
Lately the powered carriage on our Uni 1 has a tendency to return fully and then bounce off the stops, rolling forward again about an inch. This is frequently far enough to prevent the inking system from being properly driven by the main ink roller (cylinder?). It’s easy enough (albeit annoying) to manually pull the […]
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Universal 1 with frisket tower, and new rollers with ink fountain, power carriage
Hello, we the Hicks Brothers, just got the nicest Universal 1 that we have ever seen. Oh yeah, it has a power carriage! I can send you as many pictures as you like. I just shipped all 4 roller recovered–they were fair but new is better. Priced at $15,000 which includes straight forward SF Bay Area […]
MoreNo. 4 Trip/Print lever
I’m hoping this is a simple question. What part of the trip/print lever on the No. 4 maintains the lever arm in trip? When I depress my lever into trip and the arm moves upward, but it doesn’t stay engaged and immediately falls back down along with the trip wedge (back into print). I’m not […]
MoreVandercook 4 gripper pedal mechanism
Hello, I have been working a bit with the Vandercook 4 in a shared shop in Sweden. During some investigation as to why the ink drum wasn’t rolling when the power was turned on, several screws were removed from under the plate, resulting in the disconnecting of the gripper pedal. I have looked at length […]
MoreVandercook No. 4 Steady Roller Issues
I’m restoring a No. 4 that’s in pretty rough shape. I noticed that the steady rollers do not have adjusting levers on either side. Additionally, when the carriage rolls down the bed, sometimes the steady rollers move laterally and in one case even fell out. I’m also having difficulty matching with the manual drawings with […]
MoreUniversal III Gripper issue/missing screw or pin?
Hello! I recently moved into a new studio and have been having problems with sticky grippers, which isn’t new to me so I didn’t think it had anything to do with the move. Today as I was printing, the pedal really didn’t do anything to raise the grippers so upon investigating, I went on the […]
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