38cm x 50cm bed superb condition. Will insure and deliver overseas or UK
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Vandercook #17
This press has been stored in a barn in Akron, Pennsylvania for about 30 years. It’s missing the inking rollers and feed table. Mechanically sound. Asking $2500. https://youtu.be/fPTiRCjrQMc
MoreIssue with #4 while printing
When I am printing, every few sheets, the rollers chatter the whole way down the press bed. When this happens, the print is ruined with a strip of over-inky-ness and the next few prints are ruined as it cleans back up the extra ink. I’ve included photos and a video of the noise. Paul mentioned […]
MoreNew Belt for Vandercook 215 Proof Press
Hi All, The belt of my 215 proof press finally bit the dust. NA Graph doesn’t have any. Does anyone have any luck with another vendor or manufacturer for these? Photo attached. thank you, Britt
MoreReprex No. 1 Questions
I have recently “acquired” a Reprex No. 1 Proof Press, and I say “acquired” because it’s as good as mine as long as I move it from it’s current location. Does anyone have any particular advice/lessons learned about moving these things? Also, it’s not in a working order right now so I will be restoring […]
MoreInking issues on SP15
We’re completing the rebuild of an SP15 that was begun by someone else (who is now deceased, so we can’t ask them questions) and we are running into some challenges with the inking system. We were trying to set the rollers to the lightest stripe possible for photopolymer printing, which we did with the press […]
MoreFeedboard Fabrication for No. 3
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, […]
More215 Proof Press / Polymer Plates / Random lines of text Inking Blurry or Shadowy
Hi All, I have a 215 and some lines of text are showing up with a ‘shadow’ or blurry around them, as the attached photo shows in the ‘we have reserved’ line. I’ve wiped the plate down, cleaned it, checked my rollers, everything I can think of. It seems to just be random lines on […]
MoreVandercook No 4 Steady Roller
During an oiling and maintenance session on our Vandercook No. 4, I noticed what I believe to be with a problem with the Steady Roller (part MR-175 on sheet no. 106 of the manual). After rolling the cylinder to the end of the bed, the Steady Rollers hang over the end of the bed. When […]
MoreVandercook 4-T for Sale in Brooklyn, NY
I’ve closed up my letterpress studio after 10 years in business and have a wonderful, ready-to-print Vandercook 4-T to part with. I’ll consider any and all reasonable offers. Please be in touch with any questions: maggie@campbellrawpress.com Details as follows: ——– The press is currently in my studio on Bergen Street in Brooklyn, NY. A bit […]
MoreUniversal I Power: Question about Manual/Cycle controls
My Universal I Power Test Press is having trouble with its manual/cycle controls. It only works in “manual” mode, so I can only move the carriage using the reverse/off/forward lever. If I move the selector switch to “cycle” and press the start button, nothing happens. The photo shows the controls on my press. The manual/cycle switch […]
MoreNo.2 Potter Proof Press
i am restoring a no.2 potter proof press. the peddle is broken and i am looking for another one. does anyone know any leads on finding a peddle for this press?
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