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Hi. I saw the catalog listing for the Vandercook no.1 on this site. The weight is listed as 410 lbs. Is that the shipping weight (with crate and packing), the weight of just the press, or the weight of the press and stand? I just bought a no.1 and have to move it to its […]
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I am working on a Vandercook No. 4. The carriage does just fine engaging in print and trip. However, the carriage will not stay put in the home position. On the opposite side of the operator, there is a broken spring that is keeping a latch in place. I wonder if there is more to […]
MoreDoes anyone know the original O.D. of the bearing that engages the Roller clutch plate? I’m thinking the one I have is very worn and not engaging the clutch plate. It does look like the wedge on the press has already been spaced out about an 1/8th inch. I could space it out more. but […]
MoreI found a Vandercook Handy Brayer when cleaning my shop in the back of a press. I was looking for more information and ways of reclaiming the roller or replacing it, so we can start using it! There is still some give in the roller so it feels like it has some life in it. […]
MoreSorry to start a new post on this topic but could not successfully add a photo to previous comments. I have the new rollers back on the press. They are still showing the same problem of streaking ink, but it seems somewhat less extreme this time. The front roller is taking the ink better than […]
MoreI’ve just been searching online and found the info. here on the Vanderblog regarding trip spring installation. Will keep working on it again today.
MoreI recently posted about a problem I was having with new form rollers, and was just about to get back to dealing with that yesterday when a broken trip spring stopped me. It’s been awhile since I needed to replace one of these, but I have done so in the past without much issue. One […]
MoreThis press recently got a rag stuck between the drum sprocket and the chain. After removing the rag and reconnecting the chain, I’m finding that the chain is alternating in a tight and loose pattern and dragging on the pedal mechanism. I’m concerned that the sprockets are misaligned or bent. I did try changing the […]
MoreI recently sent out an extra pair of SP-15 cores to be resurfaced. On receiving the new rollers, I transferred over the roller blocks/bearings and adjusted the height, but the rollers are not taking the ink well, it is streaking as if the rollers were skipping over the drum (the ink coverage on the drum […]
MoreI have been helping to get a recently-acquired Vandercook-4 up-and-running for a commercial digital printer new to the medium. The press was shipped from the UK, after having been reconditioned in advance of the sale. All looked to be in good working order, except the grippers. They did not move when the pedal was depressed. […]
MoreI noticed that the ink on the drum and rollers on my SP-15 bunch to one side, so I get uneven ink coverage when printing. I’m attaching a couple of photos. You’ll see that on the right side is where it’s light and almost translucent, and the ink tends to bunch on the left side […]
MoreI posted back in 2015 about a sad Hacker #4 that was being donated to the San Jose Printers’ Guild. We have spiffed it up a bit and have used it every year since then to print posters at the annual Bay Area Printers’ Guild and Wayzgoose. Since the press only had holders for two […]
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