I doubt this has ever been discussed here before. A few years ago I went to a lecture by Claire Van Vliet (our Great Mother) and she mentioned the physical problems she inherited from printing on a Vandercook for some five decades. These were spinal in nature, as I recall. Never thought much about it […]
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Hello all – You’d think that after 4 years of owning this press and scrubbing, cleaning, and rebuilding most parts of our SP20, I’d have seen everything. A few weeks ago I noticed a pair of markings on the non-operator side of our press. Directly across the end of the press from the serial number […]
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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 […]
MoreBearings on a No. 03
Hi everyone. While restoring my no. 03 I noticed my bearings were a bit dry and you could feel the metal touching inside, which is, as I’ve been told a sign of the bearing being worn, or spent. So I decided to replace them, but to my surprise these are not standard bearings you get […]
MoreTightening bearing block on SP-15
I have found that the adjustment posts for the form rollers on our SP15 go out of adjustment rather easily of late. The locking screw is tight, but not tight enough to stop the post from turning. Do I simply remove the bearing block, remove the locking screw, and ‘gently’ tap the side of the […]
MoreOn the road
I have several Vandercook maintenance classes scheduled through June. Details and locations on the workshops page.
MoreSearching for Reprex #1 parts
Howdy, I recently acquired a Reprex #1 press that we are trying to get in running shape. I’m searching for a few Reprex one parts: Lock up bar or deadline bar, the larger trip handle (like a lollipop)that is on the back side of the press and the paper side guide that goes on the feed bar. […]
MorePotter proof press parts wanted
Hi All, I am new to the group as until now my focus has been on Golding platen presses. I have now “seen the light” and am adding a Potter proof press No. 3 to my shop. At the moment I just have the inking mechanism and its under restoration, but, soon the massive cast iron press itself will […]
MoreHandi Lockup Bar Question
I just got a lockup bar. It is the early style, but I’m missing two pieces the internal pin that goes from the cam to the spring and the pin that aligns the sliding part of the bar. That part is broken. I’m looking for some dimensions and/or some picture of each of those parts.
MoreTot ziens … ciao
Lorenzo Pellegrinelli, of Niemand Private Press in Milan, sent a link to this video of a No.3 old style Vandercook being offloaded from a truck by crane. This is the same press (sn: 7870) that was up for auction in The Netherlands in September. The feed board does not appear to exist.
MoreReel rod
Is it possible to remove the reel rod on the No. 4 ? I want to get in there real good with a brush, it’s nasty in there. I found two hex nuts and tried both ways but couldn’t get it out. I also unscrewed the ratchet but I can’t see how the reel rod […]
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