Hi everyone! I’m hoping someone out there may be able to offer me some advice with packing my Vandercook 320G. I’ve got a piece of cold rolled steel, 18 gauge/.050″ to make up for the galley depth. I talked to a few print shops in my area about packing, and one printer I talked to […]
MoreA.F. Wanner
Andrew Franklin Wanner (1855–1935) was a typefounder and the proprietor of A.F. Wanner & Co. a printing supplier and press manufacturer in Chicago. Today the company is remembered as the original maker of Potter and Poco proof presses. It was also one of the earliest selling agents for Vandercook. In 1867, Wanner moved to Chicago […]
MoreFree Vandercook on the French Riviera
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MoreUniversal I [end of bed]
What are these hinging parts at the end of the bed of the Universal I doing?
MoreSourcing a steel bed plate
Other than a junkyard, does anyone have any idea where to source a .050″ cold-rolled steel bed plate to obtain type height on a galley-height press? Thanks for any assistance.
MoreMachining a metal rider roller for SP-15
I got an SP-15 press with a missing rider roller. I purchased the brass end pieces from NA Graphics, and am about to go to my location machine shop and have the roller made, bringing with me a borrowed roller from another SP-15. Does anyone have any suggestions or advice? Is there a national company […]
MoreDurometer spec for Vandercook 05 impression cylinder?
I’m getting the impression cylinder recovered on my 05 proof press and am hoping to find the original Vandercook specification for the durometer on the Vulcanized rubber coating. Mine is probably still sporting the original rubber which is very hard and not very pliable at the moment. I heard durometer 70 somewhere… Can anyone provide […]
MoreVandercook 320G issues
I’m in the thick of trying to get my Vandercook 320G up and running. This is different than other Vandercooks I’ve printed on for various reasons (it’s completely manual, the metal and rubber rollers are behind the cylinder, etc). I’ve encountered a couple of things so far that I’d love advice with if you have […]
MoreVandercook Universal III Electrical Issues?
Hi all, Someone at Briar Press suggested that I post here since you are the Vandercook experts! As a new Vandercook Universal III owner, I’ve got a couple of issues going on that I’m hoping some of you can help me out with: 1. The power carriage seems to go out and back just fine […]
MoreVandercook 32-28E for sale
This is an excellent large format Vandercook press. I have wired it up for a test run to a portable generator and it glides smoothly down the track. There is a large metal plate in the bed in the image above that can easily be removed to allow for type high lock-ups. It is classified […]
MoreIs there an SP-15 specific full moon?
We have a new (to us) SP-15, no manual, sadly. The front rubber roller adjustment knobs very suddenly stopped moving. At all. If it were one side or the other, that would be one thing, but they are both immobile, and they had been turning fine earlier in the day. I removed the roller, and […]
MoreSP 15 gripper release and carriage stop
I am working with an sp 15 that doesn’t stop at the end of its run, also the grippers will not release. Are these two issues related? Am I missing a part? Thank you. Sally Faulkner
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