As a result of a plumbing mishap a few weeks ago I have had to clean and re-lubricate the gripper bar on my Universal III AB. In the processes of doing this I’ve run into a few questions and potential problems, and I want to get clarification if I can before I do anything incorrectly. […]
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Universal III Cylinder Rack – damaged screws / rocking
Hello everyone! Looking for some advice on how to proceed, I don’t want to do anything irresponsible here. I had a recent plumbing mishap above my in-home studio which deposited some light debris onto my Uni III AB. After a particularly thorough and careful cleaning of the press, I noticed some problems. In the process […]
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 III Power motor query
Dear Vandekin I am in Memphis cleaning & repairing two Vandercooks, a 4 and a Uni III. The operator of the III tells me the motor jumps (or rather jolts) itself randomly during a press run and there appears to be a little bit of slack in the chain. I tested it out and sure […]
MoreUniversal I and III Roller Core Changes
On Vandercook Engineering Change #848, dated 8/15/61, the roller cores for these 2 presses were radically changed. We run into these 1961 and earlier presses with the old cores on occasion, and it makes replacing the rollers much easier to know the serial number, or even better, a photo when recovering the rollers or ordering […]
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