Form rollers

SP15 form roller (the one on the right) is moving, getting chewed up a little

William C. Armstrong April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 Form rollers, SP series 1 Comment

I am not able to secure the form roller. The screws at both ends loosen and it moves. As it does a small portion is chewed up in the gear track. How do I fix that? I have a video,

Vandercook SP15, lowering gear side of rear form roller

The gear side of the rear roller on our SP15 will not lower enough to hit a roller-setting gauge. It does have a range of motion, just will not descend low enough to contact the gauge on the gear side.

Spare SP20 parts?

jjruhl April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 Form rollers, SP series 2 Comments

I found these two pieces in a small box of miscellaneous odds and ends. Does anyone happen to know if they are for the SP20, paper guides perhaps? Thanks.

SP-15 Squeal

Katie Harper October 2, 2019October 6, 2019 Form rollers, Oscillator/Worm Gear, SP series 3 Comments

Got a bad squeal on the SP-15. Can’t figure out where the noise is coming from. Suspect that the back roller core is defective and the bearer is not holding it correctly. I think we need a new roller/core. Anyway,

Vandercook No. 3 Roller Cores

chrispaul February 27, 2019February 28, 2019 Form rollers, No. 3 4 Comments

Hi. I’m looking for a spare set of Vandy No. 3 roller cores. Any recommendations on where to look is appreciated. NAGraphics doesn’t carry cores for the No. 3.

Inking issues on SP15

Grendl Löfkvist September 26, 2018September 27, 2018 Carriage Bearings, Consult / repair, Form rollers, Ink Issues, Inking System, SP series 8 Comments

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

Roller height issues on Universal III

Carmela Heintzelman June 20, 2018June 20, 2018 Form rollers, Universal series 4 Comments

I just got brand new rollers and cores. The weird thing is that when I check my roller height, it’s not even throughout. The ends are the same but the middle of the roller has a thinner stripe when I

Reprex No 1 Rollers Specs

Paul Moxon, Moderator April 16, 2018April 16, 2018 Fabrication, Form rollers, Reprex 3 Comments

I just received a request for the specs for the cores for a No 1 Reprex. this is the same one posted on Briar press. I will make a drawing and share a pdf on this site. I need: – overall core length

Vandercook 4T Roller Issue

Karel Prokeš June 5, 2017June 5, 2017 Form rollers, No. 4 / 215 2 Comments

I have a Vandercook 4T press here in Prague. Now after 5 years of not being used (here in Prague – it could have been unused for longer than that), I have decided that I should give it a go.

No. 4 Uneven Inking on Rider Rollers

Marianne Dages February 18, 2017February 18, 2017 Form rollers, No. 4 / 215 4 Comments

Hello all, I’m trying to troubleshoot an inking problem on my Vandercook No. 4, Serial No. 14509. I’m finding that my rider rollers (the small steel rollers front and back) are not getting inked evenly. (See image, the front rider

Universal III roller gear issue

Carmela Heintzelman October 30, 2016November 7, 2016 Form rollers, Universal series 2 Comments

I have taken a break from printing (it’s been 4 years) and now I’m ready to get back into it. I took pretty copious notes, but for this issue, I can’t remember how to adjust or what the problem is

Universal III Roller Height

Katie Harper April 28, 2016April 28, 2016 Form rollers, Universal series 2 Comments

I need to adjust the roller height on our Universal III and am wondering if there is a trick to it. I was able to turn the knobs on the back rollers slightly, enough to get to a good height.

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