Motors

Universal III Motor and oiling

Leo November 16, 2019November 17, 2019 Motors, Universal series 1 Comment

I own a Uni III PC AB with a Reliance motor. I wanted to check the oil in the inking motor as there is a bit or a burning smell after a long day printing, and I assume the oil

How to replace drive belt for Challenge MP-15?

mkelsey September 20, 2019 Challenge, Ink drum, M series, Motors 2 Comments

The drive belt on my Challenge MP-15 just broke. I found a link to buy a new one from Grainger, based on a link Paul had posted for an SP-15 (the specs seem correct, 18″ long, 1/5″ pitch, 90 teeth).

Change/rebuilt SP15 motor

caracterres February 6, 2019February 6, 2019 Motors, SP series 1 Comment

Hello,The change of the capacitor has not been enough, the motor stop after less than 10 min… I will take it to a motor repair shop but before, have you any advice to take of the motor from the presse

Motor SP15

caracterres December 5, 2018December 5, 2018 Motors, SP series 10 Comments

Hello, I’m a french letterpress printer. I have a Vandercook SP15 (#22293) with an electric problem: 1 – I turn on the press 2- Main cylinder ink drum don’t move 3- I help the cylinder ink drum to turn with my hand 4- Cylinder ink drum

#4 Drive Belt Replacement

TheRankFile April 25, 2017 belt/chain, Motors, No. 4 / 215 3 Comments

I’ve replaced the MM144 drive belt on my #4 and adjusted the motor mount to accommodate it. My question is: What is the proper belt tension? How do I how measure and adjust it accordingly? Thanks! Matt

Vandy 4 Ink Drum Rotation

Sky Shipley November 4, 2016November 4, 2016 Motors, No. 4 / 215 1 Comment

At Skyline Type Foundry we’re well along in the complete restoration of No. 4, serial 16797, rescued last year from 40 years in a junkyard. Just now at the point of installing a new motor, and I realized that I

sp15 Motor specs: please explain for replacement

Gingerly Press June 3, 2016June 6, 2016 Motors, SP series 2 Comments

HELP PLEASE! My sp15 motor crapped out today. I’m pretty sure it’s a goner. It made two sputtering sounds about 3 seconds after turning it on and then died and smoked. I was reading through a past post about replacement

Sp-15 Slowdown

Katie Harper December 11, 2015December 16, 2015 belt/chain, Motors, SP series 9 Comments

One of our SP-15 presses at UAFS has an oscillating cylinder that is slowing way down shortly after being inked. It doesn’t seem to matter what kind of ink (ie, stiff or loose); it’s as though the ink is too

Replacement switch for an SP-15

Brian Noel September 5, 2015September 5, 2015 Consult / repair, Motors, SP series 4 Comments

Hi everyone, I’m looking for a replacement electrical switch for an SP-15. Any ideas if there is a replacement switch out there I can drop in there?

SP-20 Motor Noise, Chain Bounce

maysorum April 7, 2014April 7, 2014 Ink drum, Motors, SP series 8 Comments

Hello – Paul kindly inspected my press before I purchased it. During his inspection he noted that the motor was loud, but quieted down quickly. Paul suggested checking the motor mounts, but those checked out fine. I’ve been trying to

SP-20 Motor (Shaft Key) and Ink Drum Removal

maysorum March 18, 2014March 19, 2014 belt/chain, Ink drum, Motors, SP series 4 Comments

Hello – I removed the ink drum chain this morning and noticed that there is quite a bit of movement in the gear that comes out of the motor. Is this normal? Or do I need to push the pin

SP-15 Motor Belt

Katie Harper February 20, 2014February 20, 2014 Motors, SP series 10 Comments

The oscillating roller on one of our SP-15 presses began hesitating this week, out of the blue, just like the video posted in January. For that poster, it seemed the solution was a new belt. However, both the motor and

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