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vandercook 4 impression cylinder repair

Ernst Schaefer April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 No. 4 / 215 2 Comments

i am working on a vandercook 4 serial nr. 15900 that i bought a couple of weeks ago. when inspectiong the press i realized that there is a strange thing inside the cylinder on the operator side.

Adjusting roller height on model 4

Chip Coakley March 17, 2021 No. 4 / 215 1 Comment

On my Model 4 I sometimes have to print type that is higher than .918 inches. This means setting the rollers higher, and I do it somewhat by trial and error. But I would like to know precisely: how much

when the Vandercook 4 is a knockin….

pickwick March 12, 2021March 13, 2021 No. 4 / 215 3 Comments

Hello! I’ve been having a problem on and off for the last few months where the top carriage, when rollers are engaged there is a fast knocking noise emanating from what seems to be the large oscillating roller. if i

Vandercook 4, pulley set screw won’t stay tight

Sara Sauers January 6, 2021January 7, 2021 *Model, No. 4 / 215 8 Comments

The top wheel of the motor assembly pulley on my Vandercook 4 (#12545) keeps loosening. The set screw tightens, but loosens after the motor runs for a bit. The wheel and the belt move on the post toward the operator,

Black #4

Norman October 28, 2020October 29, 2020 No. 4 / 215 2 Comments

Came across a nice #4 but it is black Do you know if Vandercook made black ones? Norman Hicks +1 415-725-1670

No. 4 Trip/Print lever

Jess Snow June 13, 2020June 14, 2020 No. 4 / 215, Print/Trip 5 Comments

I’m hoping this is a simple question. What part of the trip/print lever on the No. 4 maintains the lever arm in trip? When I depress my lever into trip and the arm moves upward, but it doesn’t stay engaged

Vandercook 4 gripper pedal mechanism

aviarypress June 13, 2020June 13, 2020 No. 4 / 215 2 Comments

Hello, I have been working a bit with the Vandercook 4 in a shared shop in Sweden. During some investigation as to why the ink drum wasn’t rolling when the power was turned on, several screws were removed from under

Vandercook No. 4 Steady Roller Issues

Jess Snow April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 No. 4 / 215 3 Comments

I’m restoring a No. 4 that’s in pretty rough shape. I noticed that the steady rollers do not have adjusting levers on either side. Additionally, when the carriage rolls down the bed, sometimes the steady rollers move laterally and in

Vandercook 4 … nothing happens?

kjgraber April 11, 2020April 11, 2020 Motors, No. 4 / 215 3 Comments

Hi, I bought a Vandercook 4 in December, and I have not been able to get it to work. The issue is this: when I throw the power switch, nothing happens. I have replaced both the switch and the indicator

Drive belt for Vandercook 4

kjgraber February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 belt/chain, No. 4 / 215 1 Comment

I recently purchased a Vandercook 4 (serial number 15744). The press was supposedly housed for many years at the University of Notre Dame. In any case, it is not operational at the moment. I have a local machinist looking into

No. 4 Won’t Advance

QuestionablePress January 14, 2020January 15, 2020 No. 4 / 215 1 Comment

When in print, my No. 4 stops advancing just as the cylinder is about to shift down into print. I thought I had the cylinder eccentric mechanisms assembled incorrectly, but I’ve reassembled it several times… The trip roller (BR-134) is

Vandercook No. 4 Paper Release Issue

afuchs2009 November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 No. 4 / 215 3 Comments

We’ve been having an issue at MSU with the paper releasing at the end of the bed of a Vandercook No. 4. I had talked to you about this briefly at Hamilton, but I took some photos and it looks

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