Thanks everyone for their responses! I was never able to fixing the calcium issues with the ink before the press motor died! Our GTO had 90 mil impressions on it, and was just worn out. We did get a newer GTO 52 and seems to run great with a Crestline water unit. Thanks again for all the help...
Our GTO is an older unit but is still our workhorse, but can't run screens anymore, and ink builds up on sides and edge of plate. Kompac forms are new and we typically run 1/8 strip on water (distilled) unit.
Fountain solution - Formula 300
Plates - AB Dick Elite (Mark Andy) / Fuji
Ink - SunChemical
When I start up the press, the blower knob automatically moves from the "higher" position to "lower." If I move the knob back, it does the same thing. It doesn't appear to be being pushed down by anything, it just moves on its own. I'm forced to run the table at its lowest position which is a...
Thanks for all of the responses. It seems that maybe the holed paper is off when it comes from the manufacturer? For the past 10 years or so, I have been able to run 10-hole paper with no problems and all of the sudden its stopping the press. I will look into this. I will probably have more...
Hey guys, I have a 1 color Heidelberg GTO 46 and the only way I have found to run 10-hole drilled (top) paper is to put a piece of tape over one of the holes on the feed gripper. It runs fine running regular stocks (with no holes) but is becoming a pain because the tape eventually comes off and...
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