Recent content by jwilson@tracypress

For me on a 12 unit -W/2 4-highs Goss Community the Fat Lady will sing October 26th. that's when someone will buy the newspaper I've work for from a paperboy in June 1960 to one of the first offset press on the west coast in 1961. Full time June 1965 to the bitter end October 16th. Newspaper...

I’ve got most of you beat with time on the job Started as a gofer on a new install Goss Suburban 3 unit web fed newspaper press back in July of 1961 still in high school been here ever since. Only difference is I’m # 1 on the seniority list of 50’ish + employees. VOC have been a concern of...

how to calculate paper consumption for web offset printing and ink percentage or ink consumption. Don't know of a program that will do this for you on a web press. What I did was keep track of usage over a 3 month period and divide by the number of impressions per unit and side and you'll come...

Mirachem pressroom cleaner. We use it for everything including hand cleaner. 129 g/l just add water to get to where you need to be. Mirachem • The Safe Alternative to Hazardous Chemicals and Cleaners Water based not the best of cleaners but your lungs and liver will thank you years from...

Rollers Rollers We have a Goss Community and we've used Finzer Rollers, they bought out Bingham a few years ago, never a problem with them. They ship to Tracy CA. My contact Janet Roady 816-429-6539 [email protected] Finzer Roller | Rubber Rollers | Steel Rollers | Replacment...

Valley Air (Bakersfield to well above Lodi in the California central valley) total VOC for offset newspaper press is less than 5% for all color and 5% for press wash with a Valley Air permit. We’ve been permitted going back to 1999. All permitted print plants have a max of VOC each 24 hr period...

We have 12 units Goss Community with 2 4 high and an SSC folder. We started with a 3 unit Goss Suburban back in 1961. I was in high school at the time. I went full time in 1965. 1971 brought us a 5 unit Community with the SC folder, after many years and several up grades we're now at 12 units...

Our spoilage comes from a web newspaper press. 12 unit Goss Community with two 4 high towers and 4 black monos & one SSC folder. 6.32% start up as well as roll changes waste including the wrap or two we take off the roll per press. We’ve been running around 6.32% for the past several months...

If you're burning the plates rather than coming off a ctp. Check the plate burner. If I burn my plates to a solid 6 we have a 15% dot gain, if we burn the plate to a solid 5 we're down to a 5% dot gain. If your ctp check the calibration of the unit to be sure it's not the problem.

Heidelberg HDPS-86 film processor need instruction Manuel We recently acquired a Heidelberg HDPS-86 film processor. Would love to hook it up to our Lino/Hell Hercules Pro 860. We had a G&J ML-860 film processor running only problem is that it's past its prime and in need of replacement NOW...

UAW members are making about $75.00 hr with all the benefits. they don't care if they face a layoff as they get about 80% of what they made when they worked. Another union benefit? Toyota and Saturn are paying non union members about $28.00 hr with all the benefits. Not exactly minimum wage...

We’re looking at adding UV to two of our 4 high Goss Community press. I know nothing about UV so I’m ready to learn. Where can I read about it?

We have a 12 unti Goss Community with two 4 high towers and a SSC folder. We print newspapers for both outside printing and the Tracy (Ca) Press our newspaper.

Re: Color Builds for Body Copy and small print. Specification for Newsprint Advertising Production SNAP guidelines Typography and rules Fine lines and small type Reproduce as one color only all rules that are 4 point and thinner and small sans-serif type 7 points and smaller; serif type 12...

Re: Need suitable printing machine Goss will sell you a one around 4-std or 8-tab unit for about $70/K . Problem is you'll need 3 more for 4/4 color plus the folder at about $125/K. So now you can print an 8-tab. Say you need 16 tab you'll need 8 units. Why stop at a 16-tab go for 24 by...