Recent content by The G-man

Hello. This bridge roller engages when you wash up in order to clean the dampening rollers. Ensure that it is correctly set and it should help with the wash up problem.

The McMaster book has a fuel resistant blue fluorosilicone rubber tubing that would be ok.It has many diameters and sells in various lengths.

Hello,McMaster-Carr or Grainger should have miles of that stuff.

Hello, Go to the Harris -Bruno web site and download the free PDF manual. That information is in there.

Howdy. I think you should get Presstek back in there until they make it right.

Hello. We have had a lot of luck with Lynx cover. It comes in clean and dries well in the offset arena.

Hello Foster, you might try reducing the water feed and shutting off the dryer. also the grain direction of the stock will have an effect.

Hello. I ran a 2007 Lithrone. That adjustment was on the gear side of the press. You have to open the door to the unit and remove a small panel to get to the adjustment. What this does is time when the ductor roller charges the inking rollers. Most pressman shoot for the charge to be when the...

Hello, I ran a SM74. We would adjust the packing that were under the cylinder jackets.Also, true about the short grain stock, avoid.

Hello, There should be a drop down window for calibration on the task bar. That might give you information. It sounds like it could be a software problem though. Those hard drives don't last long on the PDCS either.

Hello Linc, We had that problem after we relocated our LS628. The culprit was the solenoid that controls the front stops. Another area to check would be the overrun lights, these are adjustable. Consult your manual for the procedure. The G-man

Hello, I'm the lead pressman in a shop that has committed to running 20 micron stochastic. it has worked out wonderfully. It's paramount that the prepress and press work together to achieve great results.We used the G7 method to set the curves, our prepress person does a good job to ensure plate...

Ink on dull stock Ink on dull stock Hello Laurav, This indeed has been a problem for years. The Flint Novavit series has worked well for us. We also use Varn 8168 fountain solution, this is a one step fountain solution. It has worked very well. The thing that works the best of course is...