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Are the ball roller and fountain steel in good shape? I've seen metal fragments peeled off the steel and roller do what you are seeing. Just a thought.

Glad I retired after 35 years of it. I saw a lot of industry changes and not always for the good. If you do not adapt and overcome, you will cease to have work.

Years ago I ran a Miehle single colour letterset press with bareback dampeners. I could just about throw ink, water, and paper at it and it would print...consistently. Many years later I learned to run an ABDick 9995A. That press was an absolute hair puller. Rather than cry about how easy the...

Worked at a little shop running a Man Roland 202. We also had an AB Dick 360 CD. Pastor brings in a box of expensive Christmas cards to have his name and Church name imprinted on them. Guy signs 'em in without looking and brings 'em back later with a plate for the 360. "Here we need these this...

Check your nip pressures @ feeder, infeed and blanket to imp cyl. Also check your spider wheels or whatever you have at the delivery. Is the non printing unit completely silenced? CF, CFB, and CB papers have silicone impregnated in them. Is your ink compatible with that type of paper? Cobalt...

The man stated " the first head runs FAIRLY well. FAIRLY well is "I'm not happy with it." The second unit not so good. Trying to fix a press problem without actually being there is pretty hard to do. I know PH can trash ink if the solution is too hot. I also know that if it's too weak it won't...

I agree with MnGremlin. Get your conductivity up to 600 at least. Used to start with it around 1200 - 1500 in the day. Experiment with your fountain solution. What's the conductivity at the source? I've seen tap water run from 350 to over 800 at some shops. Also is the chemistry in your dpm...

I've been waist deep in alligators many times over the years with print deadlines and a press that hates me...lol. I suspect you've been printing awhile and by now have realized that a good part of small press operating and learning is trial by fire. I started in a major web shop and got real...

That's similar to an AB Dick 9995A I believe. I agree with tomtech on roller settings and ink choice. Use opaque white, it's much easier to see. You'll have to pull out your ink rollers to set your forms to the vibrators and to the plate. Ink the roller train up first, you're gonna get some ink...

Sheet pulling out of the grippers on unit 2? Too much impression pressure possibly. Coated stock can be touchy on these presses. Ran one for several years.

Hi...I been in the business since 1978 and have worked in various positions in mfg. Web: letterpress, offset, and gravure, and I've run sheetfeds for about 12 years. The last press I ran was an A.B.Dick 9995A w/factory dampener. I'm currently going through a Ryobi 3302 w/kompacs. Question:how do...