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Posted by Mechanic
- May 26, 2014, 05:08:01 AMWe are moving across the paddock to a new shed that will become the print shop. No power as yet. I'm told that is in hand.
NEW HOME
Printomatic and cropper presses are already there
ON THE MOVE
THERE IN ONE PIECE
Printomatic and cropper presses are already there
ON THE MOVE
THERE IN ONE PIECE
Posted by Dave Hughes
- March 25, 2014, 11:30:53 AMAccording to this very informative article on the British Letterpress website, it would appear that the press would have been made before Henry Cropper died in 1893.
Posted by Mechanic
- March 24, 2014, 07:59:17 PMWell I'm not sure about the next project Dave. Des has the Printomatic turning over and feeding paper, not printing but has a fitter and turner making some need parts. As I was leaving yesterday I saw a pile of rusty iron with a name plate 'H. S. Cropper & Co'. I believe once the rust is removed and the parts assembled we will have a platen press.
Posted by Dave Hughes
- March 24, 2014, 02:00:29 PMBrilliant work George, another linecaster brought back from the dead.
Looking forward to hearing about your next project!
Looking forward to hearing about your next project!
Posted by Mechanic
- March 24, 2014, 06:43:01 AMShort video made by Wayne, with Des setting a pi line. We got the Mold Cooler working today. The only outstanding item is a part for the quadder.
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Posted by jockellis
- March 09, 2014, 01:03:21 PMThe typesetters at the South Georgia (USA) newspaper where I was sports editor for a time would say that you need to cast in a typo or two.
Posted by listohan
- March 08, 2014, 10:26:12 PMCongratulations!
There should be a category in the Australia Day honours: "For services to hot metal type awareness".
There should be a category in the Australia Day honours: "For services to hot metal type awareness".
Posted by Mechanic
- March 04, 2014, 01:50:48 AMNine years after I found the machine and gave it up as a lost cause, the C4 cast its first lines on March 3, 2014.
We replaced the mercury bimetal mouthpiece control with a simmerstat, cleaned mouthpiece with an oil stone, checked the lockup, set a 30 em 8pt line sent it away and cast an almost perfect line.
Still a few mechanical problems to solve but for all intents and purposes the Intertype is a functioning machine.
The new Funditor control with simmerstat circuit is below. Red = Active, Black = Neutral
We replaced the mercury bimetal mouthpiece control with a simmerstat, cleaned mouthpiece with an oil stone, checked the lockup, set a 30 em 8pt line sent it away and cast an almost perfect line.
Still a few mechanical problems to solve but for all intents and purposes the Intertype is a functioning machine.
The new Funditor control with simmerstat circuit is below. Red = Active, Black = Neutral
Posted by Mechanic
- February 14, 2014, 01:01:00 AMQuoteMy G4 takes about 2 hours to heat from dead cold. It has a funditor control.
I have a few spare pot elements.
There is a company in Auckland called Hislop and Baily they have made elements for me for my Intertypes, stamp machine and my kiln.
Thanks for the information re the length of time it takes for your funditor controlled pot to melt down and the element manufacturer. Jeffo pointed us in the direction of Hotco a Melbourne company that manufactures heating elements. They have an agent on the Gold Coast. They have given us quote.
After spending some time cleaning corrosion from one of our existing elements it tested close to ideal on the bench. However on the machine it would not heat above 380 deg F. Wayne, the other mechanic, suggested we connect the mouthpiece element directly to 240 vols. I put in a jump wire to bypass the bimetal strip and the element heated to 520 deg F, which is more than need to cast a good slug. The Hotco agent suggested that we replace the bimetal and mercury switch with a simmerstat, which I have purchased. Now all I have to do is modify the funditor control box and fit the simmerstat. And keep our fingers crossed.
Posted by one stop print
- February 12, 2014, 09:49:02 PMMy G4 takes about 2 hours to heat from dead cold. It has a funditor control.
I have a few spare pot elements.
There is a company in Auckland called Hislop and Baily they have made elements for me for my Intertypes, stamp machine and my kiln.
I have a few spare pot elements.
There is a company in Auckland called Hislop and Baily they have made elements for me for my Intertypes, stamp machine and my kiln.
Posted by Mechanic
- February 03, 2014, 06:14:54 AMWe were not able to find an element for the machine in Brisbane but, we did find an old control box which included the bimetal switch control. Unfortunately when we removed the bimetal strip we found the end that operates the mercury switch had been bent down to increase the travel of the strip to stop it turning off the switch. So I can only assume that the machine the control was on previously was having similar problems. The resistance on the coil on both bimetal strips is the same.
I had hoped I would be able to compare the circuits characteristics on their C4 but the machine was built around 1976 and was one of the last manufactured. Unfortunately it is equipped with a standard Intertype pot control.
We pulled the cover off the existing element, cleaned the cable connection terminals and shortened the cables slightly to get rid of the corroded ends.
We did manage to find a few other parts that are missing or damaged on the Pimpama C4.
I had hoped I would be able to compare the circuits characteristics on their C4 but the machine was built around 1976 and was one of the last manufactured. Unfortunately it is equipped with a standard Intertype pot control.
We pulled the cover off the existing element, cleaned the cable connection terminals and shortened the cables slightly to get rid of the corroded ends.
We did manage to find a few other parts that are missing or damaged on the Pimpama C4.
Posted by Mechanic
- January 31, 2014, 08:03:29 PMHi Mike,
I had phone call from Jeffo, a Metal Type moderator, and he said that you were a font of knowledge when it came to Linotypes and Intertypes. My mechanical and electrical knowledge of US manufactured Linotypes is pretty sound. Intertypes mechanically I can find my away around and I don't think the old style pot controls would be a problem. The funditor mouth piece control is a mystery. If it was functioning correctly I might be able to work it out. The bimetal control keeps cutting in and out as the mouthpiece element is warming up, so it takes forever to reach the maximum temperature that element can deliver. We know the element is faulty as even when the bimetal control is bypassed it still doesn't get hot enough.
We are going To Brisbane this morning to a letterpress workshop to have a look at their Intertype. And maybe they have some spare parts they are willing to share. Our other option is have a new heater made and change the control to use a temperature probe and a rheostat.
I had phone call from Jeffo, a Metal Type moderator, and he said that you were a font of knowledge when it came to Linotypes and Intertypes. My mechanical and electrical knowledge of US manufactured Linotypes is pretty sound. Intertypes mechanically I can find my away around and I don't think the old style pot controls would be a problem. The funditor mouth piece control is a mystery. If it was functioning correctly I might be able to work it out. The bimetal control keeps cutting in and out as the mouthpiece element is warming up, so it takes forever to reach the maximum temperature that element can deliver. We know the element is faulty as even when the bimetal control is bypassed it still doesn't get hot enough.
We are going To Brisbane this morning to a letterpress workshop to have a look at their Intertype. And maybe they have some spare parts they are willing to share. Our other option is have a new heater made and change the control to use a temperature probe and a rheostat.
Posted by Dave Hughes
- January 31, 2014, 03:08:51 PMQuote from: Mike Kirby on January 31, 2014, 11:36:39 AM
Hello.
I wasn't sure how much information I can give in a forum.
Mike, please feel free to give as much information as you wish. - Admin
Posted by Mike Kirby
- January 31, 2014, 11:36:39 AMHello.
I wasn't sure how much information I can give in a forum. I'm at Linecasting Machinery Limited in the UK. I have new throat elements, pot elements and capillary tubes for the Funditor control you described.
www.linecasting.com
I wasn't sure how much information I can give in a forum. I'm at Linecasting Machinery Limited in the UK. I have new throat elements, pot elements and capillary tubes for the Funditor control you described.
www.linecasting.com
Posted by Mechanic
- January 31, 2014, 05:42:07 AMHi Mike,
Thanks for the offer of help. You don't say where you are located. We are looking at a number of options here in Australia.
Thanks for the offer of help. You don't say where you are located. We are looking at a number of options here in Australia.
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