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Tag Archives: dowel
Press Restoration Update: Grease & Shims
Shims and grease are two things that are quite important when reassembling a press, and I did not want them to get lost in the glitz and glam of retaining rings and finished pictures. While they aren’t as pretty, they … Continue reading
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Tagged dowel, grease, Kelsey, Kelsey Excelsior, letterpress, Molywhite RE No. 00, printing, printing press, restoration, robot, robot grease, shim, Teijin Seiki
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Press Restoration Update: Cutting & Fitting New Dowels
When I first disassembled the Kelsey press I knew that I would have to replace the original dowels that held the parts together. The majority had been mushroomed on one end and deformed with a chisel and hammered into the … Continue reading
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Tagged dowel, file, Kelsey, Kelsey Excelsior, lathe, letterpress, McMaster-Carr, press, printing, printing press, restoration, retaining ring, stainless steel
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