Start reading up on the press models you are interested in, and see if you can make friends with someone in your area that could act as an expert set of eyes, in the event that one shows up. Letterpress Description Once the workhorse of print shops all across the world, the Heidelberg companyвЂ™s definitive fully automatic platen press is universally loved and revered for its robustness, longevity and. This wonвЂ™t be the one that got away, in my opinion. The windmills are production presses, and need to be up to snuff to run in an enjoyable way.ДЄnd, again, they are not super scarce. I know a fancy, newer windmill can be upwards of $6000, which is pricey, but you really want the best machine you can afford. These would be presses from a similar era, with the black ball, etc. I see fully intact, almost ready to run windmills for around $3000, pretty routinely.

A handy guy could do some basic repair, but if something is wrong with the gripper head, or the clutch, or the motor, you need some expertise as well. New rollers and cores, could be a couple hundred each (times 4 rollers), you see where i am going here. yes, $1200 is cheap, but just that feed table alone (assuming it was missing) could be hundreds of dollars. Thanks again for your advice! WeвЂ™ll see how it goes tomorrow. I must admit, if this wasnвЂ™t the case weвЂ™d be thinking harder about jumping in the deep end so quickly! Luckily I have a handyman for a Dad - heвЂ™s very good with anything mechanical and is looking forward to getting his mitts on a Heidelberg. Unfortunately itвЂ™s in another state and the auction ends tomorrow midday which counts out any opportunity to view it before purchasing (or winning the bid!).

This press has been used for printing and apparently is in вЂgreatвЂ™ condition with no known missing parts. We stock 100вЂ™s of parts for Heidelberg cylinder presses if a part you require is not on our online store please email or call us as we are constantly adding parts to our inventory. We manufacture a wide range of parts for the Heidelberg S,SB,SBD and SBB cylinder printing presses.

WeвЂ™re looking forward to having a big, beautiful and complex machine ready and waiting for us to study intently and learn from over timeвЂ¦ allbeit from scratch (and with the help from experienced people like yourselves). Merlin wont be beaten on price and quality for Heidelberg Cylinder and letterpress Parts. This is very much a chicken before the egg scenario but thereвЂ™s something refreshing and exciting about jumping right in the deep end! We will not be bidding high for the press, so if we are lucky enough to get it at a steal it wont be a great risk. Thanks alot for your advice! Great to know we have a community of people here to help us in our journey.

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