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New Feet!

January 4, 2023

This year marked a real turning point in my relationship with the Universal 1 that we’ve stewarded for nearly two decades — we finally took it off the 4x4 skids and added feet! For years the press has been “a little” too high for me to operate comfortably, yet it was mounted into the skids in such a way that it seemed like the dismounting might cause more problems than it solved. With this move to a new shop space in Clatskanie, we decided it was time to invest in some heavy duty adjustable machine feet and lower it to a more sane (and level) height.

Since NA Graphics wasn’t able to access anything in the Vandercook blueprints as far as replacement or manufacture of the original feet, here are the specs:
Bolt-Down Swivel Leveling Mount
4" Long 3/4"-10 Threaded Stud
3" Diameter Base

I’m super pleased, and it’s printing beautifully since the adjustment.

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