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Re: Image comments for Last time I heard from the shady one
Posted by: Mrkim
Date: 01/04/2023 06:22AM
Yeah 'berto, it's a 36" Goss Community circa 1972 runnin 22" webs though we often run one unit as an 11" dinky. 4 units for color, front and back, then another 4 we use for just black. Runnin color and black we "could" run up to 20pgs. but since we have one dead unit we're limited to just 16 max.

When I 1st got there it was an old tired dog that had been run just about into the ground from fiscal/mechanical neglect. Rollers so old they were cracked to hell, some were even worn down as much as .375" in their diameter. Still has lotsa sketchy copper rollers and a buncha ink blades that need replaced since the ink keys just don't really adjust anymore but at least we now have all the form rollers replaced.

When I hired on they had no press crew at all and had been runnin all the work outta another commercial shop 1-1/2 hrs. away. Though I haddn been on a web press since '74 they appreciated my overall printing experience and that I had also run a Kansa inserter previously for another paper I used to work for so I also set up and run the Kansa and the insert crew.

Told 'em when I hired in I waddn interested in learnin how to be a 4 color pressman. Too late in life for takin on a new trade and diddn want the headaches and responsibility so I just take care of the black units and manage the ink, water and paper. smoking smiley

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