Yes Dave, i do have the parts also. But so do others. Speed has a wonderful Wall hanging with a list of known parts suppliers. Check it out and find your...
Anyone have a spare Elrod Sealing valve 1396D? I was given two machines, both Model Fs-- one has the handle broken off of the sealing valve (and it appears to...
When I cast an 8 pt. slug with the Mohr saw set at 15 picas, the slug will turn 90 degrees to the left when it exits thus not permitting the slug to be cut....
Stan, I did some checking on one of my saws, but didn't have a machine on. I'm wondering if a part is missing or broke. I will be firing up one of the machines...
Hello Fellow Sluggers: I have spent the most enjoyable morning today. I started early around 6:30 pounding out text for the March Letterpress Green Sheet using...
Long Live Intertype! They are built so robust and hold up so well, but I have always marveled at the chain that drives the magazine frame. Itr acutally turns...
The Intertype for sale on eBay is a C2 rather than a C4. From the book it seems the only difference is the number of magazines it can hold. Are there any...
Stan, You're right, the only difference between a C2 and a C4 is the number of magazines and framework to hold them. Lino Plus Metal, or high-tin plus metal is...
What suggestions would you have for Lino-operators who don't have remelt furnaces? I have just started learning to run my Model 5 lino-- and have just been...
Daniel, For the time being, it would seem you are operating OK, but remember you need only a sliver of flux for the size of pot you're working in. It will help...
Hello Daniel and all Intertype-Linotype users, Have been in the hobby typesetting and printing game for over twenty years now and never have had a problem with...
Well, you certainly can't argue with practical experience. However, my slugs show signs of being too cold even though I had the pot at 550 F and the mouthpiece...
Feb. 2 was a red letter day for me. The Intertype G4 finally cast slugs with some reliability. Of course there is still some minor tweaking and cleaning I...
Hello fellow sluggers: I enjoyed Stan's post about getting his G-4 to cast for the first time. I know the feeling . . . it's like getting a new car, or...
When I checked the temp of my Model 5 linotype, before unhooking it to move it, it was a little over 600 F. The guy had run it for the last 20 years said he...
Daniel and all, I try to run my Intertypes in the range of 540F to 550F. If your Model 5 is running well at 600F then leave it alone. "If it's workin' . . ....
I believe you said the plus tin was about $1.50 per pound. that would make the metal cost you $75 and the freight would be about $55 if my arithmetic is...
I recall that the plus metal was $1.30 per pound and the rest was freight . . . which would make the freight about $1.30 per pound too. No, I don't know the...
I just received the subject "book" and spent an hour or so last evening browsing through it. This book is about the improved add- ons that Intertype produced....
Hello hot metal users, Trying to settle an old argument . . . what is preferred when shutting down the pot on a typecasting machine; leave the plunger in, or...
Well, we have 3 Intertypes and 2 Ludlows that are turned on anywhere from once a month to 5 days a week, all with electric pots, and we have never pulled the...
I'm very new to this sport-- only run my machines once a month. but I leave the plungers in on my Linotype 5 and 14-- though I usually pull the pin before the...
Never pulled the plungers on either of the Linotypes nor the Ludlow. All are electric, though. I have seen the trick of putting a cone into the metal before...
I'm thinking about adopting a lonely Ludlow from a friend-- comes with mats, though I don't know much yet about spare parts, sticks etc... What should I be...
Hello sluggers: Well, as a "hobby" printer, here's what I do on my two C-4s and two Ludlows Ls . . . which are used 10 or 12 days a month. I always pull the...
Sounds like a good plan, Speed. A clean plunger and well contributes greatly to a sharp face on the slug and a full slug under that nice face. I operate one...
I assume when you clean the well in which the plunger operates you must remove all the metal. How do you do that? Stan ... contributes greatly to a sharp face...
Hello Dave Seat and anyone with any ideas; I finally had time to pull the thermostat cover and check out my hot pot problem. The contact was closed, so I...
When I got my Intertype I was given a few lessons and instructions regarding the daily maintenance. The plunger was always removed at the end of the day and...
Sluggers: Well said, Mike. And a good description of the pot/plunger cleaning process. The only thing I would add is that after the pot has been cleaned, and...
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