Adjusting the platen on a C&P Floor Model
What is the best way to adjust a platen on a C&P Floor Model press to get the most even impression?
I’ve been trying to adjust my press to get the perfect impression but every time I adjust the bolts to get the optimal impression, the press starts to make a loud banging sound when in operation. When I loosen the bolts, the sound goes away but the impression is gone.
I tried to loosen one bold at a time but when I try to make them all even the press starts to bang again.
Has anyone experienced this and if so, how did you fix it?
Thanks
when adjusting the platen on my 8x12 I noticed that if the platen was too high the ends of the gripper bar would hit the bed rails, so I adjusted it until it stopped hitting and added more packing.
Paulm
John Falstrom, perennialdesigns.net. has a wonderful piece of equipment for adjusting the platen.
Take a look at this thread
http://www.briarpress.org/23591