heidleberg 22x30 die cutter lockup furniture

Try Don:
http://www.donblack.ca/fast2.asp?keyword=Shop%20Supplies

And then try John:
http://www.letterpressthings.com/

Maybe one of them has enough metal furniture for your needs, or both might have it together?

Ebay constantly has it come up by the piece as well but that would be pricier than finding a bushel or box of it.

…..or, and this is PURE conjecture, perhaps your furniture is old and warped and new wood furniture might solve your problem?

http://www.americanprintingequipment.com/

thank you for the leads.

Hallo, I hope Google has translated correct. Is it that, what you are looking for? But shipping from Germany would be too expansive, or? (34 €)
Carsten
P.S.: Measured in cm (each yellow part is 10 cm)

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Chuck, I was thinking about it, and you may also only need enough metal furniture to actually place against the rule or whatever you are creasing/scoring/cutting with? Then it’s just a matter of filling the rest out with wood furniture.

If you need a couple pieces, I don’t have an abundance but I could send you some to see if that solves the problem. email me mark@havenpress.com and we’ll talk about it.

Mark,that is very kind of you, but I think I am going 2 have to give up on the metal because the lockups that I must do usually have several scores or perfs and I will need quite a bit of area to lock up. I am going to have to settle for wood furniture and hope it is not warped or twisted, I have seen it new and it is already warped.I just hope the wood I get is decent. I am going to call Sal in Fla. to see if he can cut it to size and inspect it before sending it to me. thanks again, will let you know how it goes.
chuck

Just a thought. Have you checked to make sure the chase lies flat without the lockup? Also when locking up a large chase, sometimes it takes several tries to tighten up the quoins evenly.

Dennis
I have 2 chases and both are fine, the wood furniture I have is pieces of die board cut for me by our diemaker. they are definately warped. time for new real furniture. the plys from the plywood are not holding up to the constant use. single level wood at the sides is the way to go

Oh shoot, PLYWOOD. You should have mentioned. You just need real, solid wood furniture and you should be GTG- Especially fresh furniture. If you still run into problems don’t hesitate to write me and we’ll talk about metal.

Chuck -

I’ve been recycling old, unwarped wood furniture for a while now. I make up starter kits of standard Junior Cabinet sizes for hobbyists. However, I do still have some old, long, straight pieces left in the Giant Cabinet I got from an old letterpress shop a few years ago. I’ll check my inventory; you figure out what you need and we can put together a kit for you that will solve your problem.

I cut my furniture to length on a nice Hammond Glider Trim Saw. it is square and precise to 1 point. After the pieces are cut, the ends are oiled to protect the fresh surface. I’ve been doing this for a few years and have had no complaints. I like to keep it that way.

I also have quite a bit of unorganized metal furniture as well. I have two cabinets full that I use myself, but I also have galleys and boxes of spare stuff I’d already planned to sell some day. Some if it, btw, is aluminum. square, strong and light.

Shoot me a message and let’s chat. I think that I can help you solve this problem.

- Alan
http://excelsiorpress.org/forsale/fundraising.html#furniture

Thanks to all who have responded about this. I ordered new cut furniture from Sal in Fla. He has been in this industry many years. I will post how things go when I receive the order.