Hohner 6.5” x 10”- broken?
We have a Hohner platen press and have been printing on it for a little over 2 years. Today when printing, I heard a loud snap sound from what I think was the back left corner of the press.
It’s now printing strangely. Most noticeably, when the rollers hit the ink plate they seem to drag a bit as if the ink is quite tacky (but it’s not). Additionally, an area of the plate that was printing nicely, with a slight impression, is now printing badly with no impression.
We’ve inspected the press pretty thoroughly and can’t see anything that appears to be broken or out of place.
Any ideas?
The Hohner is a pretty stout press, which I recall has an impression mechanism similar to the Golding Official. I’d check carefully (maybe you already did) the platen pivot shaft bearings in the frame/base and where the shaft passes through the platen. Sounds like one or the other may have cracked. Are you pushing the capacity of the press with heavy impression?
Bob