Tools and Supplies:

• Oxygen and Acetylene Torch
• Hammer
• Wrenches
• Wedges
• Pry bar
• Gibbs oil
• Red paint

Jimmy’s Notes:

To get started, I began dismantling the press. It has very heavy casted parts, precisely machined to fit together. I quickly realize taking it apart was not as simple as I first thought. The rust had basically welded all of the parts together. I almost gave up over the course of few months, trying to get the larger parts moving. I used an oxygen and acetylene torch to heat up the frozen joints till the metal was red hot. With hammers and wedges, I was eventually able to get most of it freed up. In the video, you can see I use the flywheel for leverage to get the larger parts moving. Now I fully understand why old machines need oil all of the time. Since I have the machine in motion now, I’m keeping it well-oiled. I’ve purchased new rollers for it. Now I just have to make a printing plate and print something!