Useful Tips for the Used Press Buyer

Anderson: When you test, check for general wear, of course, and registration. Run something with a tight line register and then run it back through to see if it holds. Look for gear chatter: If you start to see a corrugated look, that indicates gear wear. Listen for loose bearings. Check for swelling of rubber rollers. Check ink wells. Our dealer hadn’t put a water system on yet, so they installed what we requested. You can test and get sample copies, but the press still doesn’t go through what it goes through in your production shop.