Modify AB Dick 360 to Continuous?

Discussion in '1-Color and 2-Color Offset Presses' started by Mstorm, Jun 28, 2017.

  1. Mstorm

    Mstorm New Member

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    Hello Everyone!

    I am trying to convert a 360 to do continuous printing. For example, to print on a roll of paper towels.
    Does anyone know of any type of adapter or attachment to achieve this? Or perhaps any outside the box way to do it?

    Please message me if possible.

    Thank you!
     
  2. junker1984

    junker1984 Senior Member

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    Sheetfed presses are sheetfed presses, plain and simple.
     
  3. banjoman

    banjoman Member

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    We did this 30 years ago with an old AB Dick chute press and printed continuous feed forms. We bought an attachment that had a pneumatic stop that was just an electric magnet that shot into a square hole on a bracket that was timed to go off and on impression , we had to cut the rubber layer 11 inches down the blanket and peel it off and the pressure of the blanket pulled the forms through, it was a PAIN IN THE BUTT!
     
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  4. Bill Borcicky

    Bill Borcicky Senior Member

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    Just a note for anyone trying this, it is extremely difficult if the roll is already perforated. as banjoman stated the blanket pulls stock through the press. the perforation on that thin stock will more than likely tear every time. I run a superweb which is roll feed.
     

  5. banjoman

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    The attachment we had was made to convert to continuous forms for an AB DICK and yes it broke very often at the perf. They made a better unit but we had the cheapo one.
     
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