This won’t be the one that got away, in my opinion. The windmills are production presses, and need to be up to snuff to run in an enjoyable way.Īnd, again, they are not super scarce. I know a fancy, newer windmill can be upwards of $6000, which is pricey, but you really want the best machine you can afford. These would be presses from a similar era, with the black ball, etc. I see fully intact, almost ready to run windmills for around $3000, pretty routinely. 1935 and will have a cast iron impression knob. A handy guy could do some basic repair, but if something is wrong with the gripper head, or the clutch, or the motor, you need some expertise as well. Its a DRUPA 1954 model and should have a black Bakelite impression knob. New rollers and cores, could be a couple hundred each (times 4 rollers), you see where i am going here. yes, $1200 is cheap, but just that feed table alone (assuming it was missing) could be hundreds of dollars. Thanks again for your advice! We’ll see how it goes tomorrow. I must admit, if this wasn’t the case we’d be thinking harder about jumping in the deep end so quickly! Luckily I have a handyman for a Dad - he’s very good with anything mechanical and is looking forward to getting his mitts on a Heidelberg. Unfortunately it’s in another state and the auction ends tomorrow midday which counts out any opportunity to view it before purchasing (or winning the bid!). This press has been used for printing and apparently is in ‘great’ condition with no known missing parts. We’re looking forward to having a big, beautiful and complex machine ready and waiting for us to study intently and learn from over time… allbeit from scratch (and with the help from experienced people like yourselves). This is very much a chicken before the egg scenario but there’s something refreshing and exciting about jumping right in the deep end! We will not be bidding high for the press, so if we are lucky enough to get it at a steal it wont be a great risk. Thanks alot for your advice! Great to know we have a community of people here to help us in our journey.
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