Miehle V-50 Vertical Brass Impression Printing Cylinder Balancing Shims Press

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You may have noticed my other Miehle V-50 Vertical press parts sales.  I have a Heidelberg KSBA, and it works a LOT better than the vertical.  I even have some tricks to let me get closer to the gripper with a numbering machine, perf, and score, so I am disassembling the V-50 and selling it part by part.  Let me know if you have any specific part you want me to list, and I'll endeavor to list it ASAP.
These are Brass Balancing Shims to balance the cylinder.  Usually, you will never need these, but if you have a bad jam, the cylinder impression may become uneven.  You can fix this fairly easily by loosening the two large mounting bolts on the side you wish to adjust and sliding the shims down and re-tightening the bolts.  That is why the shims are in a "C" shape: they slide down each side of the mounting bolt.  There are 5 thick (about 1 point) and 7 thin (about 1/2 point, comparable to 12# paper) ones. They are used, stained, and some are a little bent, but all are usable and in good condition.   I am pricing them a little high so one person will think twice about just buying them all up, leaving them available for more people.
TELL ME WHICH SHIMS YOU WANT.  If you do not specify, I will send you matched pairs of thick and thin until I run out.  Remember, I have 5 thick and 7 thin ones.
If you are correcting impression from a bad jam, you will probably only need one thick and two thin shims at the maximum, and possibly just one or two thin ones.  If you have had a catastrophic jam on one side of the press, you may need 2 - 4 thick AND 2 - 4 thin ones to readjust it.  To check your impression, the easiest way is to remove packing from under your best die cutting jacket so the sheet is barely, or not at all, perforating using brand new perforating rule.  Compare the cuts or impression on each side, and if one side has lower impression than the other one, or one side cuts and the other one doesn't quite cut, you need to balance the impression.  You can use the shims in pairs, one for each side mounting bolt, or, for more delicate adjustments, you can use just one shim on one bolt.
Miehle had a different factory recommended method of checking impression, but it involved actual printing, and as most of your presses probably don't do that anymore, I omit it.
These will be sent in regular first class envelopes.  Any amount of them will be sent in one envelope for the same charge.
Items will be insured only if you demand it and pay .00 extra.  Uninsured items shipped at YOUR risk.
Returns accepted.  International shipping ok. The ebay and USPS delivery estimates are wildly optimistic. My experience is that international shipping will take 10 - 21+ days until delivery. Only Express Mail has a chance to meet the delivery estimate.
Local pickup ok on all my items. .00 pickup charge for small items.
After perusing my ebay store 'The Anachron', click on the 'Sign up for newsletter' link and you will receive email alerts on my upcoming sales along with notifications about new listings.-05-10 at 23:15:45 PDT, seller added the following information:
INSURANCE NOTE:  I try to insure every shipment of .00 or more by ebay's insurance.  Unfortunately, 2012 postal regulations forbid insurance on certain types of postal shipping services  to various countries.  Also, unfortunately, I now usually only find out whether an item can be insured when I go to make out the shipping label.  If insurance is incredibly important to you, email me before bidding and I will try to see if the least expensive shipping service can be insured.  An example of the international differences is that at this time, Canada apparently forbids insurance on all postal service levels except Express Mail Parcels.  In contrast, I have been able to insure First Class Parcels to both Argentina and Switzerland.  I do not personally insure anything.  UNINSURED SHIPMENTS ARE SENT AT YOUR OWN RISK.
On Jan-24-13 at 20:08:32 PST, seller added the following information:
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