The ITCA Preventative Maintenance Manual provides a system
for servicing and maintaining Linecasting equipment which will be of great help
in avoiding costly repairs and breakdowns and which will assure greater
efficiency of operation. The maintenance procedures have been reviewed by
technical management of numerous typographic plants and have been observed by
members on a trial basis. It is the Association’s belief that these are the
most practical and complete preventative maintenance procedures for linecasters
available.
Maintenance Forms
The system provides for maintenance at daily, monthly,
quarterly, semiannual and annual intervals. Three basic forms are provided
The Daily Linotype Maintenance Sheet (white) specifies
service checks to be performed each day of the week. The Monthly Linotype
Maintenance Sheet (grey) provides for servicing on a weekly rotating basis. The
Quarterly Linotype Maintenance Sheet (beige) specifies servicing to be performed
quarterly, semiannually and annually. Together they comprise a year-round
maintenance schedule.
Adapt To Your Equipment and Operations
Each firm will need to adapt the servicing schedule to their
plant’s operations. Age of equipment, maintenance personnel, operating
personnel and operating hours vary between plants. The procedures were designed
for heavy use on a one shift operation. Consequently a light-use factor would
indicate that some maintenance procedures could be performed less often while a
heavy-use factor in a multiple shift operation or a TTS operation would
definitely call for more frequent cleaning of spacebands, jaws, vices, etc.
Maintenance policies must vary accordingly.
The Association and all members are indebted to Don Winsby,
Winsby Typesetting Co., Inc., St. Louis, who developed these standards and to
all firms who cooperated with him in testing and validating them.
William W. Mason, ITCA President
September, 1965
INTERNATIONAL TYPOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION ASSOCIATION, INC.
224 Georgetown Building 2233 Wisconsin Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20007
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DAILY LINOTYPE MAINTENANCE SHEET |
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REMARKS |
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MONDAY |
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| Thoroughly Clean and Inspect all Spacebands - Graphite |
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Clean Plungers, Wells |
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Clean Mouthpiece with Wire Brush - Clean Vents |
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Clean Mold Wipers - Front and Back |
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Clean Molds |
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Clean Vise Jaws |
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Clean First Elevator Front and Back Jaws |
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Clean and Lubricate Mohr Saw |
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Clean Delivery Chute |
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Reduce Dross in Monomelt / Pot and Skim - Twice Daily |
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Check slug from one mold for .918 +.0005 -.000 and
parallel Repro together one slug from each machine |
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Wipe machine and perform visual inspection |
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Lubricate 2nd Elevator Guide Posts - Clean tops of
transfer Channel Plates |
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Lubricate Assembling Elevator Slides - Light Oil |
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Lubricate Line Delivery Slides - Light Oil |
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Lubricate 2nd Elevator Matrix Shifter - Light Oil |
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Clean Assembler Matrix Delivery Belt, Pulleys and
Supporting Plate |
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Check Assembling Elevators, Assembler Rails and Buffers,
Star Wheels |
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TUESDAY |
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Thoroughly Clean and Inspect all Spacebands - Graphite |
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Clean Plungers, Wells |
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Clean Mold Wipers - Front and Back |
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Clean Molds |
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Clean Vise Jaws |
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Clean First Elevator Front and Back Jaws |
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Clean and Lubricate Mohr Saw |
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Clean Delivery Chute |
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Reduce Dross in Monomelt / Pot and Skim - Twice Daily |
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Drill Mouthpiece holes with #52 drill dipped in flux -
Check slugs from ALL molds for squareness and type high |
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Check slug from one mold for .918 +.0005 -.000 and
parallel Repro together one slug from each machine |
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Wipe machine and perform visual inspection |
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Lubricate Mold Disk Slides - OIL - and Support Screw -
grease |
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Lubricate Mold Wipers with SUPERWIPE - or silicone |
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Check Knife Wiper |
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Lubricate Stud Blocks |
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Check Ejector Blade Alignment |
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WEDNESDAY |
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Thoroughly Clean and Inspect all Spacebands - Graphite |
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Clean Plungers, Wells |
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Clean Mold Wipers - Front and Back |
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Clean Molds |
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Clean Vise Jaws |
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Clean First Elevator Front and Back Jaws |
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Clean and Lubricate Mohr Saw |
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Reduce Dross in Monomelt / Pot and Skim - Twice Daily |
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Drill Mouthpiece holes with #52 drill dipped in flux -
Check slugs from ALL molds for squareness and type high |
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Check slug from one mold for .918 +.0005 -.000 and
parallel Repro together one slug from each machine |
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Wipe machine and perform visual inspection |
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Clean Quadders - Blow out and Lubricate with light oil |
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Check Quadder for Center Adjustment |
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Check Line Length - Measure Control |
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Accumulated Matrix Cleanup |
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Clean one Font of Mats |
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Clean one Magazine |
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Process Matrices as necessary |
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Monthly Maintenance Day |
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THURSDAY |
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Thoroughly Clean and Inspect all Spacebands - Graphite |
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Clean Plungers, Wells |
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Clean Mouthpiece with Wire Brush - Clean Vents |
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Clean Mold Wipers - Front and Back |
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Clean Molds |
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Clean Vise Jaws |
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Clean First Elevator Front and Back Jaws |
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Clean and Lubricate Mohr Saw |
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Clean Delivery Chute |
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Reduce Dross in Monomelt / Pot and Skim - Twice Daily |
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Check slug from one mold for .918 +.0005 -.000 and
parallel Repro together one slug from each machine |
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Wipe machine and perform visual inspection |
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Turn in all Grease Cups, Main Drive |
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Oil Main Drives - exclude assembler, keyboard,
distributors, motors |
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Clean Holes in Crucible Wells |
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FRIDAY |
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Thoroughly Clean and Inspect all Spacebands - Graphite |
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Clean Plungers, Wells |
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Clean Mold Wipers - Front and Back |
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Clean Molds |
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Clean Vise Jaws |
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Clean First Elevator Front and Back Jaws |
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Clean and Lubricate Mohr Saw |
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Clean Delivery Chute |
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Reduce Dross in Monomelt / Pot and Skim - Twice Daily |
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Drill Mouthpiece holes with #52 drill dipped in flux -
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Check slug from one mold for .918 +.0005 -.000 and
parallel Repro together one slug from each machine |
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Wipe machine and perform visual inspection |
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Clean Driving Pulley and Clutch Rim |
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Wipe Off Motor - Check Brushes |
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Wipe Off Cams |
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Tighten Screws |
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Check Lockup |
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Check Distributor Box Lift and Clearance, Bar Point |
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YEAR OF _______________________________ |
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QUARTERLY LINOTYPE MAINTENANCE SHEET |
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MACHINE |
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REMARKS |
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FIRST QUARTER |
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Clean and Lubricate all Keyboards |
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Check Keyboard Rubber Rolls |
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Dismantle and Clean Mohr Saws |
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Clean and Lubricate Quadders Complete - Check Adjustments |
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Remove and Clean 2nd Elevator Bar Links and Plates |
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Clean Line Delivery Slides and Compression Chambers |
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Remove and Clean Assemblers |
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Clean Pi Stackers and Idle Pulleys |
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Check Assembler Gates |
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SECOND QUARTER |
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Clean and Lubricate all Keyboards |
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Check Keyboard Rubber Rolls |
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Dismantle and Clean Mohr Saws |
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Clean and Lubricate Quadders Complete - Check Adjustments |
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Remove and Clean 2nd Elevator Bar Links and Plates |
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Clean Line Delivery Slides and Compression Chambers |
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Remove and Clean Assemblers |
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Clean Pi Stackers and Idle Pulleys |
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Check Assembler Gates |
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THIRD QUARTER |
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Clean and Lubricate all Keyboards |
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Check Keyboard Rubber Rolls |
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Dismantle and Clean Mohr Saws |
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Clean and Lubricate Quadders Complete - Check Adjustments |
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Remove and Clean 2nd Elevator Bar Links and Plates |
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Clean Line Delivery Slides and Compression Chambers |
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Remove and Clean Assemblers |
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Clean Pi Stackers and Idle Pulleys |
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Check Assembler Gates |
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FOURTH QUARTER |
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Clean and Lubricate all Keyboards |
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Check Keyboard Rubber Rolls |
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Dismantle and Clean Mohr Saws |
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Clean and Lubricate Quadders Complete - Check Adjustments |
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Remove and Clean 2nd Elevator Bar Links and Plates |
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Clean Line Delivery Slides and Compression Chambers |
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Remove and Clean Assemblers |
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Clean Pi Stackers and Idle Pulleys |
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Check Assembler Gates |
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YEAR OF _______________________________ |
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SEMIANNUAL LINOTYPE MAINTENANCE SHEET |
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MACHINE |
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REMARKS |
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FIRST 6 MONTHS |
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Remove and Repack Pot Levers |
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Remove and Repack Main Driving Wheels |
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Clean and Check Pump Stops |
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Check Back and Side Knives for Wear |
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Remove and Clean Mold Turning Pinions |
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Remove and Clean Cam Rollers - EXCEPT Pot Lever Cam |
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Remove and Clean Ejector Mechanism - Lubricate |
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Tighten all Mold Turning Segments |
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MACHINE |
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REMARKS |
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LAST 6 MONTHS |
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Remove and Repack Pot Levers |
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Remove and Repack Main Driving Wheels |
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Clean and Check Pump Stops |
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Check Back and Side Knives for Wear |
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Remove and Clean Mold Turning Pinions |
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Remove and Clean Cam Rollers - EXCEPT Pot Lever Cam |
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Remove and Clean Ejector Mechanism - Lubricate |
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Tighten all Mold Turning Segments |
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ANNUAL LINOTYPE MAINTENANCE SHEET |
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MACHINE |
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REMARKS |
| Remove Mouthpieces and Clean Throats |
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Remove and Clean Vise Caps |
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Check Gears for Wear |
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Clean Keyboards Complete |
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