Specification
Confirmed on enquiry
Brand
United Brass Works
Model
Hoffman Model R
Stock
JHB
Hoffman press parts
Pedals, rods, clevises, springs and linkage for the Hoffman R, V and X presses still working across South Africa
Rating plate
Brand
United Brass Works
Model
Hoffman Model R
Stock
Johannesburg
Specification
- Product type
- Press linkage and pedal parts
- Made in
- Randleman, North Carolina, USA
- Model R parts
- R8 vacuum valve pedal, R10 buck valve pedal, X5 buck valve rod arm, X6 torsion spring, X8 arm, X28 5/16 inch right-hand clevis, X30 5/16 inch left-hand clevis, X113 pipe support
- Model V buck valve linkage
- 640 spring, 634 3/8 inch nut, 786 5/16 inch nut, V32 pedal spring, X27 buck valve rod, X28 right-hand clevis, X30 left-hand clevis
- Model V lever system
- V42 lever bushing, V62 bushing, V63 bushing, X11 main foot pedal
- Model V foot pedals
- 634 3/8 inch nut, 786 5/16 inch nut, V32 pedal spring, V62 bushing, X11 main foot pedal, X28 right-hand clevis, X31 spring plug
- Model X pedals and linkage
- X5 buck valve rod arm, X6 torsion spring, X8 arm, X10 vacuum valve pedal, X11 main foot pedal, X12 head release pedal, X13 buck valve pedal, X27 pedal rod 18 7/8 inch, X28 right-hand clevis, X30 left-hand clevis, X113 pipe support
- Model X counterbalance springs
- X90 or X95, by press model and head casting; the drawing under Documents carries the chart for aluminium and cast-iron heads
- X150
- Steam vacuum valve. The selection chart names it for Hoffman R, X, V and F series presses and for American, Butler, Goldman, Martin and New Yorker presses
- X100
- Oil check. The selection chart names it for Hoffman R and X series presses
Hoffman built the R, V and X presses in numbers, and a great many are still working in South African dry cleaners and laundries. What wears on them is not the frame but the linkage: pedals, rods, clevises, torsion and pedal springs, bushings and the pipe support. United Brass Works of North Carolina makes those parts, and Universe Corp supplies them from Wynberg, Johannesburg.
By press
The Model R parts are the two pedals, the buck valve rod arm and arm, the torsion spring, the two clevises and the pipe support. The Model V parts cover the buck valve linkage, the lever system and the foot pedals, and the drawing under Documents shows where each sits. The Model X has the fullest list: four pedals, the pedal rod, the clevises, the pipe support and the counterbalance springs, which are X90 or X95 by press model and head casting.
Valves
The head, buck and vacuum valves on the same presses are on their own pages: head valves and buck valves, with the vacuum valves, X150 steam vacuum valve and X100 oil check listed by press on the selection chart.
Ordering
The plate on the press gives the model, and the part number on the drawing gives the rest. A photograph of the worn part beside the drawing settles any doubt.
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Price and availability: Hoffman press parts
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Questions
Answers before you enquire
- The press is fifty years old. Are parts still made?
- Yes. United Brass Works has made Hoffman replacement parts continuously, and the R, V and X presses are still common on South African floors. The Ajax RA111 valve kit even comes in a pre-1969 version. Send us the press plate and a photograph of the worn part.
- Which spring does my Model X take?
- The counterbalance spring is X90 or X95 depending on the press model and whether the head is aluminium or cast iron. The Model X front view drawing under Documents carries the chart. Give us the model number off the plate and we will read it for you.
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