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Beth and I travel coast to coast repairing Linotypes, Intertypes, Ludlows and Vandercooks.

We charge the first hour at a higher rate, per day, to help cover lodging and food. The balance of the time in your shop is charged at our regular hourly rate. Please call or email for a rate quote.

LUDLOW SERVICE

My name is David Seat and I am not a repairman. Anytime that you need my immediate help, I am sure to be hundreds of miles away. You do not hire me just to change fuses or make minor adjustments. I expect the operator to know how to do most of the maintenance on his/her own machine. My talents can be better used by doing yearly preventative maintenance and teaching the operator how to do the daily, weekly and monthly maintenance. I go completely through every Ludlow machine I work on, inspect each cam, roller and make adjustments to every component on the machine. When I am finished your machine will run as near factory specification as possible and if you or someone you designate will work along side of me, you will be shown how to keep it that way. By doing this, you will be getting the most for your money from my services.

Due to the way some people use their Ludlows today we will also do repairs. We DO REQUEST that you give us a minimum of 4 hours, this helps us to be able to maintain our services. If we do not make any money then we might as well just stay at home and be a greeter at Wal-Mart.

LINOTYPES and INTERTYPES

For Linotypes and Intertypes we check the complete machine, rubber rollers, keyboard, cams, lubrication, adjustments and matrix transfers. We also check temperatures of the type metal, mouth piece, metal levels. Plus any other issues that the customer is having.

VANDERCOOKS

Contact Info@HotMetalServices.com for any comments.