Used Equipment Dealers - my $0.02

californiadreamin · April 3rd, 2012, 09:31 PM

[QUOTE=jmd;120653]Aren't Cosmo (Enzo) and Barney related?[/QUOTE

Family Related? Don't Think So!
I am stating people who I have had Good Transactions with!
I am sure RWB has done business with some of these people,
I am not giving info on their business with RWB, if any had any
at all! Only Mine! I can assure you, had I had any transactions
with RWB they would have been entered into, way different than
people on this board did. Or, there would have been no deal! Period.
I was born at night,but not last night!
winston

Prosperi-Tees · April 3rd, 2012, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by californiadreamin

Hellow Inkman!
These Guy are some that I have used directly/inderectly and have had
Good Results! I would recomend them all. There are Many I have not used
but have heard good things, but again these I have.
winston

The Left Coast: Kenny Beu Rancho Domingez,Ca
Steve Vermilion Los Angeles,Ca "buster161"
Jeff Bayloe Los Angeles,Ca "cosmo147"
Larry England Los Angeles,Ca
Augustine Lee Los Angeles,Ca

Midwest: Don Fenno Wisconsin

Right Coast: Bill Foust Camden, SC " danilsade"
Interchange NJ

Canada: Cosmex(Enzo) Montreal

Again, There ARE Many More I haven't used but hope to in the future!This is a start.These are all good guys IMHO.

Glad to see you approve Steve. I have not used him yet but he did contact me when I recently got a used Javelin and I was inquiring about having someone come out and level it and go thru it. He was a little rough on the phone which made me feel a little apprehensive but he sounded like he knew what he was talking about. I may call him when we move to a different shop in November to have him come out and do the work.

californiadreamin · April 3rd, 2012, 10:24 PM

Gerry!
Steve is a great guy! He does what he says, and finishes the job!
Grumpy? He's Like Me! Must be Low-T. haha

Prosperi-Tees · April 3rd, 2012, 10:45 PM

I didn't want to call him grumpy so I searched for a nicer word and rough came to mind lol!

tonypep · April 4th, 2012, 08:55 AM

Erik I remember the Ireland story well.......wonder if Tommy G is still around? Thanks for taking my mind off the days chaos for a few minutes. It's true that the days of Liberty, Four Seasons, Printex America, Southprint, just to mention a few in the cotton belt, have long since gone. But then theres some like Paramount and T-Formation that sprouted up in the aftermath. On a side note, maybe one day I'll talk about some of the big guys that thought Mexico, Honduras, and the DR was the answer. That said many did indeed figure it out after watching others fail.
Anyway I have had good experiences with Sieggy. He checks the machines out, inspects them while they are running, and in some cases rebuilds so they are fully functional.

no one important · April 4th, 2012, 10:08 AM

Bill Wainer...not heard that name in a long time. Wonder if he's still arouns?

tonypep · April 4th, 2012, 02:09 PM

I think Bills best contribution to the Oval was the flash design. The Precision one was terrible engineering. My only contributions were the chain guard and the foot pedal that could lock the index to continuous from the load side so pallets wouldn't burn.

Action Engineering -1 · April 4th, 2012, 03:16 PM

The last thing I heard on Bill was that he had a Harley Shop in Baton Rouge - I think.

Bill was monumentally influential to us in the early years. It was Bill who motivated our very first entry into the supply side of the industry.

Bill Wainer was quite famous back in those days as a 'technicians technician'. The guy who could fix anything. When Precision introduced their improved registration system called - Front and Rear Location, Bill traveled the lands retrofitting the older machines to the better registration system. He had all the work could possibly want for many years at 10K+ per machine. One machine could be done in two days. No wonder we haven't heard from him. He was probably able to retire before 40! In any even - I went on some of the retrofit excursions with Bill and learned the art of retrofitting machines. It was very fun for me. I really enjoyed traveling the country and meeting so many people.

Anyone recall the Newman-Wainer Clamps for use on an Oval? These were a collaborative effort by Don Newman an Bill Wainer to provide an improved screen clamp for the precisions. Back in the day - they were great!

Tony - I don't remember a flash from Bill. But I do remember the Precision M105 flash cures very well. We rebuilt 100+ of them. Are you thinking maybe of the one from Bill Foust? He offered one ( I think ) that was a significant improvement over the original.

Action Engineering -1 · April 4th, 2012, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Printwizard

Erik, hilarious. W have an Irish branch and they ring us from the pub or after the pub. It's either promises of hookers or threats of death, that's just the Irish way.

Mr. Wizard -it is hilarious now - but I was honestly taking it very serious at the time. It is a great story though... Hookers or Death you say??? - well I surely wouldn't want to die if that was the choice...that seems like a no-brainer.

tonypep · April 4th, 2012, 04:14 PM

I thought it was Bill who designed the flash......Just remember someone describing it. It used a manual flash panel welded to a 23x31 rigid steel frame. The flash unit mounted just like a typical print screen and the control panel mounted to the clam shell bar. That way the flash lifted with the clamshel when the machine stopped in the up position. Saved that mad dash around to the back to dry cycle the index! I built my own.