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This looks to match a Pilot-clone I restored for a friend about a decade ago. That one had a manufacturers plate from a Taiwanese company on the base, and was likely imported to San Francisco at some point. That suggests these clones were made somewhere in Asia. It is for all intents and purposes a Pilot, but with a different handle and feed-table layout.

The press I restored had a slightly uneven casting on one of the rails, so the roller would slip off, but getting new roller cores made with locking trucks solved it for the most part.

Here are some photos of that press and the mfg-plate…

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Well done kimaboe. On the nail again!

Does anyone have the dimensions for the rollers and bearers on these!

My method is to measure the distance across the press from the outside of one roller hook to the outside of the other side hook, for the roller core length. Measure carefully the inside diameter of the roller hook bearings for the core diameter. Measure the center-to-center distance between the two roller hooks on one side and subtract about 1/4”, for the roller covering diameter AND the roller “bearer” or “truck” diameter — the roller diameter and truck diameter should be the same. You can bore and tap for a set screw in each truck to lock them to the core so they will “drive” the rollers to prevent them from skidding across the printing surface. I suggest 30-durometer rubber roller covering for longevity and good performance.