Press Operator 1 - Reel Room Operator

This is for historical purposes. The printing press will not always be around and it is my goal to preserve the craft.
This is part 1 out of 3. When someone is first hired they are a reel tender, or reel room operator. They must become competent in their duties before they are allowed to advance.
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[@johnmercury2272]

Heidelberg Speedmaster sheetfed operator here, occasionally we used to get those mill splices and if you didn't spot them, they would smash the blankets and on my press that is six effing blankets. Thanks a lot you Mill operators.

[@greenmarine5]

Wow I wish our Pressroom had a quiet room for our web press

[@TriableChain552]

4:23 “they will grow back” bruh 😂

[@phyllishamilton165]

Sincere thanks! Started in 1973 in the linotype and hot metal days at the Wichita Falls Times and Record News. (Staff artist, but did all the registration and separations on the front end of my ads). Since my Dad was a machinist in large job shops, and we had a machine shop at home too, I loved machinery and still do -- to stand in the press room and see that Heidelberg running full blast, and all the pressmen (yes, men, and a proud and skillful team), working together in a rare and wonderful choreography.

[@williamcoitesr1896]

I can run both sides of a press. For sure!!! I have been business for 21 years. It’s definitely not complicated. My resume will speak it self if needed

[@leshopkins45]

Worked on presses for42 yrs. loved every day and made great money!!!!

[@markmars2154]

In the 90's I'd cut the cardboard off the ends of the roll just enough to slip the roll out. I'd tape the cardboard back up and it would look like a normal roll of paper. When someone was near me I'd pick it up with my hands. Or I would roll it around, go to one side and pick it up and put it on its end. The look on people's faces would be priceless 🤣.

[@Distractor_Beam]

That's a great idea! I have to try that. :)

[@markmars2154]

@@Distractor_Beam Lol. Have fun with it.

[@Mjg503]

Nice stainless steel door on that quiet room. Big money for that.

[@Mike-.747]

Greatest job I ever had, 25 years press operator, foreman, press manager.

[@turtleburglary1141]

Roll: give me my ass back!!

[@jacobwilhelm2337]

Roll tender for 14 years At CTD in Columbia Missouri. Well don sir. Damn rookie's

[@phester6811]

When I had to reposition a full roll I used some of the brown wrapper and folded it into a small square so it was about a half inch thick , then I pushed the roll onto it and then you are able to swivel the roll in any direction with ease.

[@michaelrouw2117]

In 70s that reel stand was called a flying splice. That was on a Baker Perkins twin satellite press. Heat set commercial printing. Press owned by Readers Digest. Sydney Australia.🤪

[@beanheadshop]

22:12 A good practice is using cardboard to spin the roll. Make it easy to spin and doesn't damage the roll. Great video

[@tomballard8877]

Ran a goss metro . Reelroom was manually done with flying w’s patterns. A clean break wasn’t to bad but if it made bad noises it could smashed blankets,wrapped rollers or worse.

[@austingeorge6659]

This is very helpful for those considering a job as a Reel Tender. Thank you!

[@frankadams3790]

sounds like a very good job but for people to get mad when a mistake is made that is a problem everybody make them.

[@Hackneychap]

This is excellent. My father was a reelhand with the Financial Times when it was in Fleet St. in London UK. I've been in the litho trade for 30 years and im starting a new job as a No 3 reelhand next week. I' ll be watching this a good number of times before I start. Thanks so much for posting.

[@FiddlesMcGee1]

FLEET STREET!

[@replaycraig]

post gazette gciu 9 printing pressman here thanks for posting.... next is UPSTAIRS!

[@pressoperatorexperiencethe1652]

nice it shows and teaches people nice

[@justaprinter]

Thank you so much for documenting this!

[@brokenspokes3739]

30 years I worked on Harris m1000 A and m1000B 8 unit 32pg dff+combo folder, baker Perkins g12 5 unit single web w combofolder sheeter and dff, baker Perkins g14 8unit 32pg dff+c2 combo folder, baker Perkins g-16 8unit 64pg c-2 combo folder and lastly Harris m3000 Sunday press 8units andovens were stacked with combo folder and double former

[@Reedstar1220]

Well done sir. This is an expertly made video! Would be a great training video for new apprentices.

[@rgraz4929]

I was a roll tender for a few years in the early 80s. It's dirtiest, most toxic job in printing. Spent the rest of my career in the prepress department on the stripping table and Mac.

[@rolotomassi7824]

Good Job!! I have always given my newbies a similar intro to reelstands, I have found if you are clear and explain exactly whats expected of them and why, they will perform way better. I run a MAN Roland Regioman.

[@AndrewSimpsoncrashed]

WOW!!! GREAT VIDEO!!!

[@Ric4usa]

Very good your explanation about this job!

[@gregwyatt8108]

I worked 30 years running presses, this press is way more automated than what I worked on, the press I worked on had a page capacity of 128 pages, for the Sunday paper we could use up 88 rolls, usually you ran 2 reel stands, once the press started you be making pasters about every 10 min for 4 hrs straight. I worked on all Goss presses letter press and offset

[@ianteare4021]

What grm paper.. I used to handle 45 to 85.. 85 was a pig.. Web breaks all day.. Goss 50 reel stand. Collect was another pain in my side.. turn sheets slips.. Breaking news even. But my biggest concern was slab waste 🤬

[@ianteare4021]

10 mins in.. my old work mate used reels like that for start up.. then the splice came and the printers would kick off.. as they got the fit in and the splice would knock it out 💝💝😂😂company man..

[@raytheprinter]

Very good video much respect guys!

[@jimbrown4456]

The people I work with insist in throwing the plastic waste into the paper waste and vice versa 😒 I hate these people

[@EvilSnipa]

Should clean the finger guards too at 27:27 to prevent Ink Birds. Nice Video!

[@Bmw2473]

I work with UV flexo printing presses, do you guys actually print anything on this paper or what is it used for? We do narrow web which is under 17” wide and print with ink/aniloxs/rotary screens.

[@philanderson1200]

At RR Donnelly we ran 107 inch wide rolls. Rolls had to be moved with a air drive assist. Moving by hand wasn't possible.

[@distractor_beamreviews]

That sounds intense. Was that 8 pages wide?

[@sean2743]

everything so different from where i work ;)

[@sportsfantastic361]

I did this job before it’s hot af in there like 100+ degrees

[@shawnroddick7523]

Luckily our whole pressroom is air conditioned. Mostly comfortable.

[@devizonelionhartz3402]

Good job sir ! now liked &subscribe done.

[@blackflagqwerty]

House of representatives @2:47

[@bbodinefan11]

Ever heard of the flying w?

[@johnmarlaigerasmio6392]

did you hired overseas applicants

[@buffalo7793]

Until now, the newspaper printing machine at my workplace is older than yours, and even the roller paper have to be pushed and turned by my selves. Soooooooooo sad

[@sean2743]

lol you rejected that roll? we would have to peel it down...that would only be about 600lbs wouldn't take long :)

[@Distractor_Beam]

What's your process for peeling down 600 pounds quickly?

[@sean2743]

use the tip of my olfa knife to break at least 50-75 layers then peel in a v shape grab tip and pull across ,,,the damage shown on the roll in your video i bet i could peel down and discard all waste in about 8 min ,,ive been printing for 20 years now and have had my share of damaged rolls many times lol...we do send some back but most of the time we peel it down and recycle,i have worked on a 21" cover press right up to a 76" press. coated and uncoated stocks ...some of our roll deckers dont know how to drive and smash the shit out of rolls ,or drop them on their edge.i dont have to deal with that anymore since im now a 3rd pressman /2nd pressman ;)

[@michael.don457]

Our paper supplier gives us 'roll peelers' and since that is newsprint you could have that peeled down in a few minutes. We have also used a skil saw to peel lots of paper in a short amount of time on coated stocks.

[@jaesindnb6197]

Roll tender!!!!!!

[@nothingdefaced]

Reel

[@brokenspokes3739]

Rollstand-rollman

[@ianteare4021]

No auto slack🤔

[@2A4U.S.A]

What no tabs?? LOL!

[@Distractor_Beam]

Yeah, the silver sticker on the top left gets picked up by a sensor and it automatically dumps the pasters. No need to hand scoop them.

[@frankrementer4137]

I’m the best spicer operator tat has ever lived .... Just saying

[@Trung.24]

You work too hard man . I work at newspaper company , I’m a helper but only need glue the roll and hang plate . Have paper handler pick all bad paper for recycle. General worker pick up trash and dirrty rag .

[@johnbraun1719]

Its a roll stand not a reel stand

[@nothingdefaced]

Reel

[@jasonwitt3423]

I'm kind of surprised you guys don't use rippers when stripping the rolls.

[@distractor_beamreviews]

I never had good luck with those. Either the tool blows out the top, or I have to angle it down and risk damaging the paper underneath. I just got used to doing it by hand.