Alex, Apologies in advance if this is inappropriate, but...since you're casting, and you're hurting for money, would you cast for cash? Or are you on a strict...
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alex brooks
skalex123
Mar 1, 2009 7:31 am
Yes, the difference is in the metal, the matrix, and the typecaster (and I guess, the type-castor). Monotype metal is much softer than foundry - try to break a...
Lisa The birth right is the matrix, but more the casting machine. M&H may label their material as foundry cast type (didn't all Monotype casters?), but it is...
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David McNamara
dmichael7
Mar 1, 2009 5:47 am
It looks like they cast foundry above twelve point, and Monotype up to twelve point. Or at least I think that's what I'm reading: ...
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Lisa Rappoport
cocoasnout
Mar 1, 2009 5:44 am
... Good point--sorry about taking "type foundry" too loosely--but M&H does cast both monotype and foundry type--Kenny, are you lurking? Please clarify if I'm...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Mar 1, 2009 5:38 am
Lisa The foundries you list are all Monotype castings. Guild is the only foundry metal caster. The NA Graphics ATF Garamond is Guild cast. Gerald ...
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David McNamara
dmichael7
Mar 1, 2009 5:37 am
Lisa, Alex was referring to foundry type. The others are (I think) Monotype composition (except for NA Graphics's type, but Dale Guild is their supplier, I...
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Lisa Rappoport
cocoasnout
Mar 1, 2009 5:26 am
... Hi Alex, I'll be glad to send you some donations from my hellbox. Just wanted to mention that there are a few other foundries still extant in the States:...
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Fritz Klinke
nagraph1
Feb 28, 2009 8:43 pm
Dave Churchman visited Rollcrafters this past Thursday and reports that the closing of Rollcrafters was as much a decision by the family members who owned the...
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Peter Fraterdeus
pfraterdeus
Feb 28, 2009 4:42 pm
Kevin Thanks for the update. I'll certainly be looking into Finzer. I've got a set of Miehle V-36 rollers to do when I can scrape the cash together! Cheers PF ...
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Lance Williams
lwwill7999
Feb 28, 2009 2:38 pm
Although I have never used Finzer itself for rollers, we did use Samuel Bingham for rollers for years. Finzer bought up Bingham several years ago. After that,...
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Kevin Rudynski
krrudynski
Feb 28, 2009 2:01 pm
Steve- Yes, it is due to the overall economic downturn/recession. In a conversation I had with Duane yesterday, he explained that their business had become too...
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Steve Robison
robisonsteve
Feb 28, 2009 6:48 am
Yikes, I too have appreciated the fine quality of Rollcrafters Ryno Rollers over many, many years. Is their shutdown because of the overall economic...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Feb 28, 2009 2:50 am
Very cool Mike. Alex, really don't want to part with the last of my foundry, especially the as new Claudius Fraktur, but good luck. By the bye, I've seen Park...
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Mike Day
longdaypress
Feb 27, 2009 6:34 pm
Alex, Please post your shipping address. I will do this and whatever else I can to help keep Dale Guild open. Mike Day ... [Non-text portions of this message...
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alex brooks
skalex123
Feb 27, 2009 6:27 pm
After reading this PPL post, I just wanted to mention a possible use for your old worn out type. I've been learning how to cast type as an apprentice at the...
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Jill Velez
foofnik79
Feb 27, 2009 6:11 pm
thanks so much everyone, this has been a HUGE help! jill ... From: parallel_imp <Megalonyx@...> Subject: [PPLetterpress] Re: shadows printing To:...
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parallel_imp
Feb 27, 2009 5:34 pm
... Normally you don't place rubber rollers in contact with other rubber rollers, or metal rollers with metal rollers. Soft against hard against soft is best...
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Jill Velez
foofnik79
Feb 27, 2009 5:13 pm
that is an awesome reference, thank you! does the rider roller need to be made of the same material as the rest of the rollers? as fritz said, i'm using his...
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Graham and Kathy
grahamoss
Feb 27, 2009 4:11 pm
I've finally found a local joiner who will use the tool drawer from my Arab Press as a model to copy. It'll have a walnut front and no drawer pull. These have...
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Taylor Johnson
trj0403
Feb 27, 2009 3:24 pm
We use it for some pieces and it has had no adverse affect on the rollers we use. Guess we need a chain of custody for soy ink as well. Taylor Johnson ...
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lamsland1@...
lamsland
Feb 27, 2009 2:32 pm
Excellant link!! Thank you. I've been toying with the idea of getting an oscillating roller off a small offset press and figuring out how to mount it. This is...
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Lance Williams
lwwill7999
Feb 27, 2009 2:16 pm
Here's the link to how Leonard Molberg mounted a third standard roller on top of the two rollers for a rider. http://www.twopiglets.com/kluge/parts/#pyramid If...
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Peter Fraterdeus
pfraterdeus
Feb 27, 2009 1:55 pm
Hi, Graham! I should have read your note before I wrote mine ;-) Yeah. What He Says! P....
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Peter Fraterdeus
pfraterdeus
Feb 27, 2009 1:52 pm
... OH NO! Not Rollcrafters!?! DAMN! Well, so much for sending that bunch of Windmill cores (from the 'new' Black Ball) with the urethane all melting off to...
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Graham and Kathy
grahamoss
Feb 27, 2009 9:32 am
If you are determined to get this right without double inking, you need to fit a 'rider roller', as this really helps to break up the ink distribution on the...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Feb 27, 2009 9:31 am
Harold Well then, since I was at it long before you (and gave you a ton of advice), perhaps you are competing against me? Sort of a straw dog though. Or maybe...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Feb 27, 2009 8:04 am
When I recently had some rollers recovered I was asked if I intended to use soy inks as they required a different formulation of material. The term used by the...
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Fritz Klinke
nagraph1
Feb 27, 2009 6:38 am
I have no idea how soy inks work in letterpress as I've never used it, but one thing that I have done when faced with a similar problem is to try something...
