Can anyone recommend a good source for Teton cover weight paper? I'm having trouble finding it online and am wondering if the name has perhaps been changed or...
As many of you know, Jim Rimmer, typefounder, type designer, printer, illustrator, and publisher, died at his home in New Westminster, BC on Friday, January 8,...
+ short film documenting the process of printing business cards on printing press + Shot on a DVX-100B at the Em Space Book Arts Center in Portland, OR. [407...
Hi all, Inge Bruggeman of Textura Letterpress has been experimenting with just this issue: how to print both digital and letterpress on the same sheet and...
While printing larger plates (11 x17) on a Heidelburg S cylinder I've noticed they have a tendency to "walk" away from the gripper edge as they're run. We went...
Hello PPLers, Just wanted to give a little report on Vector Magic. I've used them with very satisfactory results in the past, but this time I also made use of...
As some of you already know, the Fall 2010 issue of Parenthesis: The Journal of the Fine Press Book Association will be a very special celebration of fine...
hai all i just want to share my concept and ideas visit to http://suhardi-design.blogspot.com to view my design event and exhibition , interior design, graphic...
Just saw this loved it. Afternoon Travel Type Performance Workshops http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7vsde5LgN0 Nancy R. Hill Beverly R. Wolfe Hazel & Violet...
I'm new to letterpress and have won a residency at Penland to study it for a couple of weeks in January. This, with the hope of getting our Vandercook up and...
You asked about whether it makes a difference whether or not images or text should be printed first. There are several things you will want to think about: -...
Hi Bethany- EM Press in Massachusetts sell coaster stock by the sheet. It's very nice medium weight stuff. They will cut it to whatever size you need. Email...
Hi Lisa and all- For bookplates please make sure you get 'acid free' stock so it doesn't discolor the inside of your client's books! Classic Crest is a good...
http://bit.ly/stimhartford Stimulate that letterpress printing (even if the "letterpress printer" didn't exist to begin with)! Speaking as a letterpress...
I've just discovered that between today and the last time I turned it on, the washout unit will not power up at all. I can't imagine what changed. There's been...
Looked at a Meihle vertical letterpress yesterday to receive instruction on mounting a die-cutting jacket. Turns out thatI quite possibly had run the same...
Two upcoming exhibition opportunities at Abecedarian Gallery in Denver, CO Artists' Book Cornucopia is a juried show ($25 jury fee for up to two works) with...
http://themoment.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/27/fine-print-a-love-letter-to-the-letterpress/?emc=eta1 -- Scott Rubel InviteSite (Chief of Stuff) 626-793-4600 450...
I am mechanically challenged but need to remove the handle from my Sp20 for moving through a narrow doorway. I have been told by my movers (nonprinters) that...
Registration has begun for Letterpress Classes at Foothill College. This class GID92, will produce a book of poetry, a wood type project and a broadside. For...
Hello everyone, I'm new here, so pardon me if this has been covered before. I'm a handpress printer, new to that as well, printing on an old Hopkinson & Cope...
One of my clients sent me this (from Crane's website): Lettra Printing Tips Brown Ink Brown inks are typically more difficult than most other ink colors to...
I am interested in getting information on building an exposure unit. I attempted to do a search through the archives but the search tool for the group is not...
elum designs, inc., of San Diego, www.elumdesigns.com has announced they will be providing a photopolymer plate processing service (similar to the Boxcar Press...
The following has been forwarded at the request of the seller. A couple of very nice, late model money makers here. Gerald . . . Are you or do you know anybody...
This is an amazing piece of interactive software showing the percentage of people working in many professions since 1850. You can click on parts of the graph...
Hi all, I'm starting a new letterpress business in Oakland, California and I have a few questions about the industry. I would really appreciate some feedback...
