An offtopic post, please, hold the gunfire. Does anyone recommend any print estimating software? I'm getting fed up with my current system (or lack of system,...
Well whatever you decide, that Excel class is going to be money/time well spent (and not only for estimating). I hope that helps! Harold On Tue, Jan 19, 2010...
... I greatly prefer Quantrix over Excel. It's a symbolic spreadsheet... Makes so much more sense than excel, it's hard to get used to it ;-) I do all me...
Amber, The LISTSERV software/website at The University of New Brunswick appears to be down. I can't even get on the archives tonight.... I assume they know...
Peter Never heard of "Quantrix"; . . . what is a symbolic spreadsheet? I developed my own excel breakeven analysis and published price breakdown spreadsheets...
I'd agree, take the Excel class, it is the only accounting/financial software you can consistently trust, and I am not a fan of Microsoft (Word hasn't worked...
You may not even need to take the class if all you need to do is basic math functions and calling/recalling data. The cell commands in Excel are very simple...
Multi-Group Message on the Status of LETPRESS: Directly from Terry Oakes, the "owner" of the LETPRESS list at the University of New Brunswick. Looks like...
someone suggested a free print estimating programme called 'Morning Flight' to me recently - downloaded it (http://www.printfire.com), but as yet haven't had a...
Check out "Print Smith". We have used it for years and love it. ... From: Katelynn Corrigan <crazyprettybird@...> Subject: [PPLetterpress] OT: Print...
most of the print estimating software is ridiculously expensive. We setup extensive worksheets in Filemaker Pro. If I were going to suggest taking a class, It...
You might also consider using the "Franklin Guide" as a reference for pricing all print and bindery operations. This could at least be a good starting point...
Most sound idea for estimating I've ever heard was proffered by Philip Gallo of The Hermetic Press http://hermeticpress.blogspot.com/ "I just look at the...
Excellent advice! ;-) FIne use of the "poetic/literary" verb 'proffered' as well! Thanks Gerald! P ... Peter Fraterdeus Exquisite letterpress takes time™ ...
Hi David I know this is continuing an off topic thread, but perhaps a bit of interest remains ;-) Quantrix was originally designed for the NeXT OS (remember...
Thanks Peter, okay . . . I'll have to come down to Dubuque so you can show me how you use Quantrix. ... David Esslemont Solmentes Press www.solmentes.com ...
Please excuse the cross-posting. Claire Taylor Studio Coordinator Book Arts Program J. Willard Marriott Library University of Utah www.bookartsprogram.org ... ...
Hello Everyone, I have read some mention of adding moisture to a particular stock to aid in a deeper and perhaps even sharper impression. However I have been...
... Hi, here's a discussion I had via SFLetterpress a little while ago. Hope it's useful, of course 'your mileage may vary' ;-) Cheers Peter ... Peter...
At the Black Rock Press we dampen paper by going over the surface of alternating sheets with a fairly damp (but not wet) sponge. The sheets are then wrapped in...
Sorry, I messed up on my first e-mail! The information is below. And again, please excuse the cross-posting. -Claire ... Claire Taylor Studio Coordinator Book...
One other solution for OS X is Billings and it's project management app Daylite. Combined with a spreadsheet for calculating paper and plates (which I haven't...
Hi Jason Indeed, I use both Billings and Daylight. three and a half out of five stars. Missing star is due to stupid UI oversights like being unable to sort...
What we often do if we want to use damp sheets to print from is this: Get a pan of water. If you are using thick paper (say 90-110 lb or about 250-300 gsm)...
Thanks for all the suggestions. I've resigned myself to taking an Excel class at the local community college, for the short term. The software out there seems...
Katey, If you are just looking for a very simple printing price calculator, then check out a program I wrote a few years ago for my own calculating of small ...
For a completely different approach to print estimates: I use a flat rate based solely on how many set-ups or print-runs are involved. My time is in the set...
Often, even with software, by the time you've estimated a job this way and that way and three more what-if's, you've spent more time on the estimate than on...
