I'd agree, somewhat, I have certain hourly rates for different aspects of the work, and make my estimates/assumptions based on past experience. For supplies...
11350
taybarrett
Jan 27, 2010 1:18 am
Hi. I am wondering if anyone can help me with this problem I am having. I am printing on 600gsm lettra paper and the portion of my pp plate that is closest to...
11351
Harold Kyle
boxcarpress
Jan 27, 2010 2:42 am
Could be a variety of things. Do you have an image that you could post of your artwork or your proof? Thanks, Harold ... -- ... Boxcar Press 501 W. Fayette St....
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Vivian Naranjo
remyryo
Jan 27, 2010 2:56 am
It could also be your rollers, have you checked roller height on both sides, all rollers? Vivian Naranjo lists@... ... [Non-text portions of this...
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Ed Inman
edinman2001
Jan 27, 2010 3:29 am
I'm thinking the 600 gsm 220 lb. duplex stock might be a little too stiff to bend uniformly in a Vandy. A stock that heavy might do better on a platen or...
11354
taybarrett
Jan 27, 2010 3:55 am
I will post a picture of the job tomorrow. I have printed with this paper twice before with much better results. And no I don't usually have this problem with...
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Kim Vanderheiden
painted_tongue
Jan 27, 2010 7:11 pm
Here are some additional things you might check: 1. Unlock your quoines. Does your base drop down when you do this? Depending on the size of the base and how...
11356
Anita
anitamaedraper
Jan 31, 2010 4:24 am
I'm a historical romance writer and I'm hoping someone here can help me... My novel is set in 1879 St. Louis, MO. My heroine gets a job working at the city's...
11357
Ed Inman
edinman2001
Jan 31, 2010 4:55 am
The hand composition segments apply: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPCiWiLu-W4&feature=PlayList&p=B4756BCBE7996980&index=3...
11358
bielerpr
Jan 31, 2010 5:03 am
Anita Take a look at The Swifts: Printers in the Age of Typesetting Races by Walker Rumble, 2003. There is a chapter "Fast Women: The Boston Typesetting Races...
11359
Daniel Franklin
typographicus
Jan 31, 2010 5:27 am
... There were several newspapers in St. Louis at the Time, including German newspapers. Five years ago, Bob Mullen wrote a book about the type foundries of...
11360
typetom@...
typetom2003
Jan 31, 2010 6:11 am
_Chronicles of Genius and Folly: R. Hoe & Company and the Printing Press as a Service to Democracy_ ...
11361
rpolinski@...
frontroompress
Jan 31, 2010 6:21 am
Hi Anita, Here's a blog post of mine that may provide some insight: http://frontroompress.blogspot.com/2009/10/once-upon-time.html Also check out the book Red...
11362
Graham and Kathy
grahamoss
Jan 31, 2010 7:58 am
I'm not sure that women would be allowed to get anywhere near the inky end of the job in a city newspaper printers in the 1870s. Perhaps making the bundles of...
11363
Paul Pierce
prp_teleport
Jan 31, 2010 7:57 pm
Perhaps a woman might have been employed to draw galleys on a hand-inked proof press, maybe in a smaller department if there was a newspaper there large enough...
11364
rpolinski@...
frontroompress
Jan 31, 2010 10:30 pm
I can't speak for the UK, but in the US many lower and some middle class women had to work, especially before they were married, during the 19th century as...
11365
Graham Moss
books.inclinepress@...
Jan 31, 2010 11:10 pm
Thanks for that Rich. I taught the history of industrialization for quite a few years, and was pleased to be able to directly address the enquiry in the terms...
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Anita Draper
anitamaedraper
Feb 1, 2010 1:04 am
Wow! You certainly are a great bunch of people to get to know. Thank you to everyone who offered suggestions and gave me info. I now have a lot of places to...
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Scott Rubel
scottford1124
Feb 1, 2010 2:02 am
Anita: This is an article that will assure you that it is not far fetched for women to be involved in any part of the printing industry. ...
11368
checkscher
Feb 1, 2010 4:00 am
A few years ago I printed a little vignette about type rubbers -- a term "applied to a small, but important class of female operatives". It's from New York in...
11369
author50401
Feb 1, 2010 2:06 pm
One job which has not been discussed in any detail here, is that of the proofreader. I imagine that the proofreader (alas, no longer a part of the newspaper...
11370
Tia Blassingame
archeditor
Feb 1, 2010 5:43 pm
I am looking for archival labels with adhesive backing that are suitable for letterpress. They will go in antique books. The minimum dimensions are 4" x 6",...
11371
Peter Fraterdeus
pfraterdeus
Feb 1, 2010 6:04 pm
I believe that Crane papers lists adhesive backed labels in their catalog. I'm sure the paper is archival, but don't know about the sticky. In any case, I...
11372
Ed Inman
edinman2001
Feb 1, 2010 6:09 pm
I asked that same question many years ago and was told rather sternly by some librarians there is really no such thing as an archival self-adhesive sticker...
11373
Scott Rubel
scottford1124
Feb 1, 2010 6:10 pm
If Crane has cotton labels, that's a good thing and naturally archival, but it's more likely the adhesive that you need to watch for. You would need a label...
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Eric
parallel_imp
Feb 1, 2010 6:56 pm
... Actually, news ink was also non-drying by today's expectations, just as much as proofing ink. It was in a mineral oil vehicle, rather than linseed oil...
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Katherine Risseeuw
k_risseeuw
Feb 1, 2010 10:27 pm
Ed is right, wheat starch paste is the best option here, as it is reversible. A good resource for these questions is the Conservation Online Distlist, with...
11376
John Risseeuw
John.Risseeuw@...
Feb 1, 2010 11:37 pm
Yes, it worked. Good post. Now you'll turn up in their archives when someone searches far into the future....
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David Goodrich
dlgoodrich2000
Feb 2, 2010 2:04 am
Intrigued by the discussion, I looked over old issues of Printing History and found in Volume 1 Number 1 a review of a book titled "Notes on Woman Printers in...
11378
bielerpr
Feb 2, 2010 6:45 am
Hi David I think the recent spelling is lye. And still the best solution for making that metal type shine like new. A bit nasty though, eats flesh, and not...
