Hello guys and girls, have a happy new year, full of prosperity! Fabio...
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mightyink
Jan 1, 2011 7:47 pm
After considerable debate, I have reluctantly decided to sell my letterpress equipment for family/financial reasons—we're having a baby and mama needs the...
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i_goonies
Jan 2, 2011 7:59 am
Hello, have you ever tried to die cut paper coasters of 1.2-1,4 mm of thickness on a Heidelberg Windmill? Will the press suffer generally and/or on long jobs? ...
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Peter Fraterdeus
pfraterdeus
Jan 2, 2011 2:27 pm
No problem at all on the windmill Just be sure to use the hardened steel die-jacket. Back off the impression before hitting the first time, bring it up...
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i_goonies
Jan 2, 2011 8:03 pm
Dear Peter, your surname in Latin means "son of God"! Thanks for the reply. Just some questions: - have you direct experience with it? - has anyone got direct...
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Peter Fraterdeus
pfraterdeus
Jan 2, 2011 8:33 pm
... Realmente "brother", come "fratello"; ;-) ... See Slowprint.com for some examples! ... No problem. It's designed for this purpose. Obviously though, you...
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Katey Lady
kate_corrigan
Jan 2, 2011 9:09 pm
Hi Fabio, Coaster board makes a lot of noise but it prints and diecuts fine on the Windmill. A dull die is what will cause you trouble- so don't be cheap about...
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erik spiekermann
spiekermannerik
Jan 3, 2011 2:02 am
... i thought it meant Brother? Frater=brother, pater=father. e...
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Heather Mitchell
justvandy
Jan 3, 2011 6:23 pm
Calling all schools... The deadline for individual entries is currently closed and the design process for the book is well under way. But, if you are an...
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Donna Graden
regispolyplates
Jan 3, 2011 7:42 pm
My late husband, Regis Graden, left a collection of printing equipment and collectibles on his passing. They have been in storage for 5 years and I have...
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Robert E Blesse
bobblesse
Jan 3, 2011 7:57 pm
Donna, Have you listed anything yet? To find you and list you as a "favorite seller" we need to know what your seller user id is. Many thanks, Bob ... Robert...
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i_goonies
Jan 3, 2011 8:41 pm
Hello Peter, oh yes, sorry BROTHER not SON! ... Am I wrong or don't you print with a Windmill? ... I have a mechanism to lift the ink rollers from the main...
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i_goonies
Jan 3, 2011 8:49 pm
Hi Katey, thanks for the precious tip! The powder spray mechanism is still out of work. My dad needs to unscrew the metal screw into the glass..rust and time...
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i_goonies
Jan 3, 2011 8:56 pm
... Just another thing: noise, in which sense?! Thanks! :) Fabio...
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i_goonies
Jan 4, 2011 6:46 am
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Katey Lady
kate_corrigan
Jan 5, 2011 1:24 am
Hi Fabio- Its noisy because the coaster paper is much less flexible than regular stock, so it 'twacks' against the platen fender as it feeds. When the die cuts...
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i_goonies
Jan 5, 2011 10:15 am
Hello Katey :) thanks for the reply! I can't find any translation for the work twacks, sorry!..Do you mean "slam"? My 'packing thickness gage' label is in...
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erik spiekermann
spiekermannerik
Jan 5, 2011 2:02 pm
... if anybody ever needs a translation from German (i.e. Deutsch) into English, let me know. German is my native language and i learnt to print on a...
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i_goonies
Jan 5, 2011 7:33 pm
Great! I'll take pics of the labels. Thanks Prof. Erik! Fabio ps. if you read the other yahoo letterpress group there is a topic about free dies in San...
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gerritbaumann
Jan 5, 2011 10:47 pm
Hi Fabio, i just recently printed on super-duper-thick 900g/sm cotton stock which is 1,5mm in thickness (almost 1000 kg of it, too, 2 pallets in total) and...
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gerritbaumann
Jan 5, 2011 10:48 pm
ah, here is the link to the aforementioned video on vimeo: http://vimeo.com/14498902 gerrit....
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i_goonies
Jan 6, 2011 8:11 pm
Dear Gerrit, thanks for the reply and for the tips. I can't understand just 2 things: - the tape works like a little thickness, necessary for the die where the...
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Peter Fraterdeus
pfraterdeus
Jan 6, 2011 8:13 pm
Thumbs up indeed ;-) Nice work Gerrit! Cheers P...
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gerritbaumann
Jan 7, 2011 9:18 am
Hi Fabio! Of course the cutting die should be of the same height everywhere, but often times some areas like hole punches etc. need a little more pressure for...
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i_goonies
Jan 7, 2011 6:51 pm
Hello Gerrit, thanks for the reply :) Okay thanks for the tape tip's explanation :) I can't understand how the sheets can be scratched from the platen corner...
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rtauber
rbrttauber
Jan 7, 2011 7:56 pm
Logan Elm Press, the imprint of The Ohio State University Libraries' Center for Book Arts, has moved to a brand new facility: Robert Tauber, Book Arts...
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Katey Lady
kate_corrigan
Jan 8, 2011 10:26 pm
Yet more (rather boring) Heidelberg videos. Printing coasters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjOEFEqtPlo Die cutting coasters:...
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i_goonies
Jan 9, 2011 9:29 pm
Hello Katey! thanks for the videos and for the measures in mm. It's always a pleasure to see the Windmill and its "gospel". Just another thing: why did you use...
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bielerpr
Jan 17, 2011 5:54 am
Complete sets of these may still be available (we over ran these a bit): http://bielerpressv.blogspot.com/2009/03/aaron-horkey-5th-anniversary.html Contact...
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KalleP
idyllicpress
Jan 19, 2011 12:34 pm
Hi All, I saw in passing that Kodak plans to purchase the TOK relief plate devision. News release is on their site at the link below. ...
