Gerald, Thanks for the great information, you've been very helpful. I think I may just start out with having someone output the plates for me and if there is a...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Mar 2, 2003 11:14 pm
Hi Casey Since you've found the database (as you noted in your subsequent post) you have pretty much found your way. So you've probably found the processors as...
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Harold Kyle
boxcarpress
Mar 4, 2003 2:28 pm
On 3/2/03 5:10 PM, "cmcgarr1957 <casey@...>" ... Our non-magnetic bases have sold well among letterpress printers because they offer easy,...
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Harold Kyle
boxcarpress
Mar 4, 2003 2:31 pm
I didn't mean to send the last message without the URL for our customers' comments: http://www.boxcarpress.com/platemaking/comments.html I also intended to...
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joelsherman5000
Mar 5, 2003 11:02 pm
Hello, This is Joel Sherman, the print lab tech at UCSB, working with Harry Reese. Some of you may be interested in the process we've been using here for...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Mar 9, 2003 7:02 am
Joel Thanks for posting this. Harry had sent me something previously, but mentioned you would be finishing up a more precise description. Bit surprised about...
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mark baisi
abstractprinting@...
Mar 9, 2003 5:43 pm
Hi, I have been shooting negs on a "doctored"; Screen Autocompinca camera for the past couple of months. The last few negs I developed came out good but the ...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Mar 11, 2003 3:00 am
If anyone is interested in this, or knows of someone who would be, contact information follows. I think Aliso Viejo is near Long Beach? Gerald Terrell, Joshua...
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Joel D. Sherman
joelsherman5000
Mar 11, 2003 9:07 pm
Hi Gerald, This process seems to work pretty well for text. I can't say they match the quality of negatives made on an imagesetter. The process is still being ...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Mar 14, 2003 7:11 am
I recently printed a line illustration by Dwiggins and he inadvertently gave me the opportunity to insert some very tiny type (about 2 pt) within certain...
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Michael Andrews
poetmik
Mar 14, 2003 8:16 pm
Hello Trying to find a home for a Vandercook 232 proof press. It is a huge machine that requires space, 220 volts and will be expensive to move. I would like...
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Katie Harper
ktnharper
Mar 17, 2003 12:17 am
I seem to remember a discussion awhile back about some people who were experimenting with laser cutting as a way to get relief plates, as opposed to polymer....
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Bryan Hutcheson
printanarchist
Mar 17, 2003 12:24 am
Katie Most cad programs will read asci encoded eps files as long as everything is converted to outlines. I used to layout extensive dies for clamshell ...
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Silver MayKitten
maykitten1
Mar 17, 2003 12:36 am
I have used sign cutting laser tables for cutting wood blocks with good effect. Modern signmaking software allows excellent control of countour and depth of...
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joefreedman
sarabandepress
Mar 17, 2003 1:21 am
... Katie, We have a couple laser cutters including one 50 watt machine that cuts through 1/4 cherry hardwood very easily. I did at one point try imaging a...
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David Goodrich
dlgoodrich2000
Mar 17, 2003 2:56 am
The laser process doesn't seem like a practical alternative to photopolymer for creating new text plates from computer files, but it sounds as if it could be...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Mar 17, 2003 4:04 am
Hi David When we had originally discussed this that was a suggestion of mine. I think it would work well for this purpose. But as others have mentioned it is...
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Fritz Klinke
nagraph81433
Mar 17, 2003 5:34 am
I don't know the details, but flexo printers use such a system for cutting relief plates in rubber. I just talked to one this past week who called for ...
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joefreedman
sarabandepress
Mar 17, 2003 12:22 pm
Gerald, ... Our rate is much cheaper but I'm not sure about sign guys in general. I think $75 to $80 is about right. ... You still need an outline. If the...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Mar 17, 2003 8:12 pm
Joe If you are making this available as a service would you like me to place entries in the Links section and the Database? Like your website, and the free...
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Wells Book Arts Center
wellsbookart...
Mar 18, 2003 3:59 pm
The Wells College Book Arts Center is pleased to announce that Suzanne Moore will present this spring's Susan Garretson Swartzburg '60 Memorial Book Arts ...
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Katie Harper
ktnharper
Mar 18, 2003 4:22 pm
I know this isn't strictly related to photo polymer, but I need to replace my century-old Challenge guillotine paper cutter, and am looking for ...
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Silver MayKitten
maykitten1
Mar 18, 2003 6:11 pm
I highly recomend Baum's 31½" cutter. http://www.baumfolder.com/cut315.html I purchased one for my instant print bindery about six months ago, and have...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Mar 18, 2003 7:42 pm
Brian Allen has graciously sent us a pdf of his article from _Ampersand_ (Quarterly Journal of the Pacific Center for the Book Arts). This was originally...
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Steve Jackman
santaj672
Mar 19, 2003 5:38 am
Did anyone else have this problem? When I downloaded the pdf of Brian Allen's article, Adobe Acrobat reported an "Internal Error" in the file, and some of the...
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Carole Aldrich
caldrich45
Mar 19, 2003 4:00 pm
Hi all I had the same problem. Since pdf if the native file format of Adobe Illustrator, I opened the file in Illustrator (you have to do this one page at a...
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shermanprint
Mar 19, 2003 6:01 pm
Hi I still haven't found the article by Brian. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks. Scott...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Mar 19, 2003 8:28 pm
I have the same problem with the pdf. I think this may be an improper link to an illustration (or two?) in the application that the pdf was generated from, and...
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Charles Sweitzer
chassweitzer
Mar 19, 2003 10:42 pm
I Had the same problem with the download, I am running Windows ME. The text came out as black bars Steve Jackman <santaj672@...> wrote:Did anyone else...
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L.A. Book Arts, Inc
bookman90035
Mar 19, 2003 11:06 pm
downloaded and opened perfect. Acrobat 5 on MAc(Os 10.2.4) charles mohr...
