The Ladies of Letterpress invite you to join us at the Ladies of
Letterpress Conference, August 2-5, 2012, Asheville NC.

The Ladies of Letterpress is a professional organization of
letterpress printers with over 1500 members worldwide. Building on the
outstanding success of last year’s conference, we are organizing the
second annual Ladies of Letterpress conference for August 2-5, 2012 to
be held in downtown Asheville, North Carolina.

Use it or Lose it: Preservation and Innovation in Letterpress Printing
is the only modern-day conference devoted entirely to letterpress
printing. Plans for the Ladies of Letterpress Conference are well
underway with an impressive lineup of speakers and panelists including
John Barrett (Letterpress Things), Harold Kyle (Boxcar Press), Kat
Feuerstein (Gilah Press), and Laura Zinger, director of the
letterpress documentary Proceed and Be Bold. The Lone Oak Press owner
Abigail Rorer, engraver, book-artist, and printer, will present the
keynote address.

The conference will again focus on topics important to the letterpress
community: how to run a letterpress printing business, working with
stores and retailers, choosing the best paper for the printing
purpose, innovative methods of letterpress printing, and
sustainability in printing practices.  Along with a diverse array of
panel presentations, attendees will enjoy an expanded Printers Fair
and Sponsor Exhibit and networking opportunities, a tour of Asheville
print shops, a screening of the documentary Proceed and Be Bold
followed by a Q&A with Laura Zinger and Amos Kennedy, and even a dance
party where you can show off your best printer-dance moves!

To find out more and to register, please visit our website -
http://www.letterpressconference.com/


--
The Ladies of Letterpress
Dedicated to the proposition that a woman's place is in the print shop.
LetterpressConference.com

Now there are three different companies selling "Chase Bases".
Each will need to be identified by manufacturer in future reference, assuming
nobody has actually trademarked the name, or the lawyers will taking everybody's
profits.
--Eric Holub, SF

There is a new site that provides archival information about the Swiss FAG
presses. Three of my previous students have purchased FAGs. Looks like some
useful information.

http://proofpress.ch/


Gerald
http://BielerPress.blogspot.com

Eric

Yeah, this is extraordinarily odd. Three of them suddenly! I assume no one has
trademarked anything, then again, not that knowledgeable about UK law.

One thing for sure, there is no valid patent on that type of flat base. Similar
ad hoc bases have been made for many, many years.

Gerald

--- In PPLetterpress@yahoogroups.com, "Eric" <Megalonyx@...> wrote:
>
> Now there are three different companies selling "Chase Bases".
> Each will need to be identified by manufacturer in future reference, assuming
nobody has actually trademarked the name, or the lawyers will taking everybody's
profits.
> --Eric Holub, SF
>

Just a note. Yahoo! has removed all the beta apps across the board. All
information that was contained in them is gone.

Gerald
PPL

As far as I can tell the only other significant alternative flatbase, the
Patmag, which Patrick Reagh brought out in 1990/1991 ?, could have been
patented, though I doubt it was. The name was registered, though not
trademarked. I believe these are still available.

Gerald

--- In PPLetterpress@yahoogroups.com, Harold Kyle <harold@...> wrote:
>
> It was 12 years ago that I *thought *I invented a new system of bases, and
> optimistically printed "Patent pending" on the top of the Boxcar Base. But
> shortly thereafter I realized that (in addition to whatever ad hoc systems
> were previously used) BASF had been selling a very similar system for
> decades. It actually comforted me to know that adhesive-on-gridded-aluminum
> was an established solution to mounting plates. Also, that I wouldn't have
> to pay a lawyer to *actually *patent the base. Money was in very short
> supply, as I was learning the hard way that not all aluminum alloys or all
> machinists could manufacture these to the required tolerances.
>
> I eventually removed the "Patent pending" boast from the surface.
> Trademarks are another matter and I'm happy that no other manufacturer has
> coined their base a "Boxcar Base." :)
>
> Thanks
> Harold
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 6:29 AM, Gerald Lange <Bieler@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Eric
> >
> > Yeah, this is extraordinarily odd. Three of them suddenly! I assume no one
> > has trademarked anything, then again, not that knowledgeable about UK law.
> >
> > One thing for sure, there is no valid patent on that type of flat base.
> > Similar ad hoc bases have been made for many, many years.
> >
> > Gerald
> >
> >
> > --- In PPLetterpress@yahoogroups.com, "Eric" <Megalonyx@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Now there are three different companies selling "Chase Bases".
> > > Each will need to be identified by manufacturer in future reference,
> > assuming nobody has actually trademarked the name, or the lawyers will
> > taking everybody's profits.
> > > --Eric Holub, SF
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Boxcar Press
> 509 W. Fayette St. #135
> Syracuse, NY  13204
> www.boxcarpress.com
>

Hey everyone, I'm looking for the correct phillips 8watt replacement bulbs for
an old Polimero A-5 I tried a Hitachi 8 watt black light that fits the machine
but had issues with the back exposure on the KF-95's

any help would be appreciated

Cheers

Ian

Ian

You might be able to find a manual online which would indicate the
correct bulb.

Not sure why you are attempting to back expose KF95s. They don't need
this; they are back exposured during their manufacture, most sheet
photopolymer is.

Gerald


On 7/17/12 3:55 PM, Ian wrote:
> Hey everyone, I'm looking for the correct phillips 8watt replacement bulbs for
an old Polimero A-5 I tried a Hitachi 8 watt black light that fits the machine
but had issues with the back exposure on the KF-95's
>
> any help would be appreciated
>
> Cheers
>
> Ian
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

--- In PPLetterpress@yahoogroups.com, Ian Bristow <ductormanpaperboy@...> wrote:
>
>. . .  As for the manual for the machine I am having a hard time tracking
> one down.

Download
INSTALLATION INSTRUCT#4A0B2.pdf
from
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PPLetterpress/files/%20%20Reference%20materials/

It isn't much, nothing about the bulbs, but it is the only technical sheet I
have ever seen for the Polimero.
--Eric Holub, SF

Rick

You might check the archives here. There might be something.

In regard to the back exposure. I think this is a workaround proffered for the
KF152, not the KF94. The KF152 is a bit soft for its thickness I guess. Not sure
why it is even offered for letterpress applications.

Gerald
http://BielerPress.blogspot.com

--- In PPLetterpress@yahoogroups.com, Ian Bristow <ductormanpaperboy@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Gerald/Rick
>
> I was told by boxcar way back to back expose these for 25 seconds to harden
the back. I was usually ordering the 94 FL but they ran out so I had to get
these.
> It is strange that on the data sheet there is no mention of back exposing?
I'll have to test one out later. As for the manual for the machine I am having a
hard time tracking
> one down. It is very old and I think the company has been out of business for
quite a while. I will try out the Sylvania bulbs as recommended by Rick. The
replacement
> I was trying to use was only 8 watt and these are 25 watts.
>
>
> Thanks for the info!
>
> Cheers
> Ian
>

I managed to get the original bulb type which is Philips TL8W/05 67 Made in Holland. I tried to replace the bulb with a Hitachi F8T5 8 watt bulb.

While the exposure seems to work there is an issue with cleaning all of the polymer (not a clean floor) perhaps these KF 95's do not need the back exposure

after all?? with the original bulbs I have been back exposing and then exposing according to boxcars instructions. Maybe the newer bulbs are more powerful thus causing

this problem to occur. I will test a strip tomorrow without back exposure.

On another note I maybe looking at upgrading the machine. Does anyone know of anywhere to buy a reasonably priced platemaker. I do not have any contracts with apple

or anything like that so something used or refurbished would be great.

Thanks again for all of the advice so far!!

Thank you very much, Steve. I think this is the film I'm going to show my
friends when they wonder what exactly it is that I do.

Barbara

--- In PPLetterpress@yahoogroups.com, Steve Robison <robisonsteve@...> wrote:
>
> (cross posted to a few letterpress lists)
>
>
>
> Here's a nice little letterpress clip I came across today
>
> http://vimeo.com/35688592#
>
> It loads a bit slowly, so if you're impatient you can click the "HD" symbol
off and it will load faster in lower resolution
>
>
>
> Steve Robison
> The Robison Press
> Belmont, California (about 25 miles south of San Francisco)
>
> robisonsteve@...
>

Otis College of Art & Design's Continuing Education with hold its Fall 2012 Open
House on Sunday, August 19th, 1–3 P.M. at Goldsmith Campus, 9045 Lincoln Blvd.,
Los Angeles, (Westchester).

This Fall the Project-based Studio Letterpress course will be offered on
Sundays.

10 weeks. Sunday afternoon, 1:30–4:30.
September 9–November 11, 2012.


Other Otis courses offered are:

Digital Letterpress
10 weeks. Saturday afternoon, 1:30–4:30.
September 8–November 10, 2012.

Introduction to Letterpress
10 weeks. Thursday night, 7–10.
September 13–November 15, 2012.


Gerald
http://BielerPress.blogspot.com

It's lovely, isn't it? Dreamy on a hot summer day!

Hanna

Hanna Wood McConaghy

hannaw@...

On Jul 21, 2012, at 11:50 AM, Barbara Hauser wrote:

 

Thank you very much, Steve. I think this is the film I'm going to show my friends when they wonder what exactly it is that I do.

Barbara

--- In PPLetterpress@yahoogroups.com, Steve Robison <robisonsteve@...> wrote:
>
> (cross posted to a few letterpress lists)
>
>
>
> Here's a nice little letterpress clip I came across today
>
> http://vimeo.com/35688592#
>
> It loads a bit slowly, so if you're impatient you can click the "HD" symbol off and it will load faster in lower resolution
>
>
>
> Steve Robison
> The Robison Press
> Belmont, California (about 25 miles south of San Francisco)
>
> robisonsteve@...
>