The heater you can find all over the place, Wallgreens, home depot etc. they are standard home heaters. Before I bought a 24 x30 Vreeland Unit, I used a home...
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Jan Ziegler
jziegler1954
Jun 22, 2003 11:34 pm
Charles, Very good. I think we might have nailed one issue. Not enough heat or time pre post-exposure. I will definately try a new heater. I have read about...
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L.A. Book Arts, Inc
bookman90035
Jun 22, 2003 11:06 pm
Jan, the press is never the problem. ... He only wanted 5 prints anyway. ... Less oilier than any other ink I've seen. I'm a french trained printmaker, so...
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Jan Ziegler
jziegler1954
Jun 22, 2003 10:57 pm
Hi katie, Yes, I tried Pam too, with partial (not every time) success. But I worried about discoloration over time with all that canola oil going into the...
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Jan Ziegler
jziegler1954
Jun 22, 2003 10:53 pm
On sticky PP plates: Thanks Charles, for your help. I have a Takach, so the press was not the problem. And if you drop the whole thing in a water bath that...
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L.A. Book Arts, Inc
bookman90035
Jun 22, 2003 10:34 pm
I had an Artist here for whom I made plates, he brought his own ink -Graphical-Chemical ink - and the paper (BFK) sticked to the plate, I just dropped the...
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Katie Harper
ktnharper
Jun 22, 2003 10:08 pm
Jan: I tried using photopolymer for intaglio a few years ago, and I, too, had a problem with moist paper sticking to the plate after being put through the ...
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Jan Ziegler
jziegler1954
Jun 22, 2003 9:53 pm
Hi Everyone, I have a Theimer point light source that I bought used from a commercial printer. I am currently using photopolymer plates on my etching press and...
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G. Shattenberg
ssss@...
Jun 22, 2003 7:53 pm
Gerald, Thank you for responding. Yes it makes sense and is intriguing. My web site should be updated, as it does not represent current work or domestic...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Jun 20, 2003 6:53 am
... Oh yeah. That is the problem. And then there is the good old "cut and paste" technique generously provided us by digital technology. Man, am I tempted. But...
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The Indian Hill Press
mail@...
Jun 19, 2003 2:17 pm
Gerald: Your experience with the Erbar reminds me of our dealings with Artcraft, a favorite Ludlow face when we do greeting cards. The original Ludlow fonts...
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Mats Broberg
arsimprimis
Jun 19, 2003 1:39 pm
... Bruce, As Paul Romaine outlined in another message to the list - yes, printing from photopolymer adds some density to digital type and is therefore very...
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David Jackson
bigchoupique
Jun 19, 2003 1:25 pm
Hi, Katie. I recognize the title of the book you have recommended. Of course it's on a long list of books that "ought" to be acquired and read. This will push...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Jun 19, 2003 5:19 am
Dan Thanks for this. Looks pretty good. Congrats. I've put a link to this in the UL section here. But for anyone who wants to take an immediate look see: ...
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Katie Harper
ktnharper
Jun 18, 2003 3:53 pm
I'm sure you'll get more responses, but I recommend you check out a book called "Printmaking with the Sun" or something like that (I can't remember the exact...
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David Jackson
bigchoupique
Jun 18, 2003 3:06 pm
At 10:33 AM 6/17/03 -0400, Dan, at Indian Hill Press, explained which way ... Thank you, Dan. I'm gonna stick around, I think. Ed offered an invitation to...
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Fritz Klinke
nagraph81433
Jun 18, 2003 6:24 am
ATF had a program for converting some of its metal faces into their phototype system during the 1950s/60s. I have a large box of that effort and it appears...
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The Indian Hill Press
mail@...
Jun 18, 2003 12:29 am
Gerald: We worked with the Font Bureau to digitize Ludlow's Garamond. (We provided the hot metal proofs; they did the rest.) I can't commend the results, since...
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Bruce Kennett Studio
barncats1234
Jun 17, 2003 8:09 pm
... what i meant here is that the resulting letter as printed by relief onto paper -- what the digital folks were trying to emulate -- was overlooked, and...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Jun 17, 2003 7:23 pm
Bruce ... Well, there would have been no reason to be concerned about it since digital typefaces are not intended to be printed letterpress. ... if you pull...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Jun 17, 2003 6:28 pm
... Greg This is a notion of mine based on what I see are some fundamental differences in letterpress printing with photopolymer or metal in regard to inking...
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Bruce Kennett Studio
barncats1234
Jun 17, 2003 6:27 pm
... may i chime in with the suggestion of sabon? if only because tschichold (sp?) developed it jointly for foundry, monotype and linotype. do i remember this...
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Katie Harper
ktnharper
Jun 17, 2003 3:57 pm
Fritz & Dan: What crazy suggestions! Crazy like a fox, that is! I think the idea of using various typesetting methods is brilliant, actually, if it would not...
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Ed Inman
edinman2001
Jun 17, 2003 2:53 pm
Hi David, My shop is only three hours from you in Jackson, Miss. so if you want to come up for a visit I'll be happy to show you how I make photopolymer ...
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The Indian Hill Press
mail@...
Jun 17, 2003 2:32 pm
Dear David: You are not in the wrong group. Just be patient. There are whole weeks at a time when all people talk about is obscure, arcane theory that only...
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The Indian Hill Press
mail@...
Jun 17, 2003 2:22 pm
Dear Katie: Back when it was still in publication, Bookways printed a fascinating side-by-side comparison of metal and photopolymer type on the same page. ...
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Fritz Klinke
nagraph81433
Jun 17, 2003 2:11 pm
Just a stupid suggestion, but why not use all the possibilities? One chapter printed from polymer, one from Monotype, one from Linotype, and one from hand set....
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David Jackson
bigchoupique
Jun 17, 2003 1:29 pm
Hello, Everyone. I just joined the group a couple of weeks ago and have been reading the messages. I think I may be in the wrong place for what I wanted. I...
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Katie Harper
ktnharper
Jun 17, 2003 1:28 pm
Bryan: I don't know about others, but I for one would be very interested in hearing about the "tricks" you mention below with respect to getting good printing ...
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Paul W Romaine
promaine2
Jun 17, 2003 1:21 pm
Hi Bruce, Welcome to PPL. If you are a Yahoo member, you can visit the PPL website for files, bibliographies and links ...
