Hi there folks- This might be old hat to some of you, but I discovered it myself last night and had never heard of such a thing before: This would only work...
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bluebarnhouse
Jun 2, 2004 3:46 pm
I should also add that this method saves both time on having to do color separations and conserves both negative and plate material (and therefor dollars). ...
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Luc
a53rty
Jun 2, 2004 4:06 pm
Hello Brandon, Here's a link to information and galleries of photopolymer intaglio printing: http://www.artbag.dk/ge/uk/index.html Cheers, Luc Van Quickenborne...
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Peter Fraterdeus
pfraterdeus
Jun 2, 2004 4:07 pm
Wood block / engravers do this with a single block, printing the full block, then destructively cutting away at the block for each color, so that by the end,...
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Kim Vanderheiden
painted_tongue
Jun 2, 2004 4:19 pm
Thank you Gerald! I do move back and forth from grayscale to bitmap in Photoshop to get the editing capabilities and ultimately the final product that I'm...
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Kathleen Burch
burchtypo
Jun 9, 2004 9:03 pm
APHA-NorCal* invites you to a special tour of the facilities of both M&H Type & the Arion Press in San Francisco Saturday, June 12 at 11 am Not included on any...
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RICHARD HORRIGAN
PROTEANPRESS@...
Jun 10, 2004 12:21 am
Thanks for the reminder; we will be up at my daughter's in Humboldt. Terry...
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bryan@...
printanarchist
Jun 10, 2004 4:16 pm
So I'm down in Boston today moving a windmill out of a shop to my studio...I see a few drawers of wood type and ask "Where did that come from?"...the offset...
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Peter Fraterdeus
pfraterdeus
Jun 10, 2004 5:02 pm
Where's the dump!?!?!? Although I have to say I think that's more honorable than selling it off five letters at a time on ebay ;-) P ... -- AzByCx DwEvFu...
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interrobangl...
Jun 10, 2004 5:22 pm
where was that? --...
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Gene Valentine
hawk72938
Jun 11, 2004 5:41 pm
Woodtype being thrown in the trash reminds me of a similar incident: I responded to an ad once where the seller was trying to get rid of a load of Armenian...
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rxchow
Jun 12, 2004 4:39 am
I have a vexing problem. I'm printing labels whose text is knocked-out (reversed) and my results are far less than optimal because of the requisite heavy ink...
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typetom2003
Jun 12, 2004 5:17 am
Hi Roderick, You don't mention what kind of paper you are printing. Perhaps a different paper would work, but one likely solution is to dampen the paper....
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Jun 12, 2004 7:58 am
Roderick Were your plates exposed "lean" (less exposure) for the solid or more of a "medium" exposure for the type? You might need to run lean to allow for a...
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michael babcock|inter...
interrobangl...
Jun 12, 2004 3:42 pm
try doping your ink with van son smoothlith. it allows better coverage with less ink. particularly helpful on toothy stocks. strathmore pastelle comes to mind....
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joeleoleol
Jun 14, 2004 5:52 am
At risk of stating the obvious, orient the form so that the cylinder is parallel to the shorter dimension of the solid area. The pressure is distributed in a...
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Mark Wilden
MarkWilden
Jun 14, 2004 6:18 am
From: "Printer" <dep.letterpress@...> ... That's interesting. As a relative newbie, I was thinking the opposite - turn the form so the long side is...
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Kathleen Whalen
grahamoss
Jun 14, 2004 8:59 am
... Thats exactly what I have just discovered printing a decorated paper sheet on the SP15 for use as the paper side of a book cover. Turning the plate so its...
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Harold Kyle
boxcarpress
Jun 14, 2004 12:48 pm
... I tried this once a while ago. My shop's climate at the time was very different than the climate of the offset shop I used. I couldn't hold register...
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J Wilkson
jennywilkson
Jun 15, 2004 3:25 am
Summer Letterpress Events at the School of Visual Concepts, Seattle www.svcseattle.com (206) 623-1560 Hatch Show Print Poster Workshop July 14 What do you...
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Ken Botnick
kbotnick@...
Jun 15, 2004 5:45 pm
Could someone, if not the printer himself, furnish Brad Hutchinson's email address for me? Thanks Ken Botnick...
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John Sullivan
sfprinter2000
Jun 16, 2004 3:05 am
D.A.R.E. for printers? D.A.R.E. is a program for teaching kids to say no to drugs. The program tries to help the person define who they are and then assert...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Jun 16, 2004 8:59 am
John The metaphor threw me at first but I guess I pretty much agree. I offer a certain kind of service. Period. I'm not interested in printing or typographic...
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Kim Vanderheiden
painted_tongue
Jun 16, 2004 8:49 pm
Howdy group! & Hey John Sullivan, I didn't know you were part of this list. I can ask you and everyone else the same question at the same time. So I've been...
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arizonaprinter
Jun 16, 2004 9:08 pm
the preassure adjustment oh the windmill acts more like a clam shell so you should play around with the packing a little more. We have don jobs on our large...
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arizonaprinter
Jun 16, 2004 9:18 pm
Sorry for the double send but read page 49 of the manual it will shed light onto this. the preassure adjustment oh the windmill acts more like a clam shell so...
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John Sullivan
sfprinter2000
Jun 16, 2004 9:28 pm
Not an ad for BoxCar bases but! Have you tried rotating your base with the plate 180 to see if the problem follows your mag base and mounting system? This is...
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Bryan Hutcheson
printanarchist
Jun 16, 2004 10:43 pm
Underlay ? Build up by maybe .001" behind the base?...
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joeleoleol
Jun 17, 2004 1:10 am
Hi John, I'd like to hear the story of the Windex, the Boxcar Base and the Metal-Backed Plate! Thanks, Joel Joel Benson Dependable Letterpress San Francisco...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Jun 17, 2004 7:57 am
A blog that is always worth the occasional look see Daidala: Words on Letters examines the Janson types http://daidala.com/ Also, several entries down is an...
