Hi all- I'm new to the list, and I'm unsure if this question has already been raised. Has anyone considered the validity of a single light source? I know that...
... marnie and list, first of all, please correct me if i am spreading misinformation. my understanding is that letterpress polymer plates tolerate about 150...
<< fonts that do not require letterpress configuration >> I am not sure what is meant by this phrase. Anyone care to explain in a few words? Is this a...
Please join us for an open house at Otis Lab Press this Sunday, January 13, 2002, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm See our letterpress printing studio and learn more about ...
Dear PPL members I'm in the midst of writing an article on digital typefaces that work well with P2 based on a "certain" letterpress affinity. The article will...
Hullo folks - I am a new member from Scotland where I have a letterpress and engraving buiness and for 20 years have been using cold type (that I still use) I...
Hi Tim, There has been some discussion on this list already that you might find in the archives. . . I hand-process all of my plates and it works great for me,...
Happy New Year. I would like to use polymer plates with my platen press, but am confused about the different backings for the plates. Is there something I can...
Dear Moderator, I'm looking to buy a Vandercook proof press that is functional or easily made so and that can print an image 14" by 22". I am in Houston,...
A reminder, for those who havn't yet been tempted. Founder's Caslon Text and Display are available from www.hwcaslon.com at a 10% discount until the end of the...
Harry--This is going out today. We don't find you in the computer, though we do have UCSB as an open account. Who is purchasing this? If it is a personal ...
Oops, didn't check to see what the return address was on Harry's message to me concerning Hostmann-Steinberg ink Regarding check printing, I print one of the...
Dear PPLetterpress folks, I would like to know more about using photopolymer with an iron handpress. What type of bases have folks used in this regard? The...
Dear list: Please accept my apologies for sending out what I thought was a personal note of inquiry to the entire list. I'm sure you all have no interest in my...
In response to Gerald's query. . . I am very interested in any and all ink talk and how it relates to polymer. I use a lot of Van Son rubber-base inks, which...
forgive my ignorance, but i don't get this. what is the purpose of the rule? doesn't it print somewhere, on tympan or paper? why do rollers need support? ...
Greetings everyone: I have heard murmurings on several occasions over the past couple of years about the impending demise of photopolymer as it is used in the ...
PPLetterpress group, I have been using the Hostman Steinberg 8 KYX 21583-SS Special matte black for hand inking on handset type, with dampened paper, on an...
In May of 2001 I attended a trade show called The Supply Side, held in New York concurrently with the National Stationery Show. One exhibitor was Bauer...
Dear Ger-- I cannot get the page below to display. Nor have I had any luck with Cary's address (I get the message "file cannot be found"); maybe it's my...
Just wondering if anyone had heard of or used one of these exposure units. A3 sized and able to do both photopolymer and metal plates. Looks like they were...
There have been a number of offline inquiries about this so here it is: Yes, the second edition of _Printing digital type on the hand-operated flatbed cylinder...
Hi, I have a small cast iron hand press (6 x 9). It has "Baltimore No.14" cast into the operating arm, but I can't find any other markings on it. Does anyone...
PPL At the request of a PPL member, a while back I posted a bit over a Book_Arts-L on digital typefaces that worked straight out of the can, i.e, did not need...
Well-known east coast painter Linda Aiello is making a name for herself on the west coast where she has relocated, already winning awards for her outstanding...
Can anyone recommend a polymer-plate maker in the UK, who'd be able to accept a digital file and provide very speeeedy turn-around on an A5 plate -- at...
Just wondering if anyone had used this Posjet stuff as opposed to laser based negatives. It's basically a treated acetate that you feed through the bubblejet...
Hi PPLetterpress,
Just a short note to say hello and introduce myself. Living in Bondi, Sydne= y. Been involved in printing in one way or another for 18...
Dianne Longley of The Print Studio has a book titled _Printmaking with Photopolymer Plates_ www.printstudio.com.au Very alt. Photographic presentation of the...
