I never use my type when a client asks for this type of printing, I was printing from photopolymer. I even consulted her on the digital type she used and that...
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Casey McGarr
cmcgarr1957
Feb 20, 2007 6:32 pm
A buddy of mine lives in Seattle, Wa. he sent an email with his Sunday experience. Sunday, I went to a local flea market sale and for the first time I saw...
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Robert E Blesse
bobblesse
Feb 20, 2007 7:24 pm
I thought the meeting was really great. I was rather astounded by the amount of diverse and outstanding work that was shown at the book fair. I made a number...
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J Wilkson
jennywilkson
Feb 21, 2007 6:18 pm
I wish!! Jenny Wilkson School of Visual Concepts (SVC), Seattle ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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typetom@...
typetom2003
Feb 22, 2007 8:28 am
While the following info may run counter to the urge to make plastic, perhaps some polymer printers might have a secret urge to make a dent in lead type. ...
7549
letterpress_man
Feb 22, 2007 5:25 pm
I am looking for an operators manual for a Polimero A4 or something close that would work. A copy, pdf, or a website with info would work. Thanks Rick...
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chelsea parker
piecemeal.press
Feb 22, 2007 6:21 pm
greetings. i am just wondering if anyone has any connections in eugene, oregon or near enough for work. I am looking for a new job, and would like it to be...
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Susan Angebranndt
ebaybabette22
Feb 22, 2007 7:18 pm
"Ampersand" is the quarterly journal of the Pacific Center for the Book Arts (PCBA). It has articles about all aspects of the book arts, from historical...
7552
Charles D. Jones
charlesd.jones
Feb 23, 2007 7:45 pm
Hello, I have such a machine. What do you need to know? It is pretty basic, vacum -expose-wash out and dry. NA Graphics should have information, I bought our...
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rick smith
repairman46052
Feb 23, 2007 11:11 pm
Charlie I think the bigest question I have is setting the brush height as I took them out to clean them and they were not set right to start with. Thanks Rick ...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Feb 24, 2007 6:41 am
Rick The only manual I have ever seen in regard to setting brush height is the A&V Orbital X. Every other that I've seen just indicate "brushes preset at...
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Rick Shearer
letterpress_man
Feb 24, 2007 2:31 pm
Gerald I got this machine used and where it came from they didn't clean it very well or lnow how to run it. I am in the process of taking it apart and cleaning...
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Warren Gailbreath, Jr.
swfinishing
Feb 24, 2007 3:07 pm
I wanted to follow up my post from a few weeks ago, about the handset type that was available in San Angelo. It's good news. The owner managed to sell it to a...
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Casey McGarr
cmcgarr1957
Feb 24, 2007 3:37 pm
Warren, I bought my Challenge 15MP out in San Angelo from Talley Printing. Was that the same place? Casey iLP...
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Warren Gailbreath, Jr.
swfinishing
Feb 24, 2007 5:08 pm
Casey: No, Talley Printing is who put me in touch with the man that had this type. It's the same man I bought the Model 14 and a C & P OS 10 x 15 hand feed...
7559
Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Feb 26, 2007 4:33 am
Rick On most machines that I have seen they are adjustable, but I don't know that you want to do that. Likely cause more problems than it could solve. I have a...
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Ian Bristow
ductormanpap...
Feb 27, 2007 4:58 am
Rick I have a Polimero A5, probably very similar. It is not very clean either but does the job. However I do think my brushes need to be lowered because when I...
7561
Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Feb 27, 2007 7:32 am
Ian If your polyester-backed plates are sliding off the (non-magnetic) sticky mounting rubber that might because the rubber isn't dry when the plates are...
7562
bellky6030
Feb 27, 2007 8:58 am
I know this isn't plate related, but it is letterpress. Can anyone point me toward a place to have steel rule cutting dies made? We do a lot of die cutting and...
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Rick Shearer
letterpress_man
Feb 27, 2007 12:46 pm
Gerald Vinegar seems to be a good agent for cleaning off old polymer. I have been using it to clean the brushes on this machine. I thought I was going to have...
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Lance Williams
lwwill7999
Feb 27, 2007 12:55 pm
Dave, Don't know where you are located, but we use MICON Steel Rule Die in West Springfield, MA. They are very good, reasonable, and fast. And, these days...
7565
bellky6030
Feb 27, 2007 3:59 pm
Thanks, Lance. I'm in Kentucky but my current die maker is in California, so Massachusetts would be an improvement, geographically speaking. I'll give them a...
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ductormanpaperboy
ductormanpap...
Feb 27, 2007 4:45 pm
Thanks Gerald I will try this. Ian ... job. However I do think my brushes need to be lowered because when I try to process plastic plates using the rubber my...
7567
fiddlerleah
Feb 27, 2007 7:39 pm
Hi, My name is Leah Calvert. I live in Atlanta, GA and am in the process of setting up my first letterpress shop. My grandfather has been a printer his hole...
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Robert E Blesse
bobblesse
Feb 27, 2007 11:19 pm
Does anyone know where I can get Optima in foundry type or Monotype? A colleague of mine needs it for a project. Many thanks. -- Bob ...
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wa0dfw@...
wa0dfw
Feb 28, 2007 6:24 am
I really like dealing with Duane Howard - Ozark Country Dies. He does nice, dependable work and mails stuff out promptly. See: http://www.briarpress.org/1866 ...
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SK Polzen
skpolzen
Feb 28, 2007 12:58 pm
Hello everyone, I'm happy to announce that I've finished making my first set of end grain, eastern maple wood type. The typeface is based on Carol Twombly's...
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Graham and Kathy
grahamoss
Feb 28, 2007 1:33 pm
Excellent, and well done Scott. Now, is the fount being offered for sale, and if so what is the fount make-up, is it Anglo-American or Dutch type height, and...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Feb 28, 2007 8:50 pm
Lanston Type Co. March 2007 releases feature 24 new font styles plus a few "Pro" options. You'll find several Frederic Goudy classics and some rare treasures...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Mar 1, 2007 5:41 am
Hi Bob It was good to see you again at CODEX. I'd suggest going digital with Optima but it just doesn't work. Not in OS X. I put together an extensively...
