Are there any "rules of thumb" for pricing foundry type? (Enschede and Stephenson Blake especially) Thanks Joe...
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John G. Henry
author50401
Apr 20, 2007 2:19 pm
Having managed a company which produced both litho and letterpress plates, I can tell you there were different titles for the two functions. The Litho plates...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Apr 20, 2007 7:18 am
Hi Eric I can understand the argument. On the other hand, every month I order boxes of manufactured "plates" and what I do with them is, like every other...
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parallel_imp
Apr 19, 2007 5:42 pm
... Gerald, it seems to me that photopolymer relief platemaking is closer in workflow and terminology to offset lithographic platemaking than to traditional...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Apr 19, 2007 6:52 am
I was asked today which of the terms, plate processing or platemaking, was the correct usage. I'm not sure. I've used them interchangeably depending upon...
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Pat Vining
patvining
Apr 19, 2007 2:13 am
I am also interested. Can you send me the price as well? Thanks so much, Pat Vining Vining Design 32416 Coast Highway Laguna Beach, CA 92651 PH: 949-715-3110 ...
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Judi Behr
judipaper
Apr 18, 2007 9:14 pm
I am interested in the equipment. Do you have a price? Judi Hanna Wood McConaghy <hannaw@...> wrote: Hi Warren, It's Hanna in Pasadena, CA Probably...
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Hanna Wood McConaghy
woodnjones
Apr 18, 2007 6:47 pm
Hi Warren, It's Hanna in Pasadena, CA Probably too far to transport cabinets, but if you are interested. Please do let me know. Hanna...
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Warren Gailbreath, Jr.
swfinishing
Apr 18, 2007 4:50 pm
I am not sure if your H. Wood refers to Hollywood or if it's your name. Which Pasadena is it located in, California, Texas or Maryland? Thanks. Warren...
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woodnjones
Apr 18, 2007 4:25 pm
Pasadena High School seeks good home for letterpress stone complete with galleys and furniture and two type cabinets with double slant tops. See posted photos...
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Pat Vining
patvining
Apr 15, 2007 10:41 pm
I think this is the link you are looking for: http://www.typeculture.com/academic_resource/movies/ Pat Vining ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Beverly Dittberner
bannenvelope
Apr 15, 2007 6:30 pm
Dan, This is a You tube video of a man at a trade show - is this it? Linotype Machine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRYxOs1oCRY Bev Full Circle Press ... Bev...
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Dan Allen
deallen05
Apr 15, 2007 3:42 pm
Thank you for all of the suggestions. None were the clip that I was searching for but there were some great new links, thanks! ...
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parallel_imp
Apr 14, 2007 5:20 pm
... trucks ... that they ... if they ... The folks who advocate trucks smaller than rollers probably haven't done much printing of photoplymer plate on a...
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David Goodrich
dlgoodrich2000
Apr 13, 2007 9:13 pm
It sounds as if your underlying problem is that your new rollers and trucks are not the same diameter. There are two schools of thought: one that they should...
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Eileen Madden
emadden1@...
Apr 13, 2007 7:39 pm
http://www.archive.org/details/Printing1947 I should have waited to post before. . . . ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Eileen Madden
emadden1@...
Apr 13, 2007 7:37 pm
I think you might mean the Prelinger Archive? http://www.archive.org/details/prelinger ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Jessica Spring
vandercook2001
Apr 13, 2007 6:36 pm
I'd also recommend the Twilight Zone episode with Burgess Meredith called "Printer's Devil" to see a linotype in action. --Jessica ... Jessica Spring ...
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Norman L McKnight
normanmcknight
Apr 13, 2007 5:51 pm
I googled "Linotype film" & found the following link: www.typeculture.com/academic_resource/movies/ It has short films on Linotype, Ludlow & Monotype. I don't...
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John G. Henry
author50401
Apr 13, 2007 5:09 pm
I wonder if the rollers are depending on contact with the image form to begin turning. I have a press with rollers not "keyed" to the trucks, and I find that...
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Dan Allen
deallen05
Apr 13, 2007 1:49 pm
I lost the link to a great video of a man working at a linotype machine. ( I think he was at some sort of trade show or something.) It was also on youtube but...
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typetom@...
typetom2003
Apr 12, 2007 8:40 pm
Hi, The tape added to the track is raising the rollers so they do not hit the type so hard. A pale spot on the surface of the type is indication that the ...
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mlcassid
Apr 12, 2007 7:45 pm
It seems to be working now...I have 8 total layers of tape and I also managed to remove some ink. Now, the print is coming out even and clean. I didn't have...
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mlcassid
Apr 12, 2007 7:10 pm
I've added several more layers of tape to the rails and it's improved a bit each time. It's as if the "ghost" has moved up and up and up with each piece of...
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Peter Fraterdeus
pfraterdeus
Apr 12, 2007 6:59 pm
... Aha! That's a different story, indeed. I wonder if the actual impression is the lighter color, and the dark is the excess ink? Cheers! PF ... -- AzByCx...
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mlcassid
Apr 12, 2007 6:15 pm
Peter, Thanks for all the great information! My suspicion is that I put a bit too much ink on the press.I also think I need another layer or two of tape. As...
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Peter Fraterdeus
pfraterdeus
Apr 12, 2007 5:59 pm
... Hi ML ... yes! Don't suppose you're using Morgan Expansion trucks? worth every penny... ... Interesting. I often do this on purpose, since I like to use as...
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mlcassid
Apr 12, 2007 5:25 pm
Hello everyone. I'm pretty new to letterpress and have tried to research this issue; but still do not quite have the answers I need so I thought I'd try here....
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Graham and Kathy
grahamoss
Apr 11, 2007 9:14 pm
There was a time here when the Saturday editions of the national newspapers would have pages full of small 'display advertisements' for stuff that seemed as...
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Eileen Callahan
africaomalley
Apr 11, 2007 5:42 pm
Whew! If I knew that folks wanted The Hell Box Divination Tool, upside down and backwards, I would have cashed in a lot sooner. Anyone can feel free to use...
