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I am wondering if this is the one Don Black has for sale? If so, I have one like it. They are nice presses! Here are the things that you will find limiting. ...
Al this talk of proof presses has me wondering-has anyone done die cutting on a cylinder proof press? My wife's business involves making paper and die cutting...
Say, Gerald, do you know if the black light tubes F25T8/18 and F25T8/350BL/18 are interchangeable, for the purpose of exposing photopolymer plates? Both are...
Hello all....I found a press for sale that is a Challenge table top 14 X 18 proof press. Has anyone had experience with this press - I would like to print...
Hi, A while ago, someone wrote in that you should throw away fuzzy old lead type, and also throw away the case that it was in. If you find an empty case for...
I am gearing up to buy a paper cutter. I use my current one about 2 times a week, but I would like to be able to cut an inch (or so) thick of paper very...
About three weeks ago, after making some pp plates of images my students are using for their projects, I noticed that the lines seemed much thicker than usual...
We also sell quite a few cutters, presses, etc, check our website Norman Hicks Brothers Printing Equipment 582 6th Street San Francisco, California 94103-4708 ...
Hi, I just ordered a tabletop model from the source below. You can search their sit, call them and they can will give you the numbers for each manufacturer on...
Gerald, Through the web of rumor, I just heard that you said that some people don't wash or clean their type at all. After printing, I mean a cycle of inking...
Does anyone know how to get an embossed (raised) effect from a polymer plate? I'm trying to figure out how to print a one-sided business card and have the...
I must come to Geralds defense. If anyone is persnickity about type or operating a press, Gerald is. I once cleaned up a polymer plate using the wrong rags and...
I have the remains of the late Glenn Simpson's book collection for sale. Many of you saw these at the Wayzgoose in Oklahoma City. For the most part these books...
Hi, everybody, Is there a source for type-high wood blocks or lino-cuttable surfaces that you could use to make sorts or decorative caps or whatever? Thanks, ...
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Hi.. I am very new to printing. Can you help me to understand about negative preparation and cylinder setting in laminate or label printing? Regards, Sujesh ...
Hey everyone, I just completed a big revision of the Letterpress Printers of the World website. I didn't change any of the formats or content, but I did...
we've had a letterpress business offered to us but lack the funds and so we're looking for lenders. does anyone have any experience with a bank or private...
A few weeks ago, someone posted a message asking about a typeface that turned out to be Venus. (It was on a CD label). The first email mentioned a couple of...
I have seen Gerald's paper dampening contraption...it is wonderful hooks, springs, seals and all! After a bunch of times trying to build one, I went to Target...
Hi, all, Is the skill of inking metal type the same as that for polymer plates? I ask because if I take a letterpress class it will probably be all or mostly...
Hi, everyone -- Do you have any opinions on the Ludlow typecaster? I found one for sale but I don't know if I want to go that way/spend that much. I'm not...
Gerald, Do you have a different variety of lead? Over here lead oxide is either yellow (litharge) or red (red lead) the white stuff is a mixture of carbonate,...
Do all you guys coat your type with kerosene or oil when you're not using it? It seems like a good idea but very smelly and poisonous. Are there other more...
Hello, I'm interested in finding someone who can offer one-on-one instruction on letterpress printing. I recently acquired a CMC Superior press and have been...
Lynne I'd assume that if the inking problem is random, that it will occur on one sheet but not the next, or will shift around, that yes, the paper might not be...
Hi, If one found a type shop going out of business, is there any way to tell if their type is relatively undamaged and sharp by just looking at it, or do you...
