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Julie Larson
julielarson42
Jan 8, 2008 2:26 pm
Although I have not tried to print letterpress on the Epson Watercolor stock, I have printed several hundred sheets of it through my Epson. It is thin for...
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Paul Romaine
promaine2
Jan 8, 2008 3:08 pm
In the US there is a high-end archival paper from Crane called Museo Max suitable for printing high end archival inkjets if you're using permanent inks. For...
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Peter Fraterdeus
pfraterdeus
Jan 8, 2008 5:44 pm
Hi Graham! Thanks so much for the compliment! Indeed, it's "Perpetua"; ala OS X, through the photopolymer sieve. I think my plate was a wee bit over exposed....
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David Goodrich
dlgoodrich2000
Jan 8, 2008 11:11 pm
Barbara, The answer to your question may depend on what you are trying to do. If you are trying to print a real photograph via ink-jet plus letterpress text on...
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Barbara Hauser
seagazer1948
Jan 9, 2008 7:26 pm
Hello David and everyone, Thanks so much for the advice so far. The research one must do just to choose paper is one of the many hidden costs in these...
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autumnmichellefoote
autumnmichel...
Jan 11, 2008 6:00 pm
Hi Barbara, I can send you some papers that I have around. If you want to email me directly, autumnmichellefoote@... and I can sen you some samples. I...
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Barbara Hauser
seagazer1948
Jan 13, 2008 5:54 pm
Thanks so much, Michelle, for the kind offer to send me some sample paper. I will take you up on it if I can't get a comprehensive sample pack from an Epson...
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Mark Knuden
mknudsenatjps
Jan 15, 2008 5:09 pm
I am seeking information about a Challenge Proof Press. It is a 1528KA. I presume the 1528 is the bed dimension. Can anyone tell me what the KA stands for?...
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nagraph1
Jan 16, 2008 8:18 am
I am pleased to announce a letterpress intensive to be held over President's Day weekend in February in Denver, Colorado for instruction in either the ...
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psymon3031
Jan 16, 2008 6:09 pm
From the Challenge catalog from the early sixties, the bed size for a similar (the difference is only in the base) 15KA model is 14.5 X 23.5. The catalog does...
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Peter Fraterdeus
pfraterdeus
Jan 17, 2008 3:32 am
I last made a plate about a week or so ago. Everything was, well, perfect, as far as my expectations.... However, tonight, I'm working with negatives of very...
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Jessica Spring
vandercook2001
Jan 17, 2008 4:49 am
I have the same problem, and resolve it by placing the peeled off sheet of acetate/mylar (which is the same size) underneath the unexposed plate. This seems to...
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jason@...
greenboathouse
Jan 17, 2008 4:57 am
Hi Peter, Sorry to do this on-list, but I sent you an email via the form on your website and just wanted to see if it arrived safely. If not, please let me...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Jan 17, 2008 7:02 am
Peter I have never heard of this phenomenon regarding the vacuum lines before and can't imagine what is causing it (what kind of plates are you using?) but in...
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Mel
the_melzer
Jan 17, 2008 3:42 pm
Jim, I have a 15KP and you are right, the power inking is really nice! It's a nice press but I wish it had the skew adjustment that the Vandercooks all seem to...
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Casey McGarr
cmcgarr1957
Jan 17, 2008 3:47 pm
One of my presses is a Challenge 15MP, it's a great press, very similar to the Vandercook SP15. My only trouble with it is making sure the rollers stay...
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Peter Fraterdeus
pfraterdeus
Jan 18, 2008 2:46 am
Greetings all! What's the depth of the deep-relief base? I note that the plates are .060, so the base should be .918-.060= .858 or perhaps .855 with .003 for...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Jan 18, 2008 7:01 am
Peter The film adhesive supplied by Boxcar, which I would recommend, is 4 mil. A wood base can deceive you. Photopolymer is quite sensitive to any changes in...
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Peter Fraterdeus
pfraterdeus
Jan 18, 2008 5:47 pm
Hi Gerald ... Thanks for the info on the Boxcar adhesive. I inherited a big roll of the stuff with the blue non-stick, not sure if it was from Boxcar though....
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Jan 19, 2008 4:02 am
Peter It was just a notation. Wood is obviously not as dense as aluminum and is subject to swelling, shrinkage, warping, etc. That's all. Why not just buy the...
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Paul Moxon
v918man
Jan 19, 2008 5:01 pm
Casey: The bearing blocks on the 15MP (identical to that on the Vandercook SP15) should locked by a socket head cap screw tightened by a hex (aka Allen)...
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lisa rappoport
cocoasnout
Jan 19, 2008 5:58 pm
A friend asked if I could print with black light-reactive inks, so that the result would look like white on white or similar in daylight, but be vivid when...
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Bill Denham
printermanpoet
Jan 19, 2008 6:12 pm
Talk about "blast" . . . that'd sure be a "blast," huh? Sorry, got no idea, myself--just have to wait along with you and see what turns up . . . Bill lisa...
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David McNamara
dmichael7
Jan 19, 2008 7:35 pm
I know there's a glow in the dark ink out there. Not sure how that would react to blacklight, but might be a decent lead. Gans was the maker, I believe. __ ...
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Casey McGarr
cmcgarr1957
Jan 20, 2008 3:48 am
Paul. I have had this press for 7 years and have overlooked that Allen Hex screw. I can not believe I have overlooked that in all these years. You have made my...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Jan 20, 2008 8:27 am
Casey I would tighten those screws only very finger tight. Locking them down doesn't really resolve the problem (of the rollers constantly going out of...
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Jamison Hiner
jhiner1978
Jan 20, 2008 4:30 pm
I'm sick of Kinkos messing up my jobs. Im looking for a way to score some cards. I will either purchase a simple machine or do it on my press. Is there some...
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Warren Gailbreath, Jr.
swfinishing
Jan 20, 2008 5:38 pm
Contact Fritz at NA Graphics. He has scoring Matrix and rule. I am sure he can direct you accordingly on how to utilize it and get great results. I score using...
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Peter Fraterdeus
pfraterdeus
Jan 20, 2008 6:00 pm
Fritz, I'll be interested in this as well. Thx Peter ... -- AzByCx DwEvFu GtHsIr JqKpLo MnNmOl PkQjRi ShTgUf VeWdXc YbZa&@ {ARTQ: Help stop in-box bloat!...
