I have also been experimenting with a CNC-router to make large size blocks or plates to print from on on my traditional iron handpresses. I can say that this...
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Barbara Hauser
seagazer1948
May 4, 2008 12:50 am
Wow, Erik, I'm impressed! I need to ask what I'm sure will turn out to be a dumb question, though: if the block is to be used for printing, why is it...
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victoria kniering
vjkniering
May 4, 2008 2:29 am
Narbara -- I'd say that may be problematic....unless he's using offset??? Oopsy, very neat machine though....would love to have one of those to play with. ...
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Erik Desmyter
erik_desmyter
May 4, 2008 7:02 am
Barbara, The answer is that this block in beech-wood was only a test on speeds, etc... to learn what the possibilities and limitations are of the beech-wood ...
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briannqueen
May 4, 2008 4:20 pm
Erik, Thank you for posting that video. Do you use the v-bit for all your cutting or do you start with end mills? Also what programs are you using? I have a...
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Erik Desmyter
erik_desmyter
May 4, 2008 9:23 pm
Brian, I normally start with an end mill which works only in X & Y on a depth of for example 5mm and this one takes away most material and does first the rough...
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Joe Freedman
sarabandepress
May 4, 2008 9:37 pm
I've used a program called V-Carve to cut wood on a CNC. Its a great program: easy to use and pretty inexpensive. I can import eps files made on a mac and...
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Lisa Davidson
lisaxdavidson
May 4, 2008 11:13 pm
I can't believe all these printers using steamrollers! When did that start happening? Lisa ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Steve Robison
robisonsteve
May 5, 2008 9:28 am
To All... The San Jose Printers' Guild will be at the PCBA Book Arts and Printers'Fair this coming Saturday, May 10, at Ft. Mason in San Francisco from 9 a.m....
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lamsland
May 5, 2008 1:46 pm
I've been looking into CO2 laser engraving systems. Looks to be a great solution. You could make wood or metal plates. Very precise, lots of control and...
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Mike Carter
mikecarter_au
May 6, 2008 6:20 am
The book "Printing Presses. History and Development from the 15th century to modern times" by James Moran published by the University of California Press in...
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Jan Kellett
dewalden05
May 6, 2008 7:59 pm
The Gutenburg Museum in Mainz, Germany, has a large working wooden press (as well as a copy of Gutenburg's bible). My understanding at the time I visited...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
May 6, 2008 8:48 pm
Jan The Gutenberg Museum's press is a reasonable educated guess at the reconstruction of a wooden common press but it is not known what the earliest of...
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Crispin Elsted
crispinelsted
May 6, 2008 9:17 pm
Dear All, I haven't followed this thread through, so forgive me if someone's already suggested this, but just in case -- has anyone mentioned the wonderful...
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bookartscenter
May 8, 2008 8:16 pm
Don't forget about the Book Arts courses at the Wells Summer Institute. We still have space in all our courses, but some are almost full, so sign up today for...
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kringds
May 8, 2008 11:43 pm
Hi Gerald, I was browsing the archives on dampening paper and came across your post below in which you seem suprised at the dampening of Lettra. Could you tell...
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briannqueen
May 9, 2008 3:23 am
Erik, I was excited to see your post about this new material that was thick enough to be planed down to type high. The website showed what appeared to be a...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
May 9, 2008 7:00 am
Hi Bryan My thinking is that commercial grade papers tend not to respond well to dampening. Primarily because of dominant grain direction and external sizing. ...
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lamsland1@...
lamsland
May 10, 2008 5:10 am
Just had a wild thought, What about Delrin? Plastic metal substitute. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyoxymethylene check out the part about machining. It may...
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Peter Fraterdeus
pfraterdeus
May 10, 2008 5:48 am
Bryan, Gerald, Dampening worked well on the 300gsm Lettra Assuming one is doing single color work, variation in grain doesn't really come into it. Also, even...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
May 10, 2008 6:12 am
Peter Don't know that the other concern was in reference to you, but you might even want to back down to 4 minutes on washout for the Toyobo 152s. It 'll leave...
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Susan Angebranndt
ebaybabette22
May 11, 2008 1:59 am
"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...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
May 11, 2008 6:30 am
Don't know if I put this up here before, probably not. The courses I teach over the summer months are coming up fast so if anyone in the greater Los Angeles...
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jekenney1
May 11, 2008 6:34 am
Actually, Gerald, I've had that same thought. Do you have a course description on that first class? Or do we have to go ALL the way to the Otis website to get...
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jekenney1
May 11, 2008 7:07 am
For those interested, I'm posting this information. I'm sorely tempted, as this area is quite interesting to me, and I'd be looking for a driving partner - or...
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sfprinter
May 12, 2008 12:06 am
We have put the summer schedule up on the web site http://www.logosgraphics.net/ In memory of my Swedish Grandmother I am calling it our Summer Smörgåsbord,...
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Arie Koelewyn
ackme51
May 13, 2008 8:52 pm
Yesterday I sent out a notice of the next meeting of the Michigan Letterpress Guild at my home and printshop. Quickly, but reasonably well printed from hand...
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lamsland
May 14, 2008 5:20 pm
Oh no! Did anyone manage to download these videos? I want to show a pressman at work but. . . . This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by...
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Erik Desmyter
erik_desmyter
May 14, 2008 7:16 pm
... it is still here: http://www.dontpressme.com/video/gutenberg.html Regards, Erik...
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Casey McGarr
cmcgarr1957
May 15, 2008 5:31 pm
Lammy, I have the video but it's about 750MB. Casey iLP...
