Wrenches, suckers, hoses, & gauge pins oh my!
We have weird stuff in our drawers!
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Tag Archives: commercial letterpress
Still life in the printshop
Scrumptious.
Paper Feeding
See how far the top of the paper stack is away from the holes and springy fingers? That’s a good space for smooth sheet feeding. Keep the stack rising at this constant rate depending on paper thickness, amount of air blast, angle of suckers and where air blast fluffs up the stack and you’re in business as a smooth operator.
Field trip to Platemaking
Greg peels a plate off the washout unit on the platemaker. In the water are brushes that have taken off non-inking areas of the plate.
Bon Apetit
It’s always fun to see what’s on the menu. The fine printing no doubt makes it taste even more delicious.
Smocktacular
Fun with Diecutting
This is Smock’s Plymouth diecut shape on ivory 1-ply bamboo paper. Even a stack of stripped out sheets is fun to look at and play with – but only for a minute, there’s work to be done!
Early letterpress block
Here is a piece of Harold’s metal cut ( or illustration ) collection: A bride in classic form.
Happy October
It’s a beautiful late afternoon in autumn. Say hi to Mary sitting in the front.
Close-up
Hey, look! A cinema shot of a lovely Vandercook gripper. It holds the sheet as the “carriage” (moving cylinder) travels across the bed. Our Vandercook has been mighty busy lately.
