Describe your craziest press moving experience in 50 words or less. Win a press (and a t-shirt)

Flurry (a new online journal about letterpress printers) needs you. In particular, Flurry needs your press moving stories. And not just that time when you hired riggers and everything went really smoothly. Post a comment telling us (in 50 words or less) what crazy things your love for letterpress has caused you to do with really heavy machinery (or, if you’re shy, email us (liftgate@boxcarpress.com). How far were you willing to go for your cast iron beauty? Madness, adrenaline, photos, reenactments, and adventure are all encouraged. The best story will win the right of first refusal for Harold Kyle’s *free* 2-ton Miehle Vertical press. This press has brand new rollers, as well as typical rust and dirt issues as you’d expect with any mid-century press. It’s guaranteed to provide you with an exciting press moving story all over again! You’ll also receive fame and a Boxcar letterpress t-shirt featuring your choice of press (Vandercook; Windmill; C&P; or Sigwalt). And we’ll feature the best stories in an upcoming article on Flurry. Post or email your best in 50 words or less by August 20.

Sunlit Letterpress is in July/August How Magazine!

Erin from Sunlit Letterpress in Vancouver (and also creator of the addictive Adventures in Letterpress blog) dropped us a note to say she’s in a fabulous article in the July/August How Magazine.

Congratulations, Erin — you make letterpress proud. Check out photos of the article on Erin’s blog, or see How’s web site. Erin prints with a Boxcar Base & uses Boxcar for her plate processing too.