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Monotype #463 Rundgotisch9 Jul 22
Looking for a Gordon Ink Disc30 Apr 22
"K" pin mark identification24 Feb 20
L. Johnson & Co, Philadelphia 21 Jan 20
Typeface ID help needed12 Jan 20
Looking for sorts: Medieval (Goudy) 14pt.3 Nov 18
C&P Craftsman parts, electric motors 27 Sep 17
8x12 C&P NS treadle drive shaft28 Aug 17
Want to run a newspaper in Vermont?13 Jun 16
Pandemonium Press13 Aug 13
Recent comments
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#3 is a “Miles Nervine” proofing...13 Mar
#oprion Well, now that you mention...22 Feb
#oprion - my composition rollers are...21 Feb
#Stanislaus - I find it hard to imagine...10 Nov
(Edit - posted twice)3 Mar
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1) 2 rollers work, but 3 rollers work...15 Sep
1. All bearings and reciprocating...8 Nov
1. I did not offer a reprimand, I...10 Apr
1. Rubber-based ink dries by...15 Dec
1. The Museum in N Andover prints from...30 May
100 years = 1918, 75 years = 1943, 50...22 Aug
2 flywheels does make treadling easier....14 Jul
@David - I will look into this - I'm...3 Jul
@dickg - I used to have my leads &...5 Nov
@dickg - I will happily defer to your...29 Aug
@GwaK - this press was not designed for...3 May
@longdaypress - I had a similar...16 May
@megahurt - your budget might get you a...1 Jun
@modernman is correct - this is a VERY...4 Jul
@tom - I've had nothing but good...16 May
@Typenut is correct - just remember to...11 Apr
@Winston - where are you located? 23 Apr
A C&P 8x12 is built more heavily than...29 Apr
A floor model platen is more useful in...14 May
A good art supply store should sell...5 Oct
A larger format proof press is a handy...31 Jul
A machinist/printer friend (Hi Don!)...29 Oct
A press "kit" like this should cost...9 Sep
A tool sharpening service should be...27 Nov
A “book press” is not the right...10 Jan
A “notch” or groove on the bottom...25 Jan
According to his bio, Charlie Dick was...18 Dec
Actually, if your images have a lot of...15 Jun
Adjusting the platen is not trivial -...5 Nov
After you buy McGrew’s, the next best...12 May
Also John Barrett in Chicopee MA, and...26 Apr
Also, a Craftsman press adjusts a heck...28 May
Also, buy a copy of McGrew’s:...15 Jan