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Letterpress printing pressure per square inch3 Oct 22
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Recent comments
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And the ID plate. Bob1 Sep
This is the Gordon jobber at the Museo...1 Sep
I would suggest working on the cylinder...31 Aug
May be a Gordon Gordon! A museum here...31 Aug
Unless you can locate all the parts and...28 Aug
If you don’t have any more room than...12 Aug
It sounds like from your description...3 Aug
Masonite is the nearly perfect bottom...3 Aug
And feel free to contact me for advice...19 Jul
Assume the platen and bed each weigh...19 Jul
Cast iron, like almost all iron except...17 Jul
Sorry - inadvertent double post.15 Jul
John M. Jones’s Lightning jobbers are...15 Jul
I don’t know the model number of the...14 Jul
A skilled welder or black smith should...14 Jul
Apparently a “Boston tiegel”, looks...27 Jun
Also, I suggest get some 80-90 weight...25 Jun
Figure on having some way to lift heavy...25 Jun
Doubledip25 Jun
Another quick comment! Check the big...25 Jun
By “cycles” do you mean revolutions...25 Jun
Based on the misalignment I wonder if...22 Jun
Based on the misalignment I wonder if...22 Jun
A rough stone proof of some of it would...12 Jun
Accidental duplicate2 Jun
Note that for Briar Press, photos need...2 Jun
This press should be recorded in the...31 May
My guess without direct experience is...17 Jan
Think of the piece of type as a block...9 Jan
Some years ago I designed and built a...6 Jan
I would suggest that for the kind of...5 Jan
Or get a type case, and pick up each...12 Dec
The Hogenforst Rapid is also a...30 Sep
Sorry, double post due to slow...29 Aug
Another consideration is that the the...29 Aug
I have now scanned the 16pp-plus-cover...10 Aug
Yes, the “pusher” behind the platen...9 Aug
It seems something is funny about...9 Aug
Sorry, Sasha, I just saw your...9 Aug
I would be suspicious of the taped...7 Aug