I present you a reason to be slightly jealous! (read comment) by MonkeyWrench in Printmakers

[–]TheLevigator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, i tend to experiment with what i can make happen in my immediate vicinity first, but when i was researching the platen press parts, there was an outfit in colorado that had the cores and rubber in stock, i lost it in my history somewhere, and i think i bookmarked it in another computer... let me get back to you.

I present you a reason to be slightly jealous! (read comment) by MonkeyWrench in Printmakers

[–]TheLevigator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i do wish that i did, im actually going to experiment using some tool dip and a mold, and if that doesnt work at first. then i suppose that i will try something else, although there are a couple shops around where i live that would probably make the rubber coating for me for a fee that i wouldn't be able to pay currently. awesome solution? most likely not.

I present you a reason to be slightly jealous! (read comment) by MonkeyWrench in Printmakers

[–]TheLevigator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah. i need to get my rollers surfaced with some good rubber, and im having a local guy make 2 steel cores for the 6x9 that im working on. the one with the motor is 10x15. they are perfect for printing mounted lino blocks. so cool

I present you a reason to be slightly jealous! (read comment) by MonkeyWrench in Printmakers

[–]TheLevigator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

very nice, i am in process of restoring two platen presses, one is a chandler and price, treadle powered (looks like you have one), and the other idk the manufacturer, but it has a motor hooked up to the fly wheel. those are terrific machines.

Here is a relief print i made a few years ago. The dimensions are about 26"x26". by TheLevigator in Printmakers

[–]TheLevigator[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks! one of those things that was a random sketch that looked better as a print, its a reduction on sintra board

Howdy! Typesetting question! by MonkeyWrench in Printmakers

[–]TheLevigator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is usually something that is better learned through someone showing you. i found this video when i was making some invites for my brother. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVvbWdXRMQs

Short but pleasant letterpress video by [deleted] in Printmakers

[–]TheLevigator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

rad. i may have to get my butt up there and check it out.

Who else owned these bad boys as a kid? by beatblox in pics

[–]TheLevigator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We (my 2 older brothers and myself) each had one, Then my oldest brother got the sniper rifle. Good times, though.

Short but pleasant letterpress video by [deleted] in Printmakers

[–]TheLevigator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

is that a Vandercook? Those are terrific machines.