Small letterpress press - Page 3

seireyho · #21 (**permalink**) 04-18-2008, 10:50 AM

I'm gonna have to pull out the ole ninja suit on this one. Nick- when's a good time to come down?

Lttr Prssd · #22 (**permalink**) 04-18-2008, 10:50 AM

Wow. I wish a school around here was unloading some presses, but I think they all did that about 20 years ago. Newspapers do this sometimes as well. The dude I work with here got a number of his Heidelbergs from our local paper.

Boxcar Press is the place to go to have your photopolymer plates made. They also make special bases for them. I'd give them a call and see what plates they recommend for your press as they make different kinds for different presses.

Nicholas Wilson · #23 (**permalink**) 04-18-2008, 11:02 AM

sooner the better sei rey, just heard this morning they were shutting down.

JustinHelton · #24 (**permalink**) 04-18-2008, 11:04 AM

Well if they have any small relief or letterpress presses try and get me one, I'll pay you and come and get it. -J

seireyho · #25 (**permalink**) 04-18-2008, 11:06 AM

Gonna try to get down as soon as I can...I slammed into a deer the other night, needless to say my car is THRASHED and in the shop.

Dirk Fowler · #26 (**permalink**) 04-18-2008, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by seireyho

BTW, Owosso sucks. They ALWAYS have a raised curled edge on their plates!

Disagree. I love Owosso.

frank000 · #27 (**permalink**) 04-18-2008, 11:15 AM

Dirk: You use photopolymer for most of your work? I was under the idea that you did lino cuts, for some reason.

Dirk Fowler · #28 (**permalink**) 04-18-2008, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by frank000

Dirk: You use photopolymer for most of your work? I was under the idea that you did lino cuts, for some reason.

I don't use photopolymer at all. I have used Owosso for small logos and such, that I can't cut. I like their magnesium plates.

seireyho · #29 (**permalink**) 04-18-2008, 11:22 AM

Yeah, I was going to say that Owosso might be good for some things that I have no idea about...mainly what we were ordering from them were 16g raised magnesium plates for a Chandler & Price, edges were consistently curled and raised, catching ink and printing sometimes....