Adana 8 x 5 Printing issues

Hi …I been playing with my Adana 8 x 5 for a few months now but I can’t seem to be able to get the impression that I want on paper. I compare it with other examples that I can find online and it is not the same. And the artwork that I want to press doesn’t have a lot of details then the ones I see online.

I just started creating my own polymer plates and I have been using a deep relief Boxcar base. I noticed that when there is minimum artwork I am able to get the impression close to what I am looking for but now I am working on full plate the impression is very vague and light.

Last weekend I spent a whole Saturday chasing the impression where I almost gave up. I have been playing with the pressure screws and adding extra padding. But the more I tighten the screws the harder it is the press down on the handle.

Can anyone indicate how much impression into the paper an Adana will be able to achieve?

And is there any thing else I can do to improve the impression on to paper?

Thank you in advance

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