Cost for Press Time.

My press is not even set up yet and people are asking me for press time. What might be a reasonable hourly rate to charge people?

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Hi there, I charge $25/hr with a minimum of 2 hrs + $10 daily shop fee on my Vandercook Universals in Los Angeles (this is assuming they know what they are doing). If they need instruction, well, that’s a different story. Others in the area charge $20-$25/hr. Hope this helps, Mable

Press use is $15 an hour here at The Arm for those that have taken our intro class.

I think the rate is the same at the Center For Book Arts if you are a member.

Daniel Morris
The Arm Letterpress
Brooklyn, NY

This has been very helpful, thank you. Jim