Adana 8x5 Tabletop Letterpress + Boxcar Base Kit

Update (3/5/2011): Sold!

Update (3/4/2011): I have had many offers to buy this press, so if I have not already contacted you, please consider this as SOLD. Thanks for looking!

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About two years ago I knew nothing about letterpress printing. Thanks to this website, some friendly local printers, and LOTS of time, I became proficient in letterpress printing. I bought and used this Adana press to print my own wedding save-the-dates, invitations and thank you’s. I printed my cousin’s wedding invitations. I printed some envelopes, some party favors, some business cards, etc. Everything turned out really nice.

That was fun, but now I need the space and cash and I don’t have a lot of spare time for printing. So if you’re interested in printing wedding invitations (or other card-sized things), this setup would be perfect for you.

I’m including everything you need to print with photopolymer plates (much easier and more flexible than setting type). All you need to do is send a PDF of your design to Boxcar, have plates made, stick them on the base and start printing. I never actually used metal type, but I’m sure that’d work fine too if you’ve got the skills (and type!).

My asking price for the press, boxcar base and all the extras (furniture, quoins, paper guides, basic inks, tympan sheets) is $1250.

Thanks to an airline-employee discount, I can air-freight this press to be picked up by you at almost any major US airport for about $50. Or if you’re able to drive to Boston you could pick it up locally.

More pictures here: http://flickr.com/gp/marcuslum/55HbEe

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image: Adana 8x5 Tabletop Press

Adana 8x5 Tabletop Press

image: Furniture, Quoins, etc. "Stuff you need"

Furniture, Quoins, etc. "Stuff you need"

image: Ink - Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Black, Transparent White. Mix your own colors!

Ink - Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Black, Transparent White. Mix your own colors!

image: 6.5"x3.5" Boxcar deep-relief base

6.5"x3.5" Boxcar deep-relief base