brayers and hand inking
hi all, you may have seen my thread over in the “troubleshooting” section and may have found a quick fix to my problem until i can get my press repaired, but i think i am going to buy a brayer to cover my butt just incase the makeshift stuff i got this week to pin up my press doesn’t work and i need to hand ink. would anyone suggest this brayer?
http://www.americanprintingequipment.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&P...
i don’t want to spend too much on one since i am planning on getting the press repaired, but i am on a deadline and need to get these invites printed by this weekend. i am not sure how much hand inking i will do once i get my press repaired, so it wouldn’t be very economical for me to be buying a real expensive one now. does anyone else have any other suggestions for good results?
If you are a little handy you can rig up a handle on one of your press rollers. Dick G.
DickG, I thought about doing this and wondered if it was possible. Anything specific material-wise you might could recommend I pick up?
I made my brayer from an old offset roller i had laying around, i bent up a piece of 6 point brass rule and drilled holes to accomodate the roller ends. duct taped a handle on it and i’ve been using it for years now. Dick G.
Dick, can right-handed individual use that brayer that you constructed? I realize the one you made is for lefties.
Just ink in the othe direction.
Sorry, that was in the other direction. Speedball rollers I believe are for linoleum block printing.