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item number:
230655808075

This book is worth the money, if you want to learn more about letterpress and setting up your equipment and doing letterpress work.

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* HARDCOVER BOOK *

Covering the Platen Press Operation Written With Two Aims in Mind: to Direct the Beginning Student in his Learning about Platen Presswork and to Assist the Advanced Student or Journeyman Press Operator to Improve the Efficiency of his Techniques and the Quality of the Jobs Which he Prints. The chapters are based upon Lectures Prepared for Classes in Platen Presswork Operation at the School of Printing Management, Carnegie Institute of Technology.

contents: 1.The Four Major Processes: Relief Printing // Planographic Printing // Itaglio Printing // Stencil Printing // 2. Presses Used In Letterpress Printing: the Platen Press // the Cylinder Press // the Rotary Press

3. Parts of the Platen Press // 4. Imposition and Lockup for Platen Press: Lockup Tools and Materials // Fundamental Principles of Platen Press Lockup // 5. Preparation of the Press for Printing: Oiling and Wiping // Preparation of Makeready // Setting the Guides and Grippers // Adjusting the Platen Impression Screws

6. Platen Press Makeready: Makeready Tools and Materials // Imperfections in the Form // Slurs // Ink // Adjusting Printing Pressures // Adjusting the Guides // Adjusting the Ink Fountain // 7. Hand Feeding: How To Hand Feed // Register // Uniformity of Inking // Offsetting // Work-ups and Pull-outs // Other Defects

8. Care of the Press and Form: equipment for cleaning // cleaning the form // cleaning the press // 9. The Chandler and Price Automatic: A Description of the Chandler and Price Feeder // Sequence of Steps in Setting the Feeder // Locating Feeder Troubles // Special Attachments // the 14.5 x 22 Craftsman Automatic

10. The Kluge Automatic: A Description of the Kluge Feeder // Sequence of Steps in Setting the Feeder // Locating Feeder Troubles // How To Open the Feeder for Press Preparation // Special Attachments // 11. The 10 x 15 Original Heidelberg: A Description of teh Hiedelberg Feeder // Controls of the Heidelberg Press // Sequence of Steps in Setting the Feeder // How To Wash the Heidelberg Press // Locating Feeder Troubles

12. Forms Requiring Special Preparation: envelopes // multiple-run forms // multiple color forms // numbering machine forms // perforating rule forms // scoring rule forms // thermography // die cutting forms // printing oversize sheets // friskets // patent bases // embossing and die stamping // 13. History and Uses of the Platen Press: the era of the hand press // introduction of power presses // the Gordon Press // The Universal Press // Roll Fed Platen Presses // Automatic Sheet Feeders // Small Size Presses

14. Printing Papers // 15. Platen Press Inks: components of platen press inks // selection of the correct ink for the paper // handling and storage of inks // color mixing and matching // metallic and gloss inks // rubber base inks // 16. Inking Rollers // 17. Original Plates: Photoengravings // the Fairchild Scan-a-graver // Hand Carved Blocks // 18. Duplicate Plates: Electrotypes // Stereotypes // Molded Rubber Plates // Molded Plastic Plates

all in this dated 1953, 150 page Scarce hardcover book in overall good condition with overall clean and intact pages and good binding with some cover and edge wear and spotting and this neat vintage 1953 1st Edition book measures about 11.25” x 8.75” And THANKS SO MUCH FOR LOOKING AT THIS NEAT BOOK - please see all our other neat Books in Our Ebay Store - with More of These and Other Great Books added Daily

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This is not my item, I know as a letterpress man this is a good book to help you learn more.

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