New to Letterpress Printing
Im looking to gettiing into card printing and perhaps 11x17 size printing as well. What is a good press for this that is easy enough to use and I can still get parts for? :)
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Updated. Look at: http://www.fiveroses.org/intro.htm in the choosing a press section. Or http://www.apa-letterpress.com/T%20&%20P%20ARTICLES/Press%20&%20Presswor...
Five Roses is an excellent site, check it out.
I don’t know what your experience in Letterpress is, but, a press the size you are thinking of will weigh over 2000#.
I have a Kluge 12 X 18 auto feed, it works very well for the limited printing I do. I does take a lot of “tweaking” to keep it running properly. I’m not sure about finding parts. I make some parts for small presses and have seen parts on e-bay. Check out the parts dealers on this site. Of course there is always Dave Churchman, if he doesn’t have it you don’t need it.
Dave is awesome, he has helped me a couple times…He even has some large leading stocks, which is useful, since Fritz lost his supplier.
We will miss your careful hand at the Elrod, Earl Jones.
Thanks all for the information…I appreciate it!