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We handset all story headers, captions...22 Jan
Try W.W. Grainger...23 Nov
Try lubricating all the oil holes with...31 Oct
Why the inking blanket rather than...27 Oct
We would use yellow ink, then dust with...25 Oct
Yes, we used mineral spirits to wash...1 May
Others please weigh-in, but I would be...30 Apr
Re Ken Jacocks comment about the fine...29 Apr
I hand fed a Kluge frequently. As...12 Mar
Google has "Polk's Vocational Printing"...18 Dec
From the late 40s until they recently...2 Dec
1. Composing stone with empty galley...24 Nov
Yes, Matz is gone, although the...8 Nov
Seems likely. They still have web...8 Nov
If you are in Los Angeles - San...6 Nov
Morgan rubber trucks could solve many...16 Oct
Yes to the above. Another common use...29 Sep
misread28 Sep
Also, you can lay a stick with set type...12 Jul
I recently sold a proofpress and...24 Jun
The flywheel spins freely until the...22 Jun
Huzzah!21 Jun
Good! Might not need too much. Try a...17 Jun
20 impressions generally will not ruin...17 Jun
Slide hammer comes to mind. Is there...17 Jun
It wears the edges and rounds off the...17 Jun
Here is a thread from 2007....15 Jun
Not sure, but the collar generally...14 Jun
Just for curiosity why do you think you...14 Jun
I'm not sure what kind of press, but...1 May
Hi, I'm not sure of the year of your...12 Apr
I'll also write an ad.9 Mar
Hi, I have a Challenge 1418C, serial...9 Mar
Yes, to all the above - all are good...21 Oct
I have suggested steel wool and paint...21 Oct
In the late 50s the blackball I ran had...28 Sep
I believe the press originally came...27 Sep
Yes, to all the above. We sealed pins...21 Sep
We added ink at about 7-8 o'clock near...15 Sep
Hi, All the above is right on. There...27 Aug