About Dick Holme

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You don't need to use the fountain....	1 Oct
Yes, you can bleed perf and score on...	27 Mar
Yes, we used mineral spirits to wash...	1 May
Yes, to all the above. We sealed pins...	21 Sep
Yes, to all the above - all are good...	21 Oct
Yes, Matz is gone, although the...	8 Nov
Yes to the above. Another common use...	29 Sep
Yes to all the above. In the late...	10 Sep
Yes Al, it set me thinking also. As...	11 Sep
Why the inking blanket rather than...	27 Oct
We would use yellow ink, then dust with...	25 Oct
We stored our numbering machines in a...	12 Jan
We handset all story headers, captions...	22 Jan
We had a simple solution for our Kluge...	12 Jan
We called it "slip sheeting". We used...	2 Sep
We added ink at about 7-8 o'clock near...	15 Sep
Use as little and as hard a packing as...	10 Sep
Try W.W. Grainger...	23 Nov
Try lubricating all the oil holes with...	31 Oct
Try 40 or 50 weight non detergent oil...	21 Apr
The shops I worked in stored numbering...	27 Oct
The press should be oiled daily before...	27 Sep
The press appears to have had a Kluge...	14 Feb
The most visible difference is that the...	23 Oct
The Heidelberg is a great machine. It...	10 Sep
The flywheel spins freely until the...	22 Jun
The adjustable Morgan Trucks can...	26 Jan
That is super. Yes...	13 Oct
Take a look at the feed arm suction...	18 Oct
Take a look at the Strathmore...	14 Oct
Spartan Condensed Bold ??	28 Sep
Slide hammer comes to mind. Is there...	17 Jun
Seems likely. They still have web...	8 Nov
Roller removal is not a normal...	1 Oct
Rich above has it right. Additionally...	23 Feb
RE tympan use/re-use. No need change...	10 Sep
Re Ken Jacocks comment about the fine...	29 Apr
Perfect Bravo. Yes, drawing the shape...	21 Sep
Paraffin/candle wax works well.	30 Aug
Pacific Coast Engravers on 5960 Kester...	12 Sep