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Another film about letterpress printing22 Jul 18
Delrin cheaper than an aluminium base28 Jun 18
Get a Briar Press apron7 Feb 18
550th Anniversary3 Feb 18
UK - Ajax Major needs tlc13 Dec 17
Sears, Roebuck press room stereo card10 Dec 17
Letterpress in movies7 Dec 17
Letterpress in movies7 Dec 17
Letterpress in movies7 Dec 17
Letterpress in movies7 Dec 17
Recent comments
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Just use a piece of 20mm perspex or...21 Feb
What is the width(between the rails)...20 Feb
I'm guessing the same as the Golding...25 Jan
I print on hand made paper using an...20 Jan
The library was only open on...23 Dec
Why do you end up with two copies of a...23 Dec
Evidently you like thumping your plate...9 Dec
If you want type there is some on eBay...3 Dec
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Page 6 of the T/P48 manual has some...24 Oct
Had a bit of finger trouble and posted...24 Oct
The Adana P71 is similar to the later...24 Oct
When the manual said tie your forme...15 Oct
Have you tried adding a few drops of...11 Oct
More likely the disk is not flat. Run...12 Sep
There is a book 'Music Printing and...28 Aug
I bought a small piece of 20mm Delrin...28 Aug
There were 2 sizes of Hempel quoin for...30 Jul
Easier to print a make-ready sheet....6 Jul
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Try a small drop of boiled linseed oil....28 Jun
My guess is that it is a European press...21 Jun
There is a picture of a No6 in this set...20 Jun
I just use lumps of 4x4 under the back...15 Jun
If you want to use it in a show you...15 Jun
It's a mitering wheel. When making a...15 Jun
There was a worldwide survey of all...29 May
Very familiar with the tata sound. On...16 May
Squintani patented his version of...16 May
An excellent piece of work, has got to...29 Apr
As already mentioned one possibility is...25 Apr
Take a small pile of card, holding...8 Apr
I have something like that on a Pearl...1 Apr
It's April 1st!1 Apr
The Adana 8x5 doesn't have the clout...28 Mar
When I first saw this on eBay I tried...27 Mar
As Frank stated if the print is heavy...27 Mar
Could we have a few more pics taken a...25 Mar