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Archive for August, 2008

24 Aug

100 Printers Pledged

We have reached our goal of 100 printers for the Centenary Print Bundle. Thank you to everyone who pledged. Thanks to John Christopher who got the ball rolling. As prints are received I will post jpegs on the Print Bundle Gallery page.
I am accepting names for a wait list as it is likely that a [...]

10 Aug

Creasing/Die-cutting on a Vandercook?

Alot of cutting and creasing in the UK seems to be done on Heidlebergs - I haven’t got one of those, so my question is this: does any one use their Vandercook for cutting and/or creasing and if so what do you use?
For cutting I assume you would pack/protect the cylinder from the die with [...]

06 Aug

Sleeve attachment for hand-activated grippper bar

This post related to Hand gripper lever for a No. 3. –PM:
Here’s a quick sketch. I don’t have a #3 around me, but if the Gripper Trip Lever is anything like a #4 or an SP-20, you can undo the top 2 screws and let it swing free, slide the tube over, and reassemble.

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