tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917452577422498793.post6346650343034008917..comments2023-11-03T02:47:40.978-05:00Comments on pulp and press: N.I.B., Production TechnicianNina (Tweedle Press)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09404937728517880979noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917452577422498793.post-27936820995312117712009-04-02T10:25:00.000-05:002009-04-02T10:25:00.000-05:00Rich,Awesome. I'm totally going to try the spaces ...Rich,<BR/><BR/>Awesome. I'm totally going to try the spaces tomorrow and see what happens...<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/>NinaNina (Tweedle Press)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09404937728517880979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917452577422498793.post-33938629458654524762009-03-30T18:09:00.000-05:002009-03-30T18:09:00.000-05:00The spaces should be thin enough to clear the alum...The spaces should be thin enough to clear the aluminum base and the backer part of the photopolymer plate. You only need to overhang the card stock slightly so it catches at the edge of the sheet.<BR/><BR/>Someone on the Letpress list suggested the 1-500 cut is for some kind of game where you choose or keep track of numbers. Hmm, maybe so. I still think it could be a device for counting and in the days before calculators and if a mechanical counter was not available it wouldn't be so strange. It would have been better than scratching lines in groups of five on a piece of paper. It will be interesting to finally find out what it was used for. Any ideas, no matter how wild, are appreciated.<BR/><BR/>RichRich Polinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668886954675397098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917452577422498793.post-6635631762432749292009-03-30T17:41:00.000-05:002009-03-30T17:41:00.000-05:00Rich,Good thoughts...maybe I'll order a smaller ba...Rich,<BR/><BR/>Good thoughts...maybe I'll order a smaller base for use in the Pilot and use this guy for my 8 x 12. Yes, I am using tympan paper, and I actually just picked up some baby powder the other day! It feels "dirty" to print on the tympan, but you're right it's a good idea for the cut to size cards. <BR/><BR/>I never thought of using spaces as gauge pins...I'd still have to make sure they were outside the area of the base though, right? They would also dent the base if they came into contact?<BR/><BR/>I'm still trying to figure out what that mysterious cut is on your blog...<BR/><BR/>Thanks :)<BR/>NinaNina (Tweedle Press)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09404937728517880979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917452577422498793.post-2684470845885463582009-03-29T11:07:00.000-05:002009-03-29T11:07:00.000-05:00Oh, I forgot to mention: To set your gauge pins fo...Oh, I forgot to mention: To set your gauge pins for cut-to-final-size sheets, pull an impression on your topsheet. With a rag and whatever type wash you're using (except Crisco), wipe off the ink and then wipe it down with a little baby powder. You can then draw whatever lines you need off of this print to set the gauge pins correctly for whatever margins you need. I'm assuming your topsheet is tympan paper (it looks like it in the photo above) which is oiled and will easily withstand wiping the ink off. If you aren't using this yet you should get some.<BR/><BR/>RichRich Polinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668886954675397098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917452577422498793.post-11000552740863495152009-03-29T10:56:00.000-05:002009-03-29T10:56:00.000-05:00Yes, your base is a bit big for that size press. A...Yes, your base is a bit big for that size press. An option is to use 3m or 4m spaces as gauge pins. Glue or tape them in place and tape a slip of index (3x5 card stock) on top that overhangs for the sheet to slide under like the brass tongues do on regular gauge pins. <BR/><BR/>RichRich Polinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668886954675397098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917452577422498793.post-48503847155297405642009-03-27T22:15:00.000-05:002009-03-27T22:15:00.000-05:00Rich,Thanks for the tip! The reason I've got the p...Rich,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the tip! The reason I've got the plate all the way in the lower left hand corner is because I couldn't figure out any other way to not smash the gauge pins into the base while printing onto these small cards I've got. The cards are already cut to size, and there is only a .25" or so margin to the edges. I'll probably switch to printing on larger sheets of paper and cutting down afterwards, though, because trying to center and line up a plate with an existing pre-cut card is the pits!<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/>NinaNina (Tweedle Press)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09404937728517880979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917452577422498793.post-3413052653332957932009-03-27T19:25:00.000-05:002009-03-27T19:25:00.000-05:00The platen pressure is greatest at the center and ...The platen pressure is greatest at the center and diminishes toward the edges. You'll get better results placing the form centered left to right and slightly below center top to bottom for medium to large forms, and centered top to bottom for small forms.<BR/><BR/>Rich<BR/><BR/>Front Room Press<BR/>Milford, NJ<BR/>http://frontroompress.com<BR/>http://frontroompress.blogspot.comRich Polinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668886954675397098noreply@blogger.com