hey! i am a kingsley-holic. (i even run a facebook page for my kingsley stuff and things.) i think the size that works best are 8 or 10 on 18pt. David at Bell Type in Los Angeles has all kinds of stuff for the Kingsley. let him know i sent you if you get your @ sign from him….. http://www.belltype.com/KingsleMachine.html

i use http://www.cutcardstock.com/LetterpressCardStock.aspx they charge $5 to cut to any size you want for up to 100 pieces and scoring is, if i remember correctly, just anther $18. their prices are super reasonable. shipping is $5 or free. and customer service is the best.

I use a soap bar from Soap Works, called Pumice. Works well and smells nice too!

Yeah. I got around to Letterpresspaper.com and purchased a bunch of pre-folded A2 cards and they were nicely scored and cut. I am very pleased with them and will prob order again.

We’ve also bought from http://www.letterpresspaper.com before and you can get the A2’s from them. Watch from promo codes when you do your order and you can get a bit of a price break.

Thanks for sharing the photos and pulling the event together! It was an absolutely awesome weekend! – Tammy & Adam @TheRedDoorPress

postscript: if you want to talk about environmentally friendly adhesives let me know. 3M has some that are bad (Super 77) and others are not as bad. I always want to learn more. Thanks!

Hi Erika,I’m sure there is someone out there who has a simpler and more informative answer for you. But here’s my 2 cents. I’ve found it’s challenging to find good pre-made duplex stocks. I usually end up making it myself to get exactly what we want. Business cards are great because they’re small and you don’t have to do to much handwork. I’ve…[Read more]

I often get asked for letterpress proofs and I tell them it costs $200 to mix the ink, set up the press, set up the plate, pull a print, clean the press, etc… (the more tasks I list the more they get that it’s a lot of work.)  Occasionally someone does it, but usually I just overload them with pre-printed samples of things that are similar to…[Read more]

A lot would depend on your composition imposition process.  If you are running polymer and working with a digital front end, then digital proofs should be more than sufficient.  However, on a high end job, or using a “new” brand of paper/ink/plate, proofs would be valuable in evaluating results in house, or to spec with customers.  If you ou…[Read more]

Curious Papers have a whole range of grays in various finishes:http://www.arjowigginscreativepapers.com/brands/curious

Hello,Do you have metal trucks or rubber expansion trucks? If metal, you might be right and they may not be the right size-or-do they have a flat, worn spot? I worry if you put too much tape on the bearer rails because then you are elevating the entire roller action which will cause inking problems on the letterpress form.I like the versatility of…[Read more]

Hi David! You are too generous to offer to pay for this! Thank you for thinking of us and being such a great friend! It is nice to know there are roving press mechanics out there and we would love to meet these guys anyway! Fortunately Mark Barbour’s press mechanic diagnosed the problem, he thought the trucks must be rubbing against the roller…[Read more]

Hi Anne,  I think I may have a solution to that inoperative C&P. Dave & Beth Seat are a couple of very savvy letterpress printers and equipment machinists (who travel around the US continuously), most of whose work involves troubleshooting linotypes and presses including C&P/Pilots. I have just contacted them; they are now working in Portland,…[Read more]