Hi, May is done and will be posted either tonight or tomorrow.Since I’m in Toronto, Canada I think I have to pay more to cover the cost of shipping the calendars?How much would that be in U.S. $? And would it be best to pay you on paypal? Thanks!Akemi. 

I love French, haven’t tried the Reich Savoy paper yet, and Mohawk is also nice as far as I’ve seen.  I love Lettra, and lately French has served my needs for both really great colors (construction) and sturdy (muscletone) for what we’re doing.  It’s great both for screen print and letterpress.

I use Reich Savoy 118# for everything and love it! I think you would be very happy with it. I have never used Lettra, but think it is close in finish. Thumbs up for French paper also… have not used for letterpress, but a lot for flat printing. They are a wonderful company and you won’t be disappointed. Good luck!

Yes, sending two sets would be more expensive. How much more would you need? I’ll get a check out to you right away. Ren

I would guess that it was overinked, and probably difficult to clean.  Stiffer ink might also help.  I was having hazy impressions and found that it wasn’t rollers, packing, my lack of a frisket bar, but in actuality it was the platen bolts being loose.  Once I tightened them, all of the sudden the press printed perfectly. 

I would inspect your wood mounted mag plates…  

Am excited!Let me know when they arrive please. I hope they dont take too long 2 weeks should do it and they were sent a week ago.

4 months are all complete (and received), several other months are on the way! Im so looking forward seeing what everyone has done! Any questions or problems let me know! Make sure you send a check to cover the shipping (see posts before on this if you are out of the usa let me know I can get you a price for that or if you have any questions, 2…[Read more]

I have seen the problem lately with my old rollers (they had some cuts in them that I thought maybe could have been hiding some solvent or not allowing the rollers to roll evenly. I got new rubber tires for my adjustable trucks and I guess If I still have issues I will try derlin trucks… Alot times I wonder if its my wood mounted mag plates however..

Hi Jolanta,If you click on Members at the top and do a search for Chicago in the members list, you might be able to find someone who teaches classes or offers an apprenticeship.

Laura,  What kind of plates are you using? Are you sure they are perfectly even? I was having this issue recently (I use magnesium plates) and realized the plate was warped because the wood sliver underneath was warped). When I used my other plates, everything printed perfectly fine, so it confirmed that my roller height was okay and my i…[Read more]

Yes! I had the Morgan Expansion Trucks, then switched to Delrin. Better results so far.

Oh yes, you’re right — I mixed up Morgan Expansion Trucks for the Delrin ones. Thanks for the correction! 

NA Graph’s description for the Morgan Expansion Trucks for a C&P 8×12 says that they do recommend Delrin: 

If you print from photopolymer plates, we recommend using our solid Delrin truck–experienced press operators report better success in uniform inking when using the Delrin truck.

Good to know!I recently put a clean layer of tape down as well and it seems to help — I’ve got to keep printing for awhile to see if it turns up again but so far so good. I’ve heard good and bad things regarding Delrin trucks and NA Graphics doesn’t recommend them for a C&P press ( he mentioned because of inconsistent inking?) but if yours seem…[Read more]

Hooray!

I recently had a similar problem. I took all the tape off my rails and cleaned the rails *really* well with a brass wire brush (the kind that spins on the end of a drill), and put a good clean layer of tape down. Then I ordered new trucks (Delrin). I think the new trucks did the trick; at least it’s been printing well for the last 2 weeks!