If you have too much ink on your press one of the tricks to remove ink is too put a piece of paper on the disc and run the roller over it.  I use this technique at the end of a run to get as much ink off as possible before cleaning to minimize chemicals.  I use paper from the recycle bin at work which once the ink has dried it can still be r…[Read more]

How about Judith’s story about her niece, who was b-r-o-k-e? Or Cat Realce’s moving presentation about women in printing? Not a dry eye in the room!

My favorite part is the same…meeting such a great group of people and being completely inspired! I don’t know that I’ve ever gotten to geek out so much over letterpress and it was amazing!

Oh no! I would never have thought of that.. hopefully they didn’t think they were a weapon?! Nice to meet you, and everyone else who came- I really wish I could get to my shop today but it won’t happen till the weekend, I was so inspired by this weekend that I have a million new ideas. -bowerbox

I’m new here, but I’m interested. So what is the project going to be? Postcard coasters? How does the swap work? I definitely want to know the details and the whole process. 🙂 How exciting!

Hmm. That certainly looks promising! I’ll get some info at the conference and look into it a bit more once I’m home.  Thank you!

Will someone be filming this to put up online? This seems like this information would be a great topic to cover for the greater good on the LOLP website since there are a lot of tabletop press owners, myself included, that wont be able to attend to the conference.

I have no personal experience with this as I am currently awaiting my “starter kit” for my new little 3×5 Kelsey. But I ran across these things called roller bearers which sound like they might be just the thing you need for your ink coverage problems based on your description. I found them at http://excelsiorpress.org/reference/presswork/smallpres…[Read more]

What are some of the untapped areas you think Letterpress could play a role in the future?

Great idea! I’ll take some tonight!

Thank you so much, Samantha! You are a saint.I’m going to try the Crisco!  

Do you have pictures you can bring/post? I’m sure we can figure it out with the collective power of our awesome brains!

Val,I looked at the springs, and aside from some grease, they look fine to me. No gunk at all. But thank you so much for the suggestion! Perhaps I’ll see you in Asheville and we can figure it out! Samantha

Ah, I did that once. Cleaned the rollers, forgot the disc. It’s okay! We’re human. Your press forgives you. I clean the rollers and disc on my Pilot with Crisco, believe it or not. Get a big hunk of it (1/4 cup?) and rub it into the ink with a cloth until it loosens up. It’s going to take a while, but it should work. Once the ink is loosened,…[Read more]

Yes- I’d like to know what kept you going this entire way! We all hit blocks- how do you get past them?