I got a 19. I’m not very good in the greens and blues on the monitor. I wonder how we would do with printed color chips? And thanks for the link to ink mixing. It is a good answer to a discussion question I had posted last week (?) (time flies).

I’m new to Ladies of Letterpress, so I hesitate, but this was an interesting (if blinding) exercise. I scored a zero – perfect color acuity. Very much appreciated the original post – thanks for sharing it. I’ve been just sort of eye balling and guessing when mixing inks, so it was good to have it validated that there’s not a precise science for…[Read more]

We use Quickbooks Pro. You can create (and email for paperless transactions): estimates, invoices, statements, enter vendor bills as well as accept payments from clients. Whips up income and expense reports in seconds, which is nice too. We use the QB integrated credit card processing. It’s pricey though, and Amex costs extra.  

I recon between $1500 and $2000 depending on condition and if it needs new rollers etc.

Hi Stephanie! Thank you for your answer. Yes, I’m aware of those punchers. In fact I have some of those in my possession, even a Marthe Stewart one;-) These are especially fun and give good results for corners.To make a nice edge along one side is a different story however. That, I found is very difficult to line up so that it is clean and…[Read more]

I am really interested in volunteering but would like some details on what might be available if I make the trip from Colorado! Thanks. ~Denisedenise@CabinPressStudio.com

Thanks that helps a lot.Marijane

Hi Marijane, You should wait just a little longer to book a room – we will have hotel info up on our site in about a week or two, with special conference rates! Official conference scheduling ends on Sunday around noon, with special treats for anyone staying a little later – not yet confirmed, but possible another tour of a print facility, or m…[Read more]

Uline might have the boxes you are looking for ~

The reply probably comes too late, but it seems like most people use Dover clip art books ~

I have been struggling with the same sort of  thing – creating my invoices in Illustrator and keeping lots of paper files – I was considering buying a copy of Quick Books. Quick Books sells for just under $150 at MacMall.com, so that;s approximately 16 months worth of Outright. Since no one else has chimed in here I think I’ll try posting a query…[Read more]

I am also in the process of trying to a book a room, air fare to this fabulous convention.I was wondering if there is going to be a preferred hotel, and how long the discussions will last on Sunday. Is it better to book a return on the following Monday.MarijaneButterfly Free Letterpress

I mix onto coated cover paper, leftover from an offset print run. I zero out the triple beam scale each time I mix ink, with the paper sitting on the left side of the scale. There’s no clean up needed after 🙂

Hi Dark Stamper, There are a coupla ways to look at it: – You can simply move the base up a few picas to avoid the gauge pins on your press. – You can also contact a local machinist and have them make a simple smaller base for you out of aluminum. We’ve done this for our large Heidelberg KS cylinder press, which takes a much larger base size th…[Read more]

I think Ill post it on the new Perl lstserv which looks quite informative.<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PearlRestor/&gt;;Glad someone else has the same kind of problem.  Am reading alot about the platen adjustment so will try an work it out although I’m pretty sure its worn somewhere and because there are so many leavers and doo dads that connect…[Read more]

Hey Kristina, We’re thinking of starting registration at 10am on Friday morning, but the first event will be at 1:30pm. We’re also thinking of asking volunteers to meet on Thursday (probably early afternoon), to get things going smoothly, if you were thinking of volunteering. Jessica

i’m interested in hearing what folks say about this…i have a golding jobber #6 that does a little shudder when i have her up and running…i’ve always noticed it but never thought much of it. i hope it’s not a serious issue! i haven’t been printing at all on my press, but i’d like to get it worked out before i get into printing with it…great…[Read more]

Would you like a forum group for this topic? I’ll be glad to add one and see how it goes!