That’s a great idea for the postcards. I’d love to join in!

I have an idea, from your postcard suggestion. What about an exchange of postcards about the places where we live, like those “Hello from…” postcards?

I ended up ordering mine from Skyline Type Foundry. Hopefully I’ll get them soon!!

Perhaps one of the working foundries has a solution for this dilemma. I’m sure we could all use some @@’s.

Hello Ladies,Let’s get a swap going. All ideas and sugestions are welcomed!

let me know if the swap happens!kathryn

Do you use Mild Citrus Thinner between colors, or just at the end of the day?

Oh, fantastic! Thanks for the link.You’ll need to use an Eyelet Setter – http://www.paper-source.com/cgi-bin/paper/item/Paper-Source-Eyelet-…. Put the eyelet/rivet in place, then put the eyelet setter on the rounded side, and gently tap the back of the setter tool with a hammer a few times, until you get the thickness you need. (no need to…[Read more]

That’s helpful! I’m glad to know they’re called eyelets, too. 🙂 So you just whack them with a hammer?Here are some more colored ones . . .http://www.eyeletoutlet.com/round-eyelets.html

I’ve been getting mine from Paper Source – http://www.paper-source.com/cgi-bin/paper/color/Eyelets/2904.012/702.html.I don’t know about tightness – I hammer mine down tight for book binding purposes, and don’t want anything turning, but they seem high enough to stay loose for turning paper.But they don’t have brass, which I’m also looking for. I…[Read more]

I do have a level surface, and checked that when I was all inked up. I know there is a thing as “over-tightening” as well… I tried a few things to no avail. I will be leveling this weekend. Thanks so much 🙂

I returned it without ever opening it.

I LOVE the Mild Citrus Thinner from Eco-House. It cleans and degreases really well and actually smells good. They also have an almost completely odorless thinner. It’s certainly pricey, but I can’t stand to use anything else.http://www.eco-house.com/citrus_thinner115.html

O, you didn’t wind up buying the Ultra Wash?

I don’t know about the smell. I never even opened it.

How does Ultra smell? I ask because I think I’m at the end of being able to use California Wash–I can’t stand the odor any more! Someone here wrote once about using alcohol instead . . . we use Crisco for the final wash of the day, but could use something less obnoxious for color changes.

If you haven’t solved this already, you might check to make sure that the base hasn’t worked up from uneven quoin tightening, causing the inking to be heavier on the side that’s higher up in the chase. Do you have a level surface for locking up?