Ladies of Letterpress | Cindi Pedersen | Activity https://ladiesofletterpress.com/members/cindipedersen/activity/ Activity feed for Cindi Pedersen. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:31:01 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 908e6842c10c77dcea3fdfb723829f26 Cindi Pedersen replied to the topic Edge Coloring? in the forum Design Side https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/edge-coloring/#post-3388 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:30:59 -0500 There is a good video from Crane: Hand-bordering Stationery at Crane & Co.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bClJvo4jro

]]> 78a889e6820e7c26e3de3477b2a31cb8 Cindi Pedersen replied to the topic Double Grip Gauge or Quad Gauges in the forum Press Troubleshooting, Tips, and Help https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/double-grip-gauge-or-quad-gauges/#post-3255 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:42:33 -0500 I like Henry Compressible Gage pin from NA Graphics. They are designed to be used with photopolymer plates. Before I discovered them, I made my own using 3M Double Sided Foam Tape and a section of transparency sheet.

]]> b5a493a1f99786d5fa58b1c3591079ae Cindi Pedersen replied to the topic Best way to clean type. in the forum Conference https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/best-way-to-clean-type/#post-3073 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:21:12 -0500 I have used a ?Sonic Wave Ultrasonic Jewelry Cleaner Cleaning Machine CD-2800? to clean type.  I was hoping it would just wash the type but it took too many runs through the machine to clean and most of my type really needed a degreaser to remove all the grime.  So I added the follow steps and had fabulous success. 

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]]> 9b7df20eb3a2270bb8f71065b517bf32 Cindi Pedersen replied to the topic Ink is very 'tacky'...and not in a bad taste sort of way in the forum Supplies and Sources https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/ink-is-very-tacky-and-not-in-a-bad-taste-sort-of-way/#post-2883 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 19:44:07 -0400 My black rubber ink is very tacky and I use Gans Rubber Base Reducer. it works great.   I think VanSon also sells a version. cheers, cindi

]]> bc2a079fce7029598df6b1efdb8e8c26 Cindi Pedersen replied to the topic Cleaning Rubber Based Ink off Press, Or "How I Wanted to Quit Printing Before I Even Started" in the forum Design Side https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/cleaning-rubber-based-ink-off-press-or-how-i-wanted-to-quit-printing-before-i-even-started/#post-2677 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:18:10 -0400 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]

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