Thanks! Maybe I’ll give them another shot… it’s been a year, so maybe it’s improved. Or maybe I am just spoiled getting my paper so fast here from the Midwest Co’s I use!

I think these are probably gone, since they were about to go to scrap at the time I found out about them. And they were all floor models, so you really wouldn’t want to ship them. If you’re talking about Paul at the museum, I don’t think he’d ship either, as it’s just not worth it. They’re so big and heavy so they have to go freight…. you’re…[Read more]

I can see that being annoying as well, because I also feel like I keep striving to get better at the CRAFT of letterpress. Whenever I start to feel very irritable about things like this I try to focus on the fact that I think I’m good at what I do and that the design holds its own and that makes me feel better. Someone will always come to me for…[Read more]

What a drag! I haven’t had this problem in a while, but have had it. I usually get enough of a deposit to at least cover all my base expenses going into a job, and then get the rest when the job ships/is picked up. Sometimes clients will send a check in the mail so I don’t get the balance right away. Usually I do, though, within a reasonable time…[Read more]

Hello,I think these were all floor models, so no table tops in the lot. It’s been a few weeks, so I have a feeling they may have gone to scrap.Are you in Illinois or around here? Paul at the platen press museum often has table tops that are in decent shape. You could always try him.

I don’t know if this is any better, but I was searching for the healthiest options while I was pregnant, and hit on baby oil, which I still use. Completely non-toxic and no smell. It’s probably not the best thing in the world for the rollers in the long term, but I feel that my central nervous system is a bit more important than a few rollers that…[Read more]

Thanks- I’ll email her and let her know the number!

We had something like this at the first shop I worked in; I think they were just waxed paper, so we ended up cutting a bunch of our own. It did seem to work… at least keeping it from completely crusting over! Let us know how these ones work!

I’d agree with what everyone said. I think there’s a certain amount of serendipity when it comes to getting a press and in my experience, what I have needed has fallen into my lap. Finding a press on the other side of the country might not be the best idea as you have to factor in physically getting it, even if it sounds like a great press. The…[Read more]