https://ladiesofletterpress.com/members/mirkahokkanen/activity/ Activity feed for Mirka Hokkanen. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:31:01 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 fc53473bcff10edda52dec696fd948b0 https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/it-s-time-for-another-letterpress-swap/#post-4256 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 17:52:38 -0400 I’d love to participate. Maybe a size requirement to make it all fit together well? 4×6 or 5×7 or something. Don’t have a way to die cut so prints would be easier for me than coasters.

]]> e1e95052c57183cbb65c5c32a88be64e https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/has-anyone-used-solarplates/#post-3092 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:57:38 -0400 Thanks for sharing my blog. 🙂 I’m a member here too. I am processing plates at home. I first started making plates for intaglio printing, and now make them for letterpress too. I could do a polymerplate tutorial for you if you want?

]]> 19adb4cb741a09046a1df91203607f5e https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/roller-hook-springs-for-kelsey/#post-3695 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:44:57 -0500 Thanks, I looked over both websites online so far, but neither had any that I could find. Since it’s a rare item, it might not be listed. I’ll contact them about it. Thanks for a hint. 🙂

]]> 57d528e747930c5cdcfd6cd6355ef2d2 https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/table-top-press/#post-3810 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:00:33 -0500 My Kelsey is not even functional right now, I am still looking at hours of scrubbing to do and then reassembling it. Unless he is planning on giving me another press as part of the other equipment I am not planning on selling this one any day soon.He is going to have a hard time finding one. But they pop up from peoples farms and garages…[Read more]

]]> f33450f801b43983f72eecf7f996382c https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/table-top-press/#post-3808 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:07:33 -0500 I am also looking for a small c&p press to upgrade.My solution to get a press I can actually afford was to look all over briarpress and ebay. Everything is super expensive right now. I ended up getting a 5×8 kelsey from ebay for about $300, but it was super crusty and nasty, and missing rollers and chase. At least it was affordable. I was willing…[Read more]

]]> d913dc7704360a0e926f7db081b9f8d5 https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/processing-your-own-photopolymer-plates/#post-3247 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:00:47 -0500 I also have a blog post on building your own light box: http://mirka-h.blogspot.com/2008/06/how-to-built-lightbox.htmlI use a 1/4″ thick glass, a rigid backer board and clamps to expose plates with at home.Hope that’s helpful.Mirka

]]> ae781163d51297cdd4b54fd20156b16f https://ladiesofletterpress.com/activity/p/531/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:53:43 -0500 @kseniyathomas Thanks! I was born and raised there and moved here about 10 years ago to go to school. 🙂

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