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.

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?

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. 🙂

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 occasionally where they just want to get rid of them for free on cost of moving. He should keep his eyes open for that, and I would also put the word out to the local letterpress community about looking for one.

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 to go through the trouble of cleaning it up and finding spare parts rather than spending 4 times the amount and getting a ready-to-print one. Here are some pictures of work in progress: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mirkah/sets/72157622404523175/If you are willing to go this route, then just keep your eyes on ebay and wait for the yucky press to come along, because they will, ive seen several. I would get a kelsey or a c&p because spare parts are easier to come by.Mirka

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

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