https://ladiesofletterpress.com/members/sarahalmond/activity/ Activity feed for Sarah Almond. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:31:01 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 c320a2359d052049e965a0c15da54d0b https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/cutting-fancy-shapes-for-labels/#post-2911 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:48:11 -0400 I don’t know this for sure, but it would *seem* to me that any platen press can die cut. Let me know what you find out! Also, you can have things die cut for you; it’s very inexpensive. See if you can find a local bindery. Good luck!Sarah

]]> 732e4c11a6b2c2dfbcc31b29fa721ab6 https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/cutting-fancy-shapes-for-labels/#post-2908 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:48:08 -0400 Hi Mary,I have all of my dies made – that way you know exactly what shape to expect. There are lots of different diemaking companies out there (I use Atlas), just find one near you and call them. They’ll want to know your type height (usually 0.918″) and if you want a crease line, stuff like that. Then you just send them an eps file, the same as…[Read more]

]]> 2b65330003cebcdc2d768a5ea22f454a https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/220-lb-lettra-on-a-cylinder-press/#post-2369 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:12:20 -0400 I’ve used 220 on a Vandercook and smashed photopolymer pretty hard with no troubles. Definitely adjust the packing first, though!

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