Seems like a dumb question but how do you all dry stacks of greeting cards after printing? I have a clip system to hang prints but I’ve figured out how to get just enough ink on things and isn’t gloppy, but now I have larger stacks and would be a huge pain to clip one by one.
What does one do?
I have a small 6x10 tabletop press, not wanting to drop a bunch on a boxcar base since I don't know how long I'll have this, but wouldn't mind a solution for lino and plates.
Anyone DIY something that worked well for you?
A guy is giving away these inks, not familiar enough with various ink brands to know if these are may be rubber based or something I can use to print with.
According to the dude, they’re all Pantone
Stumbled on this Kelsey Excelsior 6x10 on FB, seems like a really good price given it comes with some type in cali draws.
I haven’t compared it to a parts diagram yet, but looks like it’s mostly just rusty and needs a deep cleaning, springs need replacing, and needs rollers.
Anyone ID anything I might be missing before I drive 4 hours to possibly buy it all or anything I should be concerned about with this size/type press when it’s not restored/in working order since I haven’t seen it in person yet?
Looking at some table top 5x8 presses, curious at one people are printing on theirs?
I mostly print greeting cards (A2 and A6 folds) and post cards (A2). I know this should be just fine but just wondering what people are doing out there both hobbyists, and maybe small print side-hustle print outfits.
looking to ID this press or how to ask the right questions the person to figure it what it is. looks smaller than most. it’s a C&P.
I'm still new to letterpress and have been making simple cuts for different uses with a 3D printer for over a year now. They work great, but I'm kinda curious what a polymer plate looks and feels like, height of design / impression part of things so I can keep toying with the ones I design and 3D print.
Does anyone know how tall / high in millimeters is the design part on those plates once they are made and ready to go?
I use Caligo safe wash ink on my proofing press, hand brayer rolled. I see people printing on platen presses or vandercooks and they just stack paper as they pull it off the print during a run.
how does the ink not bleed or smear all over the paper being stacked? I could never do that, would ruin almost every print no matter how perfect I get the pressure, ink coverage/layer, etc.
is this just a compromise using the safe wash ink that traditional ink just doesn’t do or am I doing something wrong?
i’ve been slowly testing wholesale and consignments for my letter press cards.
Curious, about other people who wholesale, what is the most unconventional retail location that goes gangbusters with high volume sales for card work?
i’m sure certain gift shops do really great but I also feel like there has to be other places that do even better just out of placement and customer volume. Coffee shop shops is the one that comes to mine. Maybe there’s other ones.
Anyone willing to share would be great!
I’m really interested in finding a Golding pearl press since it light enough to put in my house vs needing a garage or proper workshop to hold up the massive weight of a jobber press.
anyone know of other platen presses that are run by a treadle that are in that in that 500 - 700lbs range?
I got a Cricut cutter to make some vinyl labels for a side project, seems like it can cut a bunch of stuff including some thicker material like acrylic and thin craft wood.
Anyone by chance play around with one to make cuts with to print with? sorta like a polymer plate? (sorta of course)
Backstory
My small production company is based in a rural region on the East Coast, we do G&E rentals, I gaff/DP/CamOp so a lot of production companies producing stuff for networks, and major streamers find me when trying to sort gear and support for reality and documentary crews doing shoots in a 2 hour radius from my home office.
What I'm running into now more than I'm tolerant of at this point is, crews basically pinging me to get a quote on rentals, asking for crew suggestions, but then never contracting with me for G&E or anything else, so what extra consideration I'm offering in goodwill in hopes to build a relationship with someone new is pointless and they get free work out of me. I know it's probably not their initial intention but they defiantly don't circle back or seem to care too much that I save them time and money setting up their shoots for their producer/production coordinators. I get budgets are tight at times, but that is a, not my problem issue. My time is valuable, if you aren't hiring me for other services I offer, I have other thigns I need to do to keep my company afloat.
Our state film office is basically pointless, all they do is process tax incentive requests for huge films, they have crap resources which is a common complaint when crews get to me.
I'm basically going to make this a paid service to create value in the network of people and knowledge of this region I have built over a decade and politely tell the ones who are like, "oh, we're planning to rent your gear so can't you just help us out for free?" to F off.
Main Questions
1: How did anyone who dealt with similar handle it on their end once it became routine for people to never circle back once you handed over a lot of free info that saved them time but didn't hire you.
2: what do people charge to be a local fixer/ local consultant / local production coordinator for out of state crews looking for things like, gear, skilled and reliable crew members, and other things that ultimately save them time? (I'm thinking of having a starting consulting fee paid up front that includes up to x amount of time, then after that, hourly billed net 30)
Happy to hear any other personal stories of the same since it would be nice to know I'm not alone in this experience.
I was bored a couple days ago, watched one of Swappy P's Insta videos of him ripping down the boardwalk, dangling like he does and decided to head out to my local park with a street stick, a green biscuit, and my inline skates and did some hot laps around the road that loops the park and had a crazy amount of fun. Been out a couple days just this week. I'm a rubbish stick handler and skater but don't care.
But it made me curious, of course doing this on busy streets in popular cities midst traffic, does anyone else do this on for training or just for fun on any closed streets, greenways, board walks for long distances, or is this just a attachment grabbing thing for the internet that mostly only content creators do?
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