Monthly Archives: February 2013

My First Foray into Custom Business Cards

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Alexia

This February has been full of firsts, not the least of which was my first set of custom letterpress business cards. I made them for my sweet and wonderful friend Jina. This simple project turned out to be much more … Continue reading →

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C&P Press Alterations

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Alexia

I finally took some pictures of the alterations that Doug and I made to the C&P. These changes were needed in order to slow the press down and make it a bit safer. First, we replaced the large pulley on … Continue reading →

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Homemade Boxcar Base

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Alexia

This past weekend Doug finished making me a couple of aluminum bases for deep relief photopolymer plates! He milled down the aluminum to .853″ (+/- .0005″!). I never realized how difficult it would be to get such an exact tolerance … Continue reading →

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Girls on Presses

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Alexia

I spent today pulling apart the motor on my C&P. Well, Doug was the brains of the operation, but I added some much needed muscle. I want to slow the press down, so I need a new pulley for the … Continue reading →

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