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Tag Archives: letterpress
Gutenberg Poster from Monkey-Rope Press
Over the Christmas holidays I purchased a Gutenberg Letterpress poster from Monkey-Rope Press on Etsy. I have been looking for decoration for my little studio and I thought this poster was the perfect piece to hang above my newly restored … Continue reading
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Tagged Etsy, Johannes Gutenberg, Kelsey Excelsior, letterpress, Monkey-Rope Press
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Letterpress Wins Jobs Act Poster Contest
I don’t often get political, nor do I write about it. But I have found an intersection of letterpress and politics that seems worth mentioning in today’s disastrous economic climate. Recently ‘Obama for America’ held an art contest to find … Continue reading
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Tagged American Jobs Act, Barack Obama, broadside, contest, letterpress, New Deal, Obama for America, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Weekly, politics, poster, Washington D.C., Wikipedia
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Crafty Wonderland!
This weekend I attended Crafty Wonderland’s “Colossal Holiday Sale.” Held at the Oregon Convention Center, the show brings together over 200 local artists and craftspeople from the Pacific Northwest. It promotes itself as an opportunity to “BUY LOCAL! BUY HANDMADE!” … Continue reading
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Tagged art, buy handmade, buy local, craft, crafty wonderland, Fortress Letterpress, Framework Design Lab, goodie bag, letterpress, picklethings
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Final Press Photographs
Every part of the Kelsey press has finally been put back together! And here are pictures! The only thing missing are the roller hooks. The old ones are bent and I believe we will have to make new ones. Other … Continue reading
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Tagged Kelsey, Kelsey Excelsior, letterpress, press, printing press, restoration
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Press Restoration Update: Grease & Shims
Shims and grease are two things that are quite important when reassembling a press, and I did not want them to get lost in the glitz and glam of retaining rings and finished pictures. While they aren’t as pretty, they … Continue reading
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Tagged dowel, grease, Kelsey, Kelsey Excelsior, letterpress, Molywhite RE No. 00, printing, printing press, restoration, robot, robot grease, shim, Teijin Seiki
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Press Restoration Update: Cutting & Fitting New Dowels
When I first disassembled the Kelsey press I knew that I would have to replace the original dowels that held the parts together. The majority had been mushroomed on one end and deformed with a chisel and hammered into the … Continue reading
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Tagged dowel, file, Kelsey, Kelsey Excelsior, lathe, letterpress, McMaster-Carr, press, printing, printing press, restoration, retaining ring, stainless steel
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Press Restoration Update: Reassembling the Platen
The platen portion of the Kelsey Letterpress is made up of two main castings, the platen and the platen back. These two pieces are held together with a very strong spring held in place by a dowel. The screws on … Continue reading
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Tagged arbor press, casting, Kelsey, Kelsey Excelsior, letterpress, platen, press, printing press, restoration, socket head, stainless steel, stove bolt
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Restoration Update: Painted Lettering
Last week was a detail-oriented week for the Kelsey press. Once the black paint had dried, I went over all the raised lettering with a tiny brush and silver paint. I used the same kind of paint as I did … Continue reading
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Restoration Update: Watching Paint Dry
Nothing much is happening with the Kelsey press lately, and I wanted to explain why. The paint that we chose dries from the Outside In. So I am literally watching paint dry and I have no clue how long it … Continue reading
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Restoration Update: Sandblasting, priming, painting
This past weekend was a big one for my little Kelsey press. After taking the whole thing apart, each piece of the casting needed to be cleaned of all the old paint, and re-painted to prevent rust and protect it … Continue reading
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Tagged Kelsey, Kelsey Excelsior, letterpress, printing, printing press, restoration, sandblaster, X-O Rust oil-based enamel
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