Print Studio
This is a stub page about all the 2D print studio machines!
type cabinets
stores type cases when not in use
needs front access
each drawer of a cabinet is called a "case"
a drawer is like one fontsize of one font. contains all the letters, etc. this is the layout: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Job_Case
Galley Cabinet
a galley is a metal tray that holds type forms.
you take type out of the case and arrange it in the galley. you fill the empty space with "furniture".
when you've set a block of text and it's ready to be printed, that's called a "form"
this cabinet holds standing type while it's "tied up in a form", i.e. in active use
needs front access, ideally back access as well
42" x 23.5"
furniture
it's for bigger spacing, margins around a textbox, etc
they haven't sorted their furniture, might need a new cabinet just to store furniture
composing stick
little jig with a movable pressure locking mechanism/thing called a knee. the knee locks the length of your line. it's just a tool that helps you compose a longer text.
for example, if you're setting a whole book you can only set a few lines at once. then you have to put them on the galley and set more.
Offset Press
The big giant thing.
6'3" x 30.5"
needs full working radius
Vandercook Letterpress
Similar to offset but runs by crank
approx 8' x 26"
needs full working radius
(this is arriving tomorrow)
tabletop
platen press, which means it uses a plate
human-powered, makes metallic clapping noise
needs at least front & side to use, ideally more for oiling, maintenance etc
C&P
"chandler & price"
big version of the tabletop
runs on a flywheel / tredle - foot powered
32" x 50"
this is the thing in the bar upstairs right now (coming down tomorrow)
paper folding machine
could easily make pamphlets & zines, playbills for events, etc
belongs to david brazil
on a wheeled cart covered with the "baumfolder" sack. cart is
bookshelves
duh
drill press
punching holes in an entire book, esp with a wooden cover
aka laptop standing desk
drying rack
for drying prints on, can go pretty much anywhere, might move around
guillotine
cuts large stacks of paper
needs front access to feed paper, and some extra space in the back for long paper reams
kwik print
"gold stamping machine"
gold-embossing on leather, cloth, etc
for making fancy book titles
small thing next to drill press
you have to fill it with gold leaf
flat file
they don't have one yet but want one.
it's a cabinet with lots of thin, long drawers for storing paper and completed prints on big sheets