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on a cart covered with the "baumfolder" sack
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

Revision as of 02:51, 22 September 2014

This is a stub page about all the 2D print studio machines!

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)

Galley Cabinet

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"

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)

type cabinets

stores type cases when not in use

needs front access

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