OK, I'm totally involved with letterpress printing (again). With the Kelsey 3X5, 5X8, and 6X10 presses, I think I have a good range of clam-shell platen presses.
Mistakes never end
And each day, I learn from my mistakes, then make new mistakes that break my heart.
Printing 320 cards with a 50% success rate
Here's a recent project for the APA printing group that requires a ransom of four bundles (160 cards each) of letterpress-only cards per year.
These cards (or book marks) employ two handset typefaces, two ornamental borders, and a photo polymer graphic made from an old, public-domain image.
The face (black ink) was printed on the 6X10 Kelsey after I learned a few more things about how a .03-inch height difference can ruin an entire day. The purple back side shows my logo with my name, as required by the APA. It was printed on the smaller 5X8 press (see below).
Let's all say "recto"
For those who are interested, the front of a page is "recto" and the rear of a page is "verso". Seems backwards, doesn't it?
The 5X8 Kelsey press
Probably the most popular of all the Kelsey presses, this is a workhorse for smaller cards. Here's the printer's view of a rear card face (verso, remember?) with the purple-inked rollers and ink disc.
Please note the silvery aluminum chase that I manufactured.
Cornering the market
I have been buying up all the retro record racks I could find (at a cheap price). Turns out they are perfect drying racks for cards—small, light, portable, and easy to store.
