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Hi Subscriber, Here's what has been happening on the Forum in the last week. Don't forget, there's no need to have an account to have your say.
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Latest Posts . . .
Lancaster Printers Fair
Last post: August 15
Looks like a worthwhile event to attend, if you're in the local area. Also raising money for a worthwhile cause.
FREE Monotype Keyboard & Caster
Last post: August 13
This has appeared on the Briar Press website:
Printing, A Future Unlimited - 1957 promotional video
Last post: August 12
20-minute promotional video, aimed at recruiting people into the print industry.
Re: Flashing on 12pt type
Last post: August 10
Apologies for typo, small nick was caused by faulty type channel, nothing to do with the type carrier.
Re: Venturing into matrix engraving
Last post: August 10
Val, Ed and I (and Patrick Goosens) are very lucky to have these ATF fitting machines, which are amazingly accurate and very sturdy machines which are remarkably easy to use.
Re: Venturing into matrix engraving
Last post: August 10
Jason, Your sample castings look a bit rounded at the corner. Do you know if that is a casting problem . . .
Re: Venturing into matrix engraving
Last post: August 10
Question about milling machine/fitting machine- you and Ed seem to have the magical machines . . .
Re: Venturing into matrix engraving
Last post: August 10
Another bit of the equation that I've put into the sequence is marking the matrix blanks for positioning the "high dot" prior to engraving. I'm using a side-bearing of 8pts, and a head bearing of 24pts.
Re: Finishing cutting tools for engraving mats
Last post: August 09
Thanks for posting this! I am at the same point as Jim R, just dragging the point across the stone to create a bevel.
Re: Flashing on 12pt type
Last post: August 09
Scraping the mould with steel? Definitely NOT!
Re: Flashing on 12pt type
Last post: August 09
David, have you tried scraping the top surface of the mould with a paint scraper?
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