I bought an old letterpress Boston type, rusty, it was out in the rain I don't know for how long, but everything is stuck. I will try to restore it
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Monday, March 16, 2020
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Friday, November 25, 2016
wood engraving vintage tools
E.C. Muller engraving vintage tools are the most known old engraving tools
They are since 1898.
Thursday, October 27, 2016
store your printing ink
All we know what fuss is the printing ink in the metal tin and what waste of ink.
The idea is not mine, but is very good. We can store the ink in empty silicone tubes(cartridges)
For 1kg of ink I used 3 tubes of 300ml each and 2 tubes from vitamines.
1.Cover your table with newspapers before you start and wear gloves.
2.with a painting spatula remove the ink from the tin,little by little to the tube.
3. don't fill the whole tube, leave 4cm for the lid
4.put the lid, remove the air using a screwdriver. you must put the screwdriver between the lid
and the tube .with the thumb of the other hand push the lid.
5.clean the tube . put some vaseline on the lide and close it in a bag
You are ready!
Friday, September 30, 2016
Homemade letterpress
This is my homemade letterpress that I used to print my woodcuts.
As you see I don't use springs but wire ropes and a long piece of wood as
lever.
I also have a scissors jack press, 1 ton
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
woodcut small gouge diy
small wood cutting gouge I used a broken drill bit 3.5 mm.
total length 16cm, blade 2,6 cm
Monday, March 14, 2016
wood carving gouge diy
3.5 mm high speed steel from a broken drill bit.
when you cut metal always rinse with water to avoid over tumpering.
Saturday, March 12, 2016
japanese style woodcut knife -hangi-to diy
total length 16.5cm, handle 13.5 cm, blade 3cm
I used a high carbon steel jigsaw blade 10cm, pine wood for the handle ,brass screws
and a little piece of brass for the ring
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
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