Make sure the ink is mixed up correctly and proportionately. When working to print lighter pastel ink colors on the Heidelberg Windmill try the following:įirst, use an aggressive cleaner (Putz Pomade comes to mind) to help clean out any remaining ink from a previous run. Or alternatively, use our Boxcar Press swing away lay gauge so you don’t have to worry about marks. This is so that the pin has a place to rest into and not mark the envelope when the press closes. You’ll need to cut out a shape in the tympan where the lay pin will “nestle” into.
Printing envelopes on the Windmill with a lay pin is a bit labor-intensive but it can work. If you are doing something double-sided and are trying to avoid show-through on the other side, use glassine board in the packing. To keep them in shape, I’ll use a bent paper clip or something small to clean out any fibers or lint that may get up there. Rubber suckers are good for text weight, coaster stock, thinner leather, or textiles. Metal suckers work for text weight and envelope liners. (from left to right: Jeff, Leanna, Lou)įor foil on a Kluge, make sure you are using the correct suckers and are maintaining them. Getting this out of the way is one less thing you don’t have to fuss with while in the middle of a job. This run is so you can adjust the tilt sucker bar to where you want it, make sure it isn’t double-feeding, adjust the tempo of the paper pick-up and more. There shouldn’t be any impression or ink. When beginning a job, do a dry paper test run. It helps keep the pressure off that one trouble spot. This is so that the rollers use it like an inking roller bearer strip. If you have a thin rule line or the end of a line of type that is getting too blobby, try using an “end cap” of a scrap photopolymer plate (like a small rectangle of it) and put it beyond the trim area. Want to share your top tip? Let us know in the comments section below! (from left to right: Carrie, Maddie) Perhaps a few of these nuggets of wisdom will make their way into your next printing adventure! What you need to print well on your L Letterpress MachineĪ new year and a fresh new decade signals one thing: a new wave of brilliant letterpress! We polled our printers here at Boxcar Press to give us their quick, top printing tips to help jumpstart 2020.
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