The monthly auction of items to support the Rural Routes Studio Tour continues. This month’s auction features a set of three beautiful flowerpots mounted on a pine plank, from Dundee Pottery and Stained Glass. We are still working on our…
Year: 2013
A little spring cleaning
The only parts of the Monotype pump head left to clean are the three long springs. To soak these in paint remover I made a trough from aluminum foil with the ends folded over several times. Some scraps of lumber…
Slotwall display unit for sale
We have a column finished with slotwall along with some slotwall accessories for sale. We formerly used this to display books and other literature. It is approximately 48 inches wide, 12 inches deep, and 37 inches tall, and was made…
Wool blanket couches for sale
We were doing some cleaning up and ran across a stack of wool blanket couches which we used for papermaking before we were even involved with the Papertrail. We don’t really have a use for them any more so we’re…
Finished Washi from 2010
A while ago I posted a video of me making washi while we were in Prince Edward Island but I have yet to post anything about the results. Unfortunately we did not take any video of pressing the post, separating…
Monotype pump head disassembly
The third branch of my Monotype pump refitting is the disassembly and cleaning of most of the parts of the pump head. I have started cleaning the parts and have some of the simpler pieces cleaned and ready to re-assemble.…
Monotype Pump Latch R&R—A special tool avoided
In order to repair two threaded holes in the Monotype caster pump latch, I thought I would have to make an extension for my drill bit because the holes to be drilled were so close to a side arm on…
Cleaning the Thompson Ink Fountain Completed
After getting all the parts cleaned on the ink fountain for my Thompson press, I painted the cover and the main casting. I was going to use semi-gloss black, but the flat black I tried seemed to have enough of…
Early gardening
My rhubarb is once again growing amazingly large. This plant has a long history. I first met it in the back yard of the house I grew up in. When it was there it benefited from annual feeding in the…
Pump Latch Mechanism R&R
Although most of my work on the pump on my Monotype caster seems to be on making a new extended-stroke piston rod, I am also working on cleaning and refurbishing the pump latch mechanism that Rich Hopkins sent me. After…
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