I have stumbled across this web site a few times, and I’m finally getting around to posting about it. The site is a glossary of terms relating to what is referred to in the industry as “wet-end chemistry” and covers…
Author: kpmartin
A Little Printing Job
Last October I was printing some “Save the Date” cards for a customer, and decided to take a video of the work. It only too me 8 months to edit the clips into a single video, but, after much delay,…
CBBAG Ottawa Book Arts Fair, Saturday May 14th
I should have posted this a lot sooner, but if you miss us this year at the Grimsby Wayzgoose, we will also be at the Book Arts Show & Sale on May 14th, 2016, organized by the Ottawa Valley chapter…
Now I know…
…why the Monotype manuals say not to raise or lower the pot unless it is molten. They never explained why this could cause any problems, and the pump piston linkage is jointed enough to follow the pot up and down…
Making my mill more rigid
In my shop, I have a Sherline mill. Normally I have it set up like a model 5000 series, with a solid column, for rigidity and to reduce the number of adjustments that can go out of whack. Recently I…
Updated Information on New Type
We have updated our page describing the new type we offer to include some details on characteristics and typical pricing.
Out of stock: Sisal fibre
It took several years, but our stock of sisal fibre is now sold out. We will be looking for someplace willing to sell it to us in single bale quantities, but for now this product is out of stock. Please…
Grimsby Wayzgoose
The Grimsby Public Library and Art Gallery will be holding their 38th annual Wayzgoose on April 30th, from 9am to 5pm. This gathering of book artists will take place at the Gallery and Library, including the adjacent Carnegie Commons building…
New type for letterpress now available
We have posted a list of the faces and sizes we have available for casting in our Products section.
An Unusual Monotype Mould
I found an unusual Lanston Monotype 30pt display mould (for the Composition caster and Type and Rule caster) at my last visit to Don Black’s. What intrigued me was that the top of the blade appeared to be split into…
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