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…
Category: Things we do
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…
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…
Monotype Pump: Lathe work completed
In my last post about the Monotype piston rod I am making to provide a lengthened pump stroke about the only work completed was the ends of the piece. Since that time I have proceeded through the following stages: The…
Rural Routes Studio Tour Auction
To help fund our studio tour this year, our tour group is holding monthly online auctions of items donated by the member artists. Our turn to donate an item comes up for the July auction, so we have one month…
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