[EKStationers] RE: Proof presses (was Re: Upcoming quarterly report)

[Lyle H. Gray]

On Tue, 23 May 2006, [ISO-8859-1] Iheronimus Br=FCckner wrote:

> I remember seeing an Italian (wood cut?) of someone rolling a
> very large cylinder over (cuts?) to make an impression. I
> have had a discussion with someone else who argues that it is
> not relief printing, but intaglio (engraving).

Since the Vandercook was reportedly originally for test printing
engravings, that could very well be.  However, I would still
think that you'd get more pressure out of a standing press, which
you need for intaglio printing.

Of course, you would get more pressure when doing raised surface
printing (type, wood cuts, etc) from a standing press than by
using the Rolling Pin of Doom (TM). ;-)

Lyle

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