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

[Lyle H. Gray]

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

> On May 23, 2006, at 10:15 PM, Lyle H. Gray wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> Actually you get more pressure out of a cylinder press, since
> the contact area is relatively small, and the resulting
> pounds-per-square inch is higher than a large platen can
> muster. It just doesn't try to do it all at once...

Well, yes, there is that. ;-)

>> 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). ;-)
>
> Are you absolutely certain John didn't sell you a cast iron
> pasta machine?

The pasta would be .9185" thick...

Lyle

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