Day 6

Brad using the massive Hatch paper cutter

LESSONS FOR TODAY

• How to print on the mid-press (Vandercook Universal-I)
• When mixing ink, be clean! Keep the lips of the jars wiped down and put your palette knife on a clean surface.
• Don't gouge the ink when scooping it out.
• The first time you print a poster, roll the cylinder slowly to see if any type causes pressure.
• When type needs to be raised, cut paper to the shape of the type and tape it to the back.
• Before adding lead to loose type on the press bed, check for sloppy typesetting first– it may be that something it just out of place.
• When figuring out what pressure to print at, start low and gradually raise the press bed.
• During early prints/the registration process, get rid of mis-registered prints! That way, you won't register later colors incorrectly.

Setting type/images on a diagonal = a hot mess!

Love this block!