11 Dec
2011
11 Dec
'11
2:22 a.m.
On 12/11/2011 12:43 AM, ben wrote:
Ahh, I'm familiar with them, I have some of their electronic-related
books (Instruments of Amplification, Voice of the Crystal, etc) and
should've assumed they'd cover this sort of material as well.
Note that I'm not talking about metal type ("letterpress") printing,
something I already have a bit of experience with. I'm now looking at
offset printing, which is a whole different animal. That isn't quite so
pricey on a hobbyist level, since it's dealing with equipment that
production print shops often have a very hard time getting rid of.
Hey folks. Can
anyone recommend a good book (that I can find used via
abebooks etc) that'll teach me the ins & outs of small-scale (i.e.,
sheet-fed) offset printing? Old is fine. (I'm exploring old presses)
That hobby I've heard can get fairly pricy, up there with classic
computing.
A quick search at Lindsay's Books has nothing on old presses but they
may have other valuable information in repairing something or metal
casting.
http://www.lindsaybks.com/ Good Luck, with your new Hobby.
Thanks! I've been peripherally associated with it for much of my
life (the "other end" of the chain, the source material, typography,
etc) and have always had a bit of a fetish for it. There's a lot of
very cheap hardware available in my new area (western PA) so I figure
it's time to look into it a bit.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
New Kensington, PA