Background: Letterpress printing has seen an explosion of interest in the last several years and that has spawned a great number of first-time press buyers. There are many letterpress printing presses sold on the internet regularly...the problem is, once you buy one of these presses, how do you know you have everything you need to actually start printing? The intent of this package is to satisfy that need without you having to scrounge around for all of the items you need to get cranking—and to save you from figuring it out. We (my father, David Churchman) and I want people to print—not buy a press and become frustrated about the process and walk away because of the hassle of piecing together everything needed. To wit: Package on offer: • Composing Stick • Three (3) Wickesham speed quoins • One (1) key for the Wickersham quoins • One (1) new Gaebel 6" stainless steel line gauge • Three (3) new spring tongue gauge pins for the tympan paper/press • Wood furniture and Reglet • One new font of either Goudy Oldstyle or Caslon #337 in 12 point. Both are easy to read fonts and a staple in any printshop! Both fonts are new in the package and include uppers, lowers, points, figures and punctuation (+$49.50 for both fonts, either size same price). • A complete array of assorted 12 point spacing and quads, thin spacing, leads/slugs. The variety included is based on the size of your press, which we need you to indicate when purchasing this kit. • One 1/4lb. can of ink in your choice of cyan, yellow, magenta, black or opaque mixing white. We also offer all of these colors in an ink mixing kit (+ $55). We are selling convenience here--this is not a profit center for us. Previous/current customers have requested a way to dabble in ink without breaking the bank and this was our solution. Play with different PMS colors on a pallet before buying in bulk. For reference, similar kits sell online for $200+. For most hobbyists, this amount of ink can last for many dozens of jobs (depending on your frequency of printing). • New, heavy duty denim printers apron with pockets for line gauges, tools, pencils, etc. • A generous supply of tympan paper • New Nalgene goose-neck plastic clean-up bottle to dispense solvent to clean press after job • New stainless steel printer’s tweezers for snagging small type, spacing, etc. • New hard maple planer block to level the type in form MOST IMPORTANT DURING CHECKOUT: When checking out, it is VERY important that to include a note to me specifying preferences/your equipment. To checkout: Press the "Buy It Now" button. On the "Checkout: Review Order" screen, approximately below your shipping address, click on the blue "+ add message to seller" link. In the message box that opens, please indicate the following three things: 1) Chase size of your press 2) Color of ink desired 3) Your choice of 12 point Caslon Oldstyle or Goudy Oldstyle If you want the PMS ink mixing kit or both fonts, indicate that in the above section or through eBay I'll invoice you with the difference. FLOOR MODEL/PROOF PRESS KIT BUYERS: The above kit is specifically designed for TABLETOP press owners. However, we can easily outfit owners of floor model presses (typically 7 x 11 and 8 x 12 and up) for additional cost. Floor model/proof press kits include up-sized items and volume as follows: New Gaebel 12" stainless line gauge (as opposed to new Gaebel 7") Longer and additional volume of furniture, leads and slugs 16 oz solvent bottle (as opposed to 8 oz.) Three (3) Challenge Hi-Speed quoins--depending on size of press, from 3" to 7.5" in most cases--& key (as opposed to the smaller Wickershams) Large planar block Longer composing stick (most are 10" and larger as opposed to 4" to 8") 22" tympan paper (as opposed to 12") New Megill heavy duty gauge pins (as opposed to new Megill standard duty) Base price for a floor model press is $339.95 + $29.95 S/H for a total of $369.95. Send me a note and I'll invoice you. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!! ***Please note that the shipping time (within 4 days) for your kit will depend on when we get the above information from you. Also please note that we hand select many of the items for each individual kit based on your information and choices. The S/H time and costs reflect this. We cannot put your kit together until we have this. If you forget to do this when checking out, sending a separate note to me through eBay is also fine. Any questions about customization and other letterpress items should be sent directly to: letterpressdude at gmail and I will quote you pricing for what is not listed here. If you still have questions, you may contact Andrew Churchman (that's me) at (317) 435-2758 cell or letterpressdude at gmail Also ask me about my large selection of tabletop presses + kit specials—we regularly have 50 -100 tabletop presses in inventory and can likely match a press to most any letterpress budget and size needs. Beyond that, if it’s letterpress related, we can provide it…floor models, type (1,000’s of fonts—wood and lead), ornaments, deco border, monogram sets, proof presses, press and equipment parts, ink, cutters, cuts, dies, cabinets, cases, furniture and furniture cabinets—you get the picture—just ask, we’ll do our best to handle all requests!
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