Letterpress Hobbyist's Starter's Kit C & P Pilot Kelsey

US $880

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Jun 4th

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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. 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. Tabletop Starter's Kit: • 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 (1) font of NEW, PACKED type (choose one): -14 point Caslon Old Style -14 point Goudy Old Style -14 point 20th Century Medium -14 point Sans Serif Light Styles are easy to read and staples in any printshop! Fonts are new in the package and include uppers, lowers, points, figures and punctuation. Additional type available for $59.50. • A complete array of assorted 14 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 To CHECKOUT: Please include a note to me specifying preferences/your equipment: 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) Type chosen If you would like the PMS ink mixing kit or both fonts, indicate that in the note to seller and I'll invoice you with the difference. Floor Model / Proof press buyers (7" x 11" and larger) 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 for your kit is dependent on when we get kit size specifics from you. If you forget to do this when checking out, sending a separate note to me through eBay is also fine. YES, WE ARE HAPPY TO CUSTOMIZE KITS. Please send those specific requests to: letterpressdude at gmail and I will quote you pricing. 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!