UPDATES (174) VANCOUVER LETTERPRESS (104) ADVENTURES IN LETTERPRESS (74) ETSY (65) CANADA LETTERPRESS (38) CUSTOM LETTERPRESS WEDDING INVITATIONS (38) CANADIAN LETTERPRESS (29) CUSTOM LETTERPRESS STATIONERY (26) VANCOUVER WEDDING INVTATIONS (18) CUSTOM LETTERPRESS BUSINESS CARDS (14) LETTERPRESS LOVERS CLUB (14) CONTEST (11) LETTERPRESS NOTECARDS (11) CUSTOM WEDDING INVITATIONS VANCOUVER (10) FAQs (10) GOT CRAFT? (10) INDIE I DO (10) CANADIAN LETTERPRESS WEDDING INVITATIONS (9) LETTERPRESS WEDDING INVITATIONS (9) WEDDING SHOW (9) CUSTOM BUSINESS CARDS (8) CUSTOM LETTERPRESS PRINTING (8) LETTERPRESS BUSINESS CARDS (8) LETTERPRESS CANADA (8) LETTERPRESS VANCOUVER (8) VANCOUVER PRINTER (8) LETTERPRESS GIVEAWAY (7) LUXURY WEDDING STATIONERY (7) LUXURy WEDDING INVITATIONS (7) SUNLIT-LETTERPRESS. Ah, the price we pay for letterpress beauty! Combine this with the fact that I use an industrial scrub to take the grease and ink off my hands when I'm done for the day, and you can understand the discomfort. 100% cotton paper is great, but handling it repeatedly sucks all the natural oils from your hands. This means that I get grease and ink on my hands during printing, and they get dry and sometimes cut from handling all the paper. My hands are usually a bit of a mess because I don't like to wear latex or other gloves during printing, like some other printers do. My hands are pretty raw right now from all the press work (thank God for Aveda's hand cream). This week we've been working on finishing up the printing for a custom wedding order, designing a wedding invitation suite for another client, and printing up an order for a client that will be giving away packages of our notecards to his own clients as a holiday gift. We'll have other designs available for sale in our Etsy shop over the next day or two. I’m more concerned with the gripper denting the stock.I recently ordered up some blank coasters and tested out a few prints. I don’t think the size of the coasters (4” x 4”, rounded corners) will be an issue. That really isn’t an option at this point in time (mainly because I haven’t found a reasonable source for parent sheets…and also because I’d like to avoid learning two non-trivial things on a given job to limit my risk). I know that many people have issues with the pre-cut coasters and prefer to get sheets and die cut them. This supplier sells pre-cut coasters (square). Am I silly to even think of using anything more than the 40 pt? (I’m a sucker for a thick coaster…but not at the expense of the press) While I like the idea of having a thicker coaster, especially if I’m printing it on both sides, I don’t want to buy the stuff and not be able to feed it, etc. The feeder did a pretty good job of it after some tweaking, so I’d feel comfortable going with the 40 pt coaster stock. I’ve run a bit of Crane Lettra 220# through the press in the past (approximately 43 pt) and it was pretty thick stuff. In a perfect world, I’ll be printing both sides with minimal to less than moderate impression I want these to be distinguishable from offset coasters with a subtle and tactile impression…but your pint shouldn’t wobble! :) My coaster supplier is able to provide 40 pt, 60 pt and 80 pt thicknesses. This packing recommendation is designed to provide ‘kiss’ impression. 1/25” is 40 pt (where 1 pt is 0.001” when measuring stuff like coaster stock).Ģ. This includes packing, tympan and the paper being used. I’ve read the related posts, but wanted to double check a few of my assumptions before taking the leap. Having survived my last job (with significant help from folks on Briar Press), I’ve decided to try printing some coasters on my Heidelberg. Custom Letterpress Wedding Coasters: Perfect for save the dates, wedding menus, receptions, and also like a wedding invitation, that will make a surprise for your invitee.
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