[5535] in APO Printshop
Re: Wedding invitations
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Cat Thu Nguyen Huu)
Sat Jan 17 22:46:31 2009
From: Cat Thu Nguyen Huu <catthu@MIT.EDU>
To: apo-printshop@mit.edu
In-Reply-To: <9c3afc5b0901171014w4e19ebc0u4527517417d7d935@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:45:53 -0500
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Just to clarify, although Anne mentioned donations, it was something
like:
Me: "So, the setup fees of $3.00 is per setup..."
Anne: "Oh, don't worry, I don't mind, I'll even give donation if you
accept it."
So it's not like she's excited about giving us donation and is pushing
us to work out the details, I'm just asking mostly because it's a good
thing to know.
Anne wants us to print the invitations and the reply cards, that's two
jobs (I'm thinking, it's perfect for a training and qualifying run)
and only in one color. Talking about color, I saw a big can label
"Brown" on the shelf, but could not managed to open it. It looked like
it hadn't been opened for a really long time. If we want to buy new
colors, Len and I are working on restocking the printshop soon. My
question is, in case we end up buying brown ink, even though Anne said
she's willing to give us money, should we take her money solely on
that, considering the amount of ink that we're going to use on her
jobs will be a very small portion of what she buys?
Cat
On Jan 17, 2009, at 1:14 PM, Lori Tsuruda wrote:
> The invitation surface should be smooth and not overly glossy,
> and there needs to be extra paper, 5-10%.
>
> There may be a tube of brown ink that looks (to me) like
> melted, semisweet chocolate. I recall that the cap may require
> pliers to remove carefully.
>
> When rubber-based inks are too dried out/tacky, a couple
> drops of raw linseed oil worked into them while inking the press
> will often return them to a usable state. APO used to have a
> small can of raw linseed oil, but it disappeared when all of the
> flammable liquids were put into a metal cabinet.
> I've tried to find small (quart) containers, but can only seem to
> find gallon-sized cans of RAW linseed oil. I sometimes borrow
> an ancient can from my landlord, to use as recently as last year.
>
> Wedding jobs typically require multiple setups for invitation,
> reply card, reply envelope, and outer envelope and are usually
> done by a friend/relative of the bride/groom like a personal gift
> given the time required. This is a lot of work to do for a non-
> friend/relative, and APO's rates are vastly lower than
> PaperSource and other places that offer letterpressing.
>
>
> --Lori
>
> On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 2:38 AM, Cat Thu Nguyen Huu <catthu@mit.edu>
> wrote:
> To be brief:
>
> 1/ Annie, who'd like us to print her wedding invitations, won't need
> them until mid March. I'm sure there's enough time in between for us
> to find someone to train or to do the job.
>
> 2/ I haven't physically seen the cards ( I have seen pictures of
> them, though) but have a good idea of how big they are, and also
> took a look at what she wants to be printed on it. All I have to say
> is that the cards are small enough for the press shop, and the text
> is few enough to be printed comfortably on it.
>
> 3/ Do we have (darkish) brown ink? Annie said if we don't, she's
> willing to give us money to buy.
>
> 4/ When does the customer have to pay?
>
> 5/ Do we accept donation for the printshop?
>
> Cat
>
>
>
>
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about giving us donation and is pushing us to work out the details, I'm =
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auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; ">Anne wants us to print the =
invitations and the reply cards, that's two jobs (I'm thinking, it's =
perfect for a training and qualifying run) and only in one color. =
Talking about color, I saw a big can label "Brown" on the shelf, but =
could not managed to open it. It looked like it hadn't been opened for a =
really long time. If we want to buy new colors, Len and I are working on =
restocking the printshop soon. My question is, in case we end up buying =
brown ink, even though Anne said she's willing to give us money, should =
we take her money solely on that, considering the amount of ink that =
we're going to use on her jobs will be a very small portion of what she =
buys?</span></div><div apple-content-edited=3D"true"><br></div><div =
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class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br><div><div>On Jan 17, =
2009, at 1:14 PM, Lori Tsuruda wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite">The =
invitation surface should be smooth and not overly glossy, <br>and there =
needs to be extra paper, 5-10%.<br><br>There may be a tube of brown ink =
that looks (to me) like<br>melted, semisweet chocolate. I recall that =
the cap may require<br> pliers to remove carefully.<br><br>When =
rubber-based inks are too dried out/tacky, a couple <br>drops of raw =
linseed oil worked into them while inking the press<br>will often return =
them to a usable state. APO used to have a<br> small can of raw linseed =
oil, but it disappeared when all of the <br>flammable liquids were put =
into a metal cabinet.<br>I've tried to find small (quart) containers, =
but can only seem to<br>find gallon-sized cans of RAW linseed oil. I =
sometimes borrow<br> an ancient can from my landlord, to use as recently =
as last year.<br><br>Wedding jobs typically require multiple setups for =
invitation,<br> reply card, reply envelope, and outer envelope and are =
usually<br> done by a friend/relative of the bride/groom like a personal =
gift<br> given the time required. This is a lot of work to do for a =
non-<br> friend/relative, and APO's rates are vastly lower than<br> =
PaperSource and other places that offer letterpressing.<br> =
<br><br>--Lori<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at =
2:38 AM, Cat Thu Nguyen Huu <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a =
href=3D"mailto:catthu@mit.edu">catthu@mit.edu</a>></span> =
wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px =
solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: =
1ex;"> To be brief:<br> <br> 1/ Annie, who'd like us to print her =
wedding invitations, won't need them until mid March. I'm sure there's =
enough time in between for us to find someone to train or to do the =
job.<br> <br> 2/ I haven't physically seen the cards ( I have seen =
pictures of them, though) but have a good idea of how big they are, and =
also took a look at what she wants to be printed on it. All I have to =
say is that the cards are small enough for the press shop, and the text =
is few enough to be printed comfortably on it.<br> <br> 3/ Do we have =
(darkish) brown ink? Annie said if we don't, she's willing to give us =
money to buy.<br> <br> 4/ When does the customer have to pay?<br> <br> =
5/ Do we accept donation for the printshop?<br><font color=3D"#888888"> =
<br> Cat<br> </font></blockquote></div><br><br =
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