[5537] in APO Printshop
Re: Wedding invitations
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lori Tsuruda)
Sun Jan 18 09:53:14 2009
In-Reply-To: <35541E64-68B8-4B35-8874-E0604C7039FE@mit.edu>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 09:46:44 -0500
From: Lori Tsuruda <lori@pmd.org>
To: Cat Thu Nguyen Huu <catthu@mit.edu>
Cc: apo-printshop@mit.edu
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If special ink is required to be purchased just for her job, I think that
she should pay for it in full.
Do look for the small white tube of ink, though. The tube ink has
tended to stay good longer due to limited air exposure.
Yilfs,
Lori
On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 10:45 PM, Cat Thu Nguyen Huu <catthu@mit.edu> wrote:
> 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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If special ink is required to be purchased just for her job, I think that<b=
r>she should pay for it in full.<br><br>Do look for the small white tube of=
ink, though. The tube ink has<br>tended to stay good longer due to limited=
air exposure.<br>
<br>Yilfs,<br>Lori<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 a=
t 10:45 PM, Cat Thu Nguyen Huu <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:catt=
hu@mit.edu">catthu@mit.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt =
0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div style=3D""><div><span style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0=
, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-=
variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: =
normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-s=
pacing: 0px;">Just to clarify, although Anne mentioned donations, it was so=
mething like:</span></div>
<div><br></div><div><span style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0,=
0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-v=
ariant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: n=
ormal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-sp=
acing: 0px;">Me: "So, the setup fees of $3.00 is per setup..."</s=
pan></div>
<div><span style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-fa=
mily: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;=
font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-ind=
ent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">An=
ne: "Oh, don't worry, I don't mind, I'll even give donatio=
n if you accept it."</span></div>
<div><br></div><div><span style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0,=
0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-v=
ariant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: n=
ormal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-sp=
acing: 0px;">So it's not like she's excited about giving us donatio=
n and is pushing us to work out the details, I'm just asking mostly bec=
ause it's a good thing to know.</span></div>
<div><br></div><div><span style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0,=
0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-v=
ariant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: n=
ormal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-sp=
acing: 0px;">Anne wants us to print the invitations and the reply cards, th=
at's two jobs (I'm thinking, it's perfect for a training and qu=
alifying run) and only in one color. Talking about color, I saw a big can l=
abel "Brown" on the shelf, but could not managed to open it. It l=
ooked 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&=
#39;s willing to give us money, should we take her money solely on that, co=
nsidering 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><br></div><font color=3D"#888888"><div><span style=3D"border-collapse:=
separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; fo=
nt-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing=
: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; whit=
e-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Cat<br>
</span><br> </div></font><div><div></div><div class=3D"Wj3C7c"><br><div><di=
v>On Jan 17, 2009, at 1:14 PM, Lori Tsuruda wrote:</div><br><blockquote typ=
e=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 bro=
wn ink that looks (to me) like<br>melted, semisweet chocolate. I recall tha=
t the cap may require<br> pliers to remove carefully.<br><br>When rubber-ba=
sed inks are too dried out/tacky, a couple <br>
drops of raw linseed oil worked into them while inking the press<br>will of=
ten 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>fi=
nd 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 ti=
me required. This is a lot of work to do for a non-<br> friend/relative, an=
d 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" target=
=3D"_blank">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 betwe=
en 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 loo=
k at what she wants to be printed on it. All I have to say is that the card=
s are small enough for the press shop, and the text is few enough to be pri=
nted comfortably on it.<br>
<br> 3/ Do we have (darkish) brown ink? Annie said if we don't, she=
9;s willing to give us money to buy.<br> <br> 4/ When does the customer hav=
e to pay?<br> <br> 5/ Do we accept donation for the printshop?<br><font col=
or=3D"#888888"> <br>
Cat<br> </font></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br><br></blockquo=
te></div><br></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br=
><br>
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