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Re: trouble locking up...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lori Tsuruda)
Wed May 20 19:45:30 2009
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Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 19:45:19 -0400
From: Lori Tsuruda <lori@pmd.org>
To: Kristin Kuhn <kkuhn@mit.edu>, apo-printshop@mit.edu
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Make sure that the furniture edges touching the ends of the lines of type
are even, not worn/uneven.
Fourth quoin?
If not already using quads, add = quads to the ends of each line (and
increase leading length accordingly) so that em quads or smaller pieces
abut the furniture
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 6:40 PM, Kristin Kuhn <kkuhn@mit.edu> wrote:
> I added a 3rd quoin
> removed all the coppers and checked each line against a standard
> width... so there is now a minimum of coppers, and I am 90% sure all
> lines are the same width.
> I moved some furniture, tried to give it more support... no luck
> Maybe I am tightening it too much?
>
> thanks everyone,
> Kristin
>
> On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 2:38 PM, Mitchell E Berger <mitchb@mit.edu> wrote:
> > Also, be sure that all the lines of type really are the same length.
> > Otherwise no matter how tightly you expand the quoins against the
> > side, there'll be lines they're not compressing horizontally. This
> > has been catastrophic for the Reg Day job. If that's the problem,
> > try really hard to adjust the length by switching around between
> > 3-em, 4-em, and 5-em spaces rather than by inserting copper strips.
> > Over time, the Reg Day job had accumulated copper here, there, and
> > everywhere to try to make little adjustments, and that was basically
> > what made it near impossible to lock up.
> >
> > Mitch
> >
> >> hi kk
> >>
> >> * try a 3rd quoin on each side
> >>
> >> * make sure a thin isn't between a lead and a line of type
> >>
> >> * make sure none of the furniture is wrapped
> >>
> >> * try tightening the quoins a hair more
> >>
> >> yiLFS -len
> >>
> >> Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 04:23:02 -0400
> >> From: Kristin Kuhn <kkuhn@MIT.EDU>
> >> To: apo-printshop <apo-printshop@mit.edu>
> >> Subject: trouble locking up...
> >>
> >> yo printshop
> >> I am having extreme difficulty in locking up a rather large block of
> text.
> >> Whatever I do, the whole block is very "squishy" - nothing falls out,
> >> but if you push on the letters, they definitely will move in and out.
> >> any generic "have you tried this?" advice would be most appreciated!
> >>
> >> thanks,
> >> Kristin
> >>
> >
>
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Make sure that the furniture edges touching the ends of the lines of type<b=
r>are even, not worn/uneven.<br><br>Fourth quoin?<br><br>If not already usi=
ng quads, add =3D quads to the ends of each line (and<br>increase leading l=
ength accordingly) so that em quads or smaller pieces <br>
abut the furniture<br><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, May 20, 20=
09 at 6:40 PM, Kristin Kuhn <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:kkuhn@m=
it.edu">kkuhn@mit.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_q=
uote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0=
pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I added a 3rd quoin<br>
removed all the coppers and checked each line against a standard<br>
width... so there is now a minimum of coppers, and I am 90% sure all<br>
lines are the same width.<br>
I moved some furniture, tried to give it more support... no luck<br>
Maybe I am tightening it too much?<br>
<br>
thanks everyone,<br>
Kristin<br>
<br>
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 2:38 PM, Mitchell E Berger <<a href=3D"mailto:mi=
tchb@mit.edu">mitchb@mit.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
> Also, be sure that all the lines of type really are the same length.<b=
r>
> Otherwise no matter how tightly you expand the quoins against the<br>
> side, there'll be lines they're not compressing horizontally. =
=A0This<br>
> has been catastrophic for the Reg Day job. =A0If that's the proble=
m,<br>
> try really hard to adjust the length by switching around between<br>
> 3-em, 4-em, and 5-em spaces rather than by inserting copper strips.<br=
>
> Over time, the Reg Day job had accumulated copper here, there, and<br>
> everywhere to try to make little adjustments, and that was basically<b=
r>
> what made it near impossible to lock up.<br>
><br>
> Mitch<br>
><br>
>> hi kk<br>
>><br>
>> * try a 3rd quoin on each side<br>
>><br>
>> * make sure a thin isn't between a lead and a line of type<br>
>><br>
>> * make sure none of the furniture is wrapped<br>
>><br>
>> * try tightening the quoins a hair more<br>
>><br>
>> yiLFS -len<br>
>><br>
>> =A0 =A0Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 04:23:02 -0400<br>
>> =A0 =A0From: Kristin Kuhn <<a href=3D"mailto:kkuhn@MIT.EDU">kku=
hn@MIT.EDU</a>><br>
>> =A0 =A0To: apo-printshop <<a href=3D"mailto:apo-printshop@mit.e=
du">apo-printshop@mit.edu</a>><br>
>> =A0 =A0Subject: trouble locking up...<br>
>><br>
>> =A0 =A0yo printshop<br>
>> =A0 =A0I am having extreme difficulty in locking up a rather large=
block of text.<br>
>> =A0 =A0Whatever I do, the whole block is very "squishy" =
- nothing falls out,<br>
>> =A0 =A0but if you push on the letters, they definitely will move i=
n and out.<br>
>> =A0 =A0any generic "have you tried this?" advice would b=
e most appreciated!<br>
>><br>
>> =A0 =A0thanks,<br>
>> =A0 =A0Kristin<br>
>><br>
><br>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>
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