[6741] in APO Printshop
Re: Inquiry about press leading
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Leonard H Tower Jr.)
Tue Feb 18 17:48:47 2014
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 17:48:43 -0500 (EST)
From: "Leonard H Tower Jr." <tower@alum.mit.edu>
To: Molly Kosiarek <kosiarek@mit.edu>
cc: Brian Dunkel <bedunkel@ecorporatecollege.com>,
"apo-printshop@mit.edu" <apo-printshop@mit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <CABZuAzqsgLH8+gHkG-TTjx=-i-FtdLpssWjLNCzKcYTh3U+6Wg@mail.gmail.com>
Hi Molly,
Our leading is not cut to exact lengths.
It can be off by a 1/2 pica or more.
Selling off the pieces that are close to the exact length is
not of benefit to the shop, & every brother who uses it in the future.
What we have in each length/thickness varies.
So care should be taken to not sell any length/thickness we have less
than 50 pieces in.
If you decide to sell to him, I suggest $2.00 a piece, firm.
Of course, any proceeds goes to the Letterpress Fund.
It be alot easier on you, if he goes elsewhere.
I'm surprised the letterpress he's using doesn't have a lead cutter.
With the number of actives so low, it might be wisest to put each
available service hour into something that benefits more than one
person, and meets a community need, not one person's hobby.
If you decide no, here is some info to forward to Erik:
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From an alumnus:
Here is a list of Letterpress Resources.
You might start with Fritz at NA Graphics.
Beside buying pre-cut leads, you could get a lead cutter from one of
these vendors, or on ebay.
http://www.aapainfo.org/drupal/node/8
Or contact a local letterpress printer to buy the leads you need:
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=letterpress+printers+near+Cambridge%2C+MA&t=canonical
Or try here:
http://www.museumofprinting.org/
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yiLFS -len
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 16:39:02 -0500
From: Molly Kosiarek <kosiarek@MIT.EDU>
To: Leonard H Tower Jr. <tower@alum.mit.edu>
Cc: Brian Dunkel <bedunkel@ecorporatecollege.com>,
"apo-printshop@mit.edu" <apo-printshop@mit.edu>
Subject: Re: Inquiry about press leading
Advice? Can we sell leading to him, or should we just direct him to
alternate sources? (If we do want to sell leading, how much would it cost?)
Molly :)
On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 4:20 PM, Leonard H Tower Jr. <tower@alum.mit.edu>wrote:
> I didn't see anyone respond.
>
> It's the job of the Press Shop Manager,
> and if not, a student brother, to respond.
>
> Advice available if requested by same.
> Including other sources of leading.
>
> yiLFS -len
>
> Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 16:12:20 -0500
> From: Brian Dunkel <bedunkel@ecorporatecollege.com>
>
> Did anyone ever respond to Erik?
>
> _____
>
> To: apo-printshop@mit.edu
> Subject: Inquiry about press leading
>
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I am an MIT student with access to a letterpress, but I don't have the
> tools
> to easily make leading in the appropriate sizes.
>
> Given that you offer print services at-cost and presumably have the
> appropriate tools, I was wondering if you would be willing to sell some
> pieces of leading. The press I have can use leading of 10 pica and 18
> pica
> lengths. I would be interested in 8-10 pieces of each, probably in 2pt
> width.
>
> Let me know if I could arrange to buy some leading from you.
>
> Many thanks,
> Erik Stayton
>
>
>
