The Bearded Press: A DIY Gutenberg letterpress

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Uploaded by on Aug 24, 2010

A handmade Gutenberg letterpress that I built to make wedding announcements.

Photopolymer plate from Boxcarpress.com

Based on an instructable available at http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-Letterpress-%26-Use-It-to-Print-Things/

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Uploader Comments (dylandurrant)

  • Did the photopolymer plate make a good impression on the paper or do you need a stronger press for the debossing?

  • @bigcookie83 This provided a ton of pressure. I had to tone down the cranking because they were getting too debossed.

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  • Hi there...how did you make this?i think its beautiful in its simplicity!

  • Thats awesome, great innovation :)

  • is there no way to make that ink plate yourself?

  • This is a very nice press. Good job!

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