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February 28, 2020
RileyLink Remote Reset Switch

RileyLink Remote Reset Switch

This is the final prototype of the reset switch to be used for RileyLink inside a completely water-proof case. It uses a neodymium magnet to turn the main power off and back on using a MOSFET w/o having to have a port-hole for a physical access to the main sliding power switch. Some 6.2KΩ registers …

December 5, 2019
Tri-Tone Letterpress Portrait

Tri-Tone Letterpress Portrait

Ink simulation in Photoshop This is a screenshot from Illustrator. These are MDF plates. From left to right, black, red, and yellow. Solid black regions inside the image frame are un-lased areas to be hand carved later to save on the fume extraction consumables (to lessen the smoke generation). You can see some areas were …

November 23, 2019
Update: RileyLink Waterproofing Qi Charging Case #004

Update: RileyLink Waterproofing Qi Charging Case #004

We’ve added two holes to the case. One for the paracord so we can clip it to something (PFD, etc) and an emergency vent hole in the unlikely event of LIPO battery failure.

November 18, 2019
DIY Double Roller Brayer

DIY Double Roller Brayer

We made a double roller hand brayer using two C&P letterpress rollers. The plastic parts to give some tension to the rollers were cut using a laser engraver. Shoddy tig-welding by us 🙂 Hoping that the additional roller would compensate nicely for the small roller diameter… Perhaps a different diameter rollers would even be better? …

November 13, 2019
Six Color (monochrome) Letterpress Portrait

Six Color (monochrome) Letterpress Portrait

We’ve attempted a six color letterpress portrait – a monochrome 6 gray levels (so 7 levels including “non printing white area” for a whopping 1 less than a 3-bit image 🙂 . Paper We used three different paper types, Crane’s Letter, French Paper Company’s Butcher Extra Blue-Dur-O-Tone and German Etching paper… They were all cut …

November 9, 2019
RileyLink Waterproofing Qi Wireless Charging Case for Loopers #004

RileyLink Waterproofing Qi Wireless Charging Case for Loopers #004

We finally made a waterproof version of our Qi wireless charging case for RileyLink!!!! Loopers rejoice (LOL). Still untested underwater (are we going to???) but the joint seam looks good, clear of air and voids! One mistake… The hole for a keychain etc…. Well, it won’t work with the Qi charging base. DUH! but may …

November 2, 2019
RileyLink Waterproofing Qi Charging Prototype #001-002

RileyLink Waterproofing Qi Charging Prototype #001-002

While the RileyLink for OmniPod with Loop.app for iOS is a life changing device, carrying it in a waterproof container is a pain in the ass… Here is our disclaimer: MESSING WITH YOUR RILEYLINK MAY KILL YOU, WILL VOID WARRANTIES (is there one?) and MAY RUIN YOUR DAY. We are not associated with the brave …

October 27, 2019
Three Color Letterpress Portrait

Three Color Letterpress Portrait

We just finished a large (31.5″ long paper) slightly-larger-than-life-sized multi-colored letterpress portrait using our Vandercook press. We only used a dozen sheets of paper but luckily we managed to get a few decent yields. We attributed the most fabulous registration of each of the plates to the new servo’s ability to run the press super …

October 24, 2019
Mylar Tympan Installation for Packing the Cylinder on a Vandercook 232P

Mylar Tympan Installation for Packing the Cylinder on a Vandercook 232P

We’ve used Mylar™ tympan for our presses for years. Why? It makes for an easy cleanup! Chopin’s Waltz in A flat major, B. 21 by Olga Gurevich provided free of copyright here: https://musopen.org/music/performer/olga-gurevich/ Without the piano, this video is meaningless 🙂 THANK YOU!!!

October 22, 2019
Lawson 38/39″ Paper Cutter

Lawson 38/39″ Paper Cutter

We finally squared away the issues we created by introducing grease instead of lighter (motor) oil to the main shaft of the flywheel. Duh…. We had to purge the grease out of the pair of bearings. But we were not inclined to remove the 350 LBS flywheel… So, we bagged the end of the shaft …

October 11, 2019
How to Peach a Letterpress

How to Peach a Letterpress

Text in the second poster: “At the Capitol Building” “Come Watch Rudy Emerge From A Coffin” “October 31st” You can find these posters here: https://tinyurl.com/how-to-peach-a-letterpress-1 https://tinyurl.com/ow-to-peach-a-letterpress-2 (This video is the 3rd revision. Older versions are no longer available) Thanks for watching!!!

October 9, 2019
Rudy Giuliani Halloween Poster

Rudy Giuliani Halloween Poster

You can see how we pressed these here: The first photo has “Capital”. It’s an older version (LOL) You can purchase these here: Etsy Oh come-on! We can have a little fun at the expense of this smart lawyer here…

October 5, 2019
2019 Halloween Poster…

2019 Halloween Poster…

Are you tired of Trump making a mess but can’t make yourself participate in the resistance? Well, here is a simple, bold and effective way to show your dissatisfaction. LOL These are available here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/742115455/letterpress-halloween-boxing-poster?ref=listings_manager_grid Cast of horrors: Beloved Donald J Trump (Main Event) Nancy Pelosi (Main Event) Rudy Giuliani (Intermission Entertainment) Devon Nunes (Semi …

October 3, 2019
Full Moon Poster

Full Moon Poster

October 1, 2019
Servo Torque Test on the Press

Servo Torque Test on the Press

A quick test run on the newly modified Vandercook 232P (we should call it 232S, S for servo), to see if the motor torque is adequate and adequately set to the correct percentage of the maximum value.

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