![]() ![]() Yamato Transport / UPS Worldwide Expedited*: 4-8 Business Days / Starts from $21 Orders are typically shipped within 1-5 business days of your purchase if all items are in stock. You will see the available options for your chosen items at checkout. Shipping cost is determined by weight or the size of the package and destination and it depends on the shipping option you select. See here for the full information on shipping. *Shipping options are currently limited due to COVID-19 and the current situation in Russia-Ukuraine. Purchase your own here.Orders are shipped from Japan using Japan Post mail services or Yamato Transport/UPS. It is made of brass and delrin so there is nothing to rust or corrode. It is especially helpful if you want to disassemble your press for cleaning and need to get it back into specs to prevent harming type or plates. The cylinders are sized so that after adjustment, and you add a normal packing to the press you are very close to proper and even impression. You do this without ink, chase, or packing on the press. Repeat this on the other side, then recheck the first side. You simply loosen the lock nuts on the platen and turn the screw in until you get one side of the platen evenly adjusted against the two black cylinders. You can also adjust them to be in diagonal corners. These black pieces are adjusted with the thumbscrew to be in a top and bottom corner of your platen. In addition however, I have added two black platen height gauges that can be adjusted to fit any size platen press up an 8″x12″ or there abouts. It is very easy to use and the ink stripe you create is very easy to see against the white color. On one end is a white lollypop which is used to set roller height for proper inking. I like gauges! My new dual gauge addresses both of these issues. I couldn’t find any gauge to help adjust the evenness of the platen. It is nicknamed the lollypop because of its shape. One gauge already existed which is for measuring proper roller height. I decided to try to do something about it. The two main issues are proper inking, and even impression. As I visit Briar Press I often read how new enthusiasts have difficulty adjusting their presses. ![]() Phone: 86 Email: This press has been sold, thank you.Ī word about my new gauge. The press is located in my shop in Lyme, CT. The price is $1395.00 which also includes an Introduction to Letterpress lesson by yours truly if you are able to take advantage of the offer. ![]() It does not have its grippers, but, on a map press, they are not needed(gauge pins are enough to hold paper). It is on the original board which has a wonderful patina and is often long since gone. It is however, one of the lightest you can purchase to achieve an 8″ x12″ chase size. This press is large, weighing in at about 175lbs. I am including the metal trucks that came with the press as well. I have fabricated new trucks for this press to better match the rollers which are 1.5″ in diameter. Today, it is particularly well suited to the polymer plate user as it can lock up and print large forms and the platen is horizontal right in front of you making it easier to set gauge pins, feed paper, and generally observe what is happening as you print. This design was used for printing on large sheets of paper such as “maps” hence the name map press. Instead of the platen moving up to the bed, the bed moves down to the platen. This model is unique in that it works differently than most. They are solidly built and capable of the finest work. For those unfamiliar, Golding is considered one of the best to own. It comes with one chase, a set of composition rollers, two sets of trucks, and my newly created letterpress adjustment gauge. It has been thoroughly cleaned and adjusted to be in printing condition. It has a long side handle for great impression strength. It has a chase size of 8″x12″ for doing almost any size work you desire. ![]()
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