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April 16, 2019 at 2:52 pm #472046
Does anyone here have any experience with these?
I have done a few, but only using an etching press. Since I no longer have access to one, I was wondering if a basic flat press (powered by a 4t hydraulic jack) would suffice to get a clean print?
Andrew
"Never ascribe to malice what adequately can be explained as stupidity"
- Robert J. Hanlon“What a genius, that Picasso. It is a pity he doesn't paint.” - Marc Chagall
April 18, 2019 at 11:43 am #815321It depends on the plate feature depth, paper, blankets, press plate flatness and everything that how big plates you can print. My gut feeling says that 4 ton press should be fine for palm sized collagraph plates and maybe bigger, but I havent done much testing so I cannot say any specific tips. In the distant history I did lot of sheet metal forming and other stuff with small 10 ton press and I can remember that with the correct tools those small presses can do lot of work. Hard or semi-hard rubber/silicone blanket could work well in such setup, but there is risk that it will tear the paper if there are deep 3D textures on the plate.
April 18, 2019 at 2:10 pm #815320I am looking at relatively small plates, 6 x 9 to 11 x 14 inches (give or take). This part of the project is a few weeks down the road, so I am still looking at felt or rubberized blankets a few DIY press designs.
Andrew
"Never ascribe to malice what adequately can be explained as stupidity"
- Robert J. Hanlon“What a genius, that Picasso. It is a pity he doesn't paint.” - Marc Chagall
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