Video Tutorials
How to Check and Adjust your Roller Height
One of the key aspects of a perfect ink impression is ensuring that your ink rollers sit at the correct height. This video from Lyme Bay Press gives you a step-by-step guide to checking this and making adjustments to your press, giving you a swift process with consistent results.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC6Rfw_GpbEHow to set letterpress gauge pins and register a plate
Gauge pins are your friends… but you have to keep an eye on them. A how-to guide from Boxcar Press.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WuPeWjHgB4Letterpress inks: mixing tips
Watch how to mix ink consistently with a Pantone formula guide and a scale. A how-to guide from Boxcar Press.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z6qYy5rvr4Letterpress Makeready
Once your lockup and your inking are all set, it’s time to perfect your impression. An instructional guide from Boxcar Press.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRlIYMZMHOILevelling the platen on a Chandler & Price 8x12
Leveling the platen on a floor model Chandler & Price 8x12. Talks about the materials used, and the steps taken to get the press into printing shape.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nto1VDa1w4cLyme Bay Press YouTube channel
A useful set of videos on platen press printing, including how to use their flexible tympan.
https://www.youtube.com/@LymeBayPressPlaten Press Make Ready
Training film on how to use a platen printing press. All you ever need to know about make ready.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZeTXsN4IK0Print in Two Colours Without Registration Marks on an Adana Press
This video from Lyme Bay Press shows you a quick and easy way of setting up, registering and printing in two colours, using an Adana 8 x 5 tabletop press.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v0XhQXKrlM&t=24s