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Wednesday, January 25, 2006
  VACUUM PLENUM for press
Here's a brief (a little over a minute and about 1mb download) movie showing the large press's vacuum plenum (used with a small shop vacuum cleaner to hold the block flat and in place during printing. Kinda dumb, but maybe you'll enjoy it?





click the 'play' button when it appears to start the video

I've dampened five of the 42x77 inch Iwano Ichibei sheets and will print my first block tomorrow! Nerve wracking! I'll try to make a little video for you then...

-- Mike

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Amazing, Mike. I don't know if I can describe for you the feeling I get when I see what you're doing here; the sharp intake of breath as I experience both delight and disbelief watching these little videos. And just the thought of dampening those huge pieces of paper... wow. Looking forward to seeing how the first print progresses. Thanks for the peek into your studio.
 
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