Mike Lyon

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A Second CNC machine

July 9, 2008 By Mike Lyon

Last March, I began installation of a second CNC machine capable of work up to 60 x 144 inches in my 3rd floor studio. My first machine is now dedicated to wood carving while the second machine is for drawing and painting so I can now work several projects at once. This turned out to […]

Filed Under: Equipment Tagged With: Axis, CNC Machine, Drawing, Erector Set, Laser Level, Plenum, Vacuum

Computer Carving Machine operational!

January 18, 2006 By Mike Lyon

The Large Press installation is almost done now! This week I’m cutting the final parts — the vacuum plenum for the press itself… This is a somewhat complicated task it turns out, but I believe I’ve got it figured out. I’ve successfully moved my ShopBot CNC machine from the 3rd to the 1st floor… After […]

Filed Under: Equipment, Woodblock Tagged With: CNC Machine, Computer Carving Machine, Digital Video Camera, Greens, Pinks, Plenum, Plywood Sheets, Prints, Quarter Inch Plywood, Router, Spiral, Vacuum

Large format Woodblock Printing Press

October 31, 2005 By Mike Lyon

This is a progress report (with many photos) showing a long-term project underway — my design and manufacture of a large (about 5×10 foot) woodblock printing press for shin moku-hanga (new Japanese woodblock prints). Late in 2004, I decided to produce large woodblock prints — larger than I was able working alone and using a […]

Filed Under: Equipment Tagged With: Baren, Deflection, Footprint, Hanga, Insurmountable Problem, Intaglio Presses, Japanese Prints, Japanese Woodblock Prints, Medium Scale, moku, Moku-Hanga, Plenum, Possibilty, Printing Press, Progress Report, Reluctance, Rollers, Space Considerations, Surprise, Thin Plates, Vacuum, Woodblock Print, Woodcut

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