Recent content by Ed The Finisher

Howdy The Ultimate score is basically the something as the Try score. There’s only so many ways you can score on a folder. The most important thing in a good score is the operator. They both work well in most applications but some times you just have to improvise.

What I enjoy is when a job gets clear through to the bindery only to find out that you can’t fold or trim the job without cutting off type, or folding off a color bleed. The last time I complained that no one ever checks anything. The next job I folded was suppose to fold in half, but me being...

Good point JLazerus I’ve seen so little of “Sales” lately I forgot about them Can I add to the Sales? 1 I have a concept of time and obtainable due dates. 2 I understand that the reason “My Job” isn’t on the press is because I actually have to submit the spec’s before it can be printed. 3 And...

Before you read these I'm just joking! please don't send me hate mail. The top 5 reasons I couldn’t work in Prepress. 5 I think Adobe is a mud house, Kodak is a big brown Bear in Alaska, Quark is a disgusting habit, Agfa is one of the layers of the earths crust and EskoArt is one of those guys...

to First Choice Graphics to First Choice Graphics First Choice There are so many things that contribute to cracking on the spine. The grain of the paper, the coating, ink coverage, weight of the stock, is it scored and if it is scored what machine was it scored on. 90% of the time a good...

Internal One of the Ideas Is more of a process than it is a physical piece. This is the one I have been running for a while. A friend and I went through the patent process on this idea. My friend took care of the business end and I took care of the technology. It ended up he lost money and I...

I have made two modifications to equipment that I run. One cuts down on make-ready time and makes jobs run more smoothly. The other takes a process normally done by hand and makes it able to be run on a machine at about 3000 per hour. This last one I have been running for a few years, and have...

I met Dard Hunter the3rd. and was Impressed with the Family history in Printing.

I feel like a Screen door on a Submarine on this web site. The only conversation I ever have with our Prepress always end with the line "Customer provided artwork" I always reply "Wrong is wrong just fix it!" Does anyone think I will ever be able to be of some help here?

I'm sorry to say but like with most error messages on a Heidelberg it could be the actual clutch or about ten different censors. One of our presses had that same error and it was a build up of offset powder in the delivery. (thats never my luck )

KLay It ain't easy jumpin into 4-color you better make sure you have a customer base first. Or very deep pockets...

Howdy my name is Ed I’ve been in the printing business for longer than I care to think about. I am currently working in a shop in Columbus Ohio, but I’ve been working in printing since High School I’ve worked on Folders, Stitchers, collators, Die-cutters, Foil Stamping & Embossing on a Kluge...