Recent content by tommy-the-cat

Didn't see this one coming for myself. The Sir Speedy I was working for was hopping. They had me working almost day and night. 7 days a week. I was commended for "thanks for getting it done". Greedy basterds just want part time people in and out so they can pay nothing and not pay taxes either.

Just a few suggestions and opinions...... I, (we) have been very succesful with 8 mil plastic plates. Mainly on our GTO-52 5 color and 2 color. If you get right on top of each sheet and compare to newer RIP's/DTP systems, our DPX 40 definately needs to be upgraded. All in all though for what we...

Dave has been to the shop I work at a few times. He's a wealth of knowledge. You get what you pay for with him. Costs allot, but knows everything about everything. Compliments to you Dave. Our DPX has had these types of issues every now and then. Looks to me that you know what you are doing, so...

It's sad to see my profession of traditional offset printing come to an end. In High School I was having so much fun printing the school newspaper. I ran with that when I graduated and landed a press position with a very large and great company. 19 years later, I moved to California. My career...

Re: Pinbar Punch for Ryobi 2800 I have a punch that might be available. It has some wear and tear on it. I will check diameter of pins. Did you have a budgeted dollar figure? I'm not a used press dealer. I'm only asking this for the simple fact that I want to be up front, and to not waste your...

: This has always been an excellent color densitometer for me. As a buyer, it's been my biggest helper viewing process color on the press. Specifics: Unit is a used X-Rite 408 densitometer in excellent condition and has been calibrated. The X-Rite 408 measures: CMYK Density, Density...