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D D I believe that to be true, but whether we are printing Rembrandt's or Hamburger Helper, the end game is to give the customer a usable product within his specifications. Nobody can account for all the variables in stock when assembling a book of color standards. In the end, the printer will...

Simply wow Simply wow I can't believe that I wasted the thirty minutes to read this thread. I worked in the folding carton industry running mostly recycled clay coated newsback. The color of the board would change from roll to roll. Some rolls were yellowish looking, some were reddish and...

BG BG I thought BG was great until the end. I think the whole deal with Starbuck being an angel of some sort was just irritating to me. It was an easy out for the writers, I think.

Letterpress Letterpress It's a job, I guess. I used to do letterpress work on Kluge's 30+ years ago for part time work while working full time on 77" Miehle presses. In fact my part time job was providing the labels for the folding carton plant where I worked. I learned how to make the lead...

Acid Rain Acid Rain Many parts of the nation have acid rain. Since the fountain solution will be an acid etch, I don't suppose it matters if the water is on the acid side to begin with. The problem is will you get a consistent supply of rainwater and whether the cost of capturing and storing...

Thanks Thanks Thanks for the detailed explanation. As an unemployed press operator, I hope I can get on another CD 102 or maybe an XL 105, but in the current U.S. labor market I don't think I'm going to get to be the chooser. It's possible I'll never work on a printing press again.

Is the blanket somehow rejuvenated by being off the press for a week? I never liked putting a used blanket back on the press because it might have mash that wasn't visible in the last job but will show up in the new job. And when that happens, I wasn't changing the blanket once, but twice. But...

Willy, Are your presses running 24 hours per day? At my old shop the management always wanted the machines running at the shift change although I suppose the work around would be to do it 15 to 20 minutes before the shift change. As far as back cylinders, there were times that I wondered if...

Explain Explain Mechanic, Could you explain your issues with the Heidelberg press? I've seen articles in American Printer magazine where the folks in some shops have loved the Heidelberg DI presses. So far you are the only person replying to the original poster's questions, but you aren't...

Are you running 24 hours per day?