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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;USS656, post: 1253995, member: 6641&quot;]<font size="2"><font face="verdana">I had the pleasure of meeting and speaking with Mike Beck (BEP Plate Printer) while at the 2011 World Fair of Money. He walked through the process of preparing a plate and printing on the spider press. It was one of the highlights for me at the show.</font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="verdana">&nbsp;Steps:</font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="verdana">&nbsp;1. Prepare the paper by getting it wet. Mike said his process is to get one piece wet then stack three dry pieces on top, repeat and let set over night. In the morning all three pieces have the same amount of moisture. He says it is important to have just the right amount of moisture as too wet and the ink is repelled, to dry and the paper does not take the ink properly from the plate.</font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="verdana">&nbsp;2. Ink the plate (generously)</font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="verdana">&nbsp;3. Wipe ink off the surface using plastic scraper</font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="verdana">&nbsp;4. wipe additional ink off using a tarlatan wipe</font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="verdana">&nbsp;4. powder your hand using chalk you would use on your hand when you play pool</font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="verdana">&nbsp;5. wipe your hand over plate to remove any additional ink</font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="verdana">&nbsp;6. inspect the plate and rewipe as needed</font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="verdana">&nbsp;7. place the paper then plate on the press then run the press</font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="verdana">&nbsp;8. remove the print and place it between two pieces of craft paper and let set overnight (will pull the water from the print)</font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="verdana">&nbsp;While I was there a man came in with an engraving of his great great grandfather. He only had an old print from it that was not in very good condition. Mike worked to provide the gentlemen with a nice new print. The process was slow to insure he did not damage the plate. It was thinner than the normal BEP plate so Mike had to adjust the amount of pressure he applied until he achieved a result he was happy with. It was a really cool experience to watch the process and the resulting print. Very impressive! Hope you enjoy the pictures. Sorry about the quality of some of them. I only brought my phone the 2nd day which was not nearly as nice as the digital camera I had with me on the 1st day.</font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="verdana">&nbsp;Best Regards ~ Darryl</font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="verdana"></font></font><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/cleaningexcessiveinkofftheplate.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/IMAG0073.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/IMAG0074.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/IMAG0075.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/IMAG0076.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/IMAG0077.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/IMAG0078.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/IMAG0079.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/IMAG0080.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/IMAG0082.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/IMAG0083.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/IMAG0084.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/IMAG0085.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/GGGF2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/GGGF1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/SpiderPress1-2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/SteelPrintingPlate1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/Print1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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