Fantastic video. I have been thinking of making one myself and even though I do not have anything to cut into steel or a 3D printer, it has given me a few ideas and pointed me in the right direction. I am looking forward to making a 'crude version' of this. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for this! I do have access to machining/CNC/3D printers - I see others have asked; would you consider sharing your files? My first thought was how I’d use this for woodblock as well as letterpress, so when you spoke later about making the pressure adjustable, that’s exactly what I’d been envisioning 👍🏼 Ideally I’d want to be able to print up to A1 so I’d just need to adjust the measurements for the platen. Thanks!!
Great video and press design. Are you willing to provide or sell your build plans for this press? The link for your drum fabricator is not working. Do you have specs for the drum as well?
If you are interested, I am also building an etching press from scratch. You can check it out on my channel The Quixotry workshop 😊 I will be sharing full plans, dxf files and specs at the end of my build. ( although not for free it will be cheap)
Amazing build! I recently created an all wood version with a strange wood/pvc pipe roller. Would you consider sharing your drawings/plans for this? I'd like to see if I could get the stainless steel and aluminum components machined here in Boston.
You couldddd but you ideally want a tactile approach so you can feel the pressure needed to pull across the plate. I guess if you could disengage the ballscrew, pull a few test prints manually to get the pressure right. Then engage the ballscrew to print the edition automatically that might work. Other proofing press designs used a rack and pinion design with a crank handle which would help to give more leverage and you'd still have the tactility to be able to feel whether the pressure was right or not.
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@@zacknowlandbarker you could try to find a local machinist to make for you. You need to find someone local because the shipping costs for this would be very expensive.
I mean its just a desktop CNC router that is aimed at the hobby market and a basic drill press. This is definitely aimed at a hobby maker imo. Thanks for watching!
