I ran one of these in mid 90's for printing and die-cutting. Also, ran a Heidelberg Cylinder press for die-cutting. However I was around them since late 80's. I love these presses and love the sounds of the letterpresses
Longest run on this press, overprinting 12 million margerine wrappers. ( wrong ingredients) I started my 6 year Apprenticeship in 1955 ,in UK. Ended up a Newspaper pressman for Rupert Murdoch in Australia, sad to see the almost death of Letterpress. I'm 80 years old and have good memories of the printing trade. HI from Australia. 😎✌
The highest respect 2 u sir I am 55 started with those in 81 right after high school then graduated 2 4 colour sheet fed I'm retired now i miss those letter press days they were the best
leuk om nog een keer een degel te zien. ik werkte in grafische bedrijven rond 1980 en herinner me deze machine nog. werkte er zelf niet veel mee want was zelf vanaf het begin offsetdrukker. (kord-roland parva-heidelberger rotaspeed werkte ik toen mee)
Ik werkte met dezelfde Heidelberger van 1975 tot 1978. Eerst letterzetten met de loden letters in de bekende zethaak. Dan insluiten in het raam en drukken maar. Dat was echte ouderwetse vakmanschap.
ik maakte er de 'kadertjes' mee voor schoolfotos. Goudfoliedruk , stansenen plooien. Het is niet te vatten hé maar je raakt er nooit op uitgekeken.Zeker en vast in de top 10 van duitse supermekaniek.
John, I started my apprenticeship in 1979 on a Monotype keyboard and caster but part of my apprenticeship was to print the job I'd set, cast and composed on such a Heidelberg. Incredible to look back on now since even then letterpress was dead on its feet and what I was learning was pretty much irrelevant.
I ran one as part of my apprenticeship in the early 80s as well. I spent more time on the Monotype keyboard and caster though. Something amazing about the platen and the way it worked, being almost wholly automatic.
