Had a catastrophic failure of the home made press yesterday. The crossbar that passed under the bed split apart where it was bolted to the right-hand upright. So I spent the best part of the last day taking it apart and replacing the broken part with a more sturdy piece of wood.
This has resulted in the “headroom” between the bed and the plate being reduced by about 2”. On the down side I can’t get really thick things into the press, but on the plus side it takes fewer “pumps” per print.
I’ve tried it out by printing 20 book plates, and there seems no discernable difference from before. So all is looking good. I’ll try something larger today or tomorrow to be absolutely certain.
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