A real PDX hipster would use an antique printing press to emboss their artisanal, non-gmo, gluten free book covers. You could try that if Freegeek doesn't have an operating daisywheel.
I know there is a group of printing press geeks (dorks? aficionados?) in PDX. One of them might trade some printing for some electronics or software hacking. They would certainly be willing to give you some pointers on acquiring and running a press for embossing. On Thu, Nov 27, 2014 at 12:22 PM, Mykle Hansen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I am working on some fancy typewriter-embossed mylar book covers, for > copies of my most > recent book "I, SLUTBOT". I hope to finish this in the next week or so, > to sell during > the Nondenominational Gift Season. > > I've worked with this medium before, and I really like the results. For > instance, > these business cards: > https://www.flickr.com/photos/myklemykle/sets/72157629107400724/) > > But for the sake of mass production I am starting to wish I had > access to one of those old all-mechanical ASCII line printers, the kind we > had in > the computer lab when I was in college. Enormous, heavy, loud, fast, > mechanical, > they had a moving chain of typewriter keys that were struck by individual > solenoids when they reached the appropriate point on the page. > > With such a printer, I could create an elaborate artwork in VI and stamp it > onto mylar sheets, instead of having to hand-stamp every character on every > cover with my Smith-Corona typewriter. > > Does anybody on this list know where I could find a line printer that > still works? > I would probably want to experiment with output a bit, and then run a final > production of 20 or so sheets of mylar through it. > > Thanks in advance, > -mykle- > _______________________________________________ > dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list > [email protected] > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber >
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