Epic Six 1919 Responses

Last post: 5 days, 14 hours ago | Thread started: Jan 24, 10, 1:35 p.m.

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• monospaced

  I read about this small letterpress here http://boxcarpress.com/us/blog/t… and found the product here http://lifestylecrafts.com/produ… for a cheap price. Has anyone else had experience with this?
  

  

  Jan 24, 10, 1:35 p.m. – Permalink

• monospaced

  Actually, the whole letterpress kit, not just the Epic Six.
  http://lifestylecrafts.com/produ…

  • cheap price– WeLoveNoise

  

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  Dog-earJan 24, 10, 1:39 p.m. – Permalink

• version3

  @$150 it's cheaper than a small print job, half of some setup fees, looks fun

  • it does look fun, and I'm really considering getting one– monospaced1/2

    if it's for the print exchange that's roughly $5 per piece– version32/2

  

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  Dog-earJan 24, 10, 1:41 p.m. – Permalink

• monospaced

  Custom plates (about 6x9 inch) cost about $39. I'm in.

  

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  Dog-earJan 24, 10, 1:45 p.m. – Permalink

• version3

  i kinda want one too, i bet you could have fun mixing up the stock plate kits

  • true, or designing and selling your own...it seems like a small community thus far– monospaced

  

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  Dog-earJan 24, 10, 1:48 p.m. – Permalink

• version3

  it has a built in handle!

  • sorry had to– version31/3

    I don't get it.– monospaced2/3

    you can see it built in is all. had to give it that infomercial flair– version33/3

  

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  Dog-earJan 24, 10, 1:48 p.m. – Permalink

• monospaced

  I just made the online purchase. I'll update you when I start using it.

  • Please do.– ayport

  

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  Dog-earJan 29, 10, 4:53 p.m. – Permalink

• fooler2

  but does it "Knock out the fat?"
  

  

  • < thats the shit right there fooler, you love george?– jimzyk

  

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  Dog-earJan 29, 10, 4:56 p.m. – Permalink

• pango

  have you start using it yet monospace? please do update us.
  would love to have this toy too if it works perfectly. :)

  • <– utopian

  

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  Dog-earFeb 8, 10, 10:50 p.m. – Permalink

• monospaced

  I would love to update everyone on the Epic Six, but it turns out that it's so popular that it is back ordered. Additionally, there are only a couple of vendors in the US that even sell the kit. I spoke to the owner of kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com and they're hoping to ship it out this week. I still need to get a decent roller (I read that the one included in the kit is a piece of shit) and some custom plates created. Speaking of plates, I don't even know what to design for my first print.

  

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  Dog-earFeb 9, 10, 7:56 a.m. – Permalink

• bigtrickagain

  let us know where you get the replacement roller from! some of us (i.e. my gf) are salivating over this.

  

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  Dog-earFeb 9, 10, 8:14 a.m. – Permalink

• monoblanco

  i love the way it looks.
  though i'm not sure what it does.
  is this for doing emboss on paper?

  • LOL. It looks like utter shit! I can't believe you said that. Also, read up if you don't know what it does.– monospaced1/5

    It's a die-cutting tool that one can purchase a letterpress kit for. Does that help?– monospaced2/5

    ok mono, if you say it looks like shit then it does like shit– monoblanco3/5

    ha.
    i did read up on it .
    :)
    thank you sir.
    :)– monoblanco4/5

    I mean, seriously, the Epic Six itself looks like a child's toy, and not like a letterpress...not that attractive.– monospaced5/5

  

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  Dog-earFeb 9, 10, 8:21 a.m. – Permalink

• monospaced

  For the replacement roller I'll probably walk into an art store in NYC. If I can't find what I'm looking for, I'm calling up Boxcar Press. See the link in my original post. I'll also be ordering plates from them.

  • ahhh nice nice– bigtrickagain

  

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  Dog-earFeb 9, 10, 8:22 a.m. – Permalink

• jazmine

  woa that looks awesome.

  

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  Dog-earFeb 9, 10, 8:23 a.m. – Permalink

• sted

  

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  Dog-earFeb 9, 10, 8:50 a.m. – Permalink

• ismith

  Does it only use poly plates? Otherwise you can just run down to the art supply and get a small linoleum block to carve.

  • nvm. it could be done but it would be a pain.– ismith1/6

    I don't think hand carving a block would produce effective letterpress artwork, unfortunately.– monospaced2/6

    It's about precision and accuracy and level surfaces and such.– monospaced3/6

    actually it's commonplace to use lino-cuts... the blocks are premade almost exactly type height.– ismith4/6

    i was an intern at a letterpress studio in 09. i printed all my linocuts on a vandercook proof press.– ismith5/6

    check some of them out: http://tinyurl.com/y…– ismith6/6

  

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  Dog-earFeb 9, 10, 8:56 a.m. – Permalink

• boobs

  If I got one of those I'd probably make a huge, huge mess.

  

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  Dog-earFeb 9, 10, 9:50 a.m. – Permalink

• monospaced

  Got home late last night and the kit arrived (finally!). I still need to get artwork made into a plate so I can get started on my first test-runs. Could be awhile before I start cranking out letterpress artwork. Now taking suggestions.

  • make yourself some business cards?– scarabin1/2

    IF I needed them, I guess.– monospaced2/2

  

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  Dog-earFeb 23, 10, 9:32 a.m. – Permalink

• jonturi

  it sounds great. i think i would only be into it if i could make my own cuts. would hate to spend $40 and wait 2-4 weeks.

  • it's letterepress, you don't have many options– monospaced

  

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  Dog-earFeb 23, 10, 9:39 a.m. – Permalink

• ayport

  How's it going with this?

  

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  Dog-earMar 15, 10, 11:39 p.m. – Permalink