A letterpress community. Don Black Linecasting - Letterpress, Hot Metal and Bindery Equip. Here’s How Your Press Works These pictures show the main points of printing.
The Guide is written so that if you follow it, one step at time, you can do good printing. However, if you just can’t wait, you can open a package of type, put it in a case, and set up your name (as shown here). Place it in the chase (frame), also as per picture, put a dab of ink (no bigger than a good sized match head) on the ink table, smooth it out with one of the press rollers, and then take an impression on a piece of paper, turning up the screws on the back of the platen if necessary to make the printing show.
The Typophiles - Appreciation & Production of Fine Typograph.