Comments on: L Letterpress Tool Review

By: D.I.Y. Letterpress Invitations « The Bohemian Bride

D.I.Y. Letterpress Invitations « The Bohemian Bride — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:35:26 +0000

[...] must be done using an industrial size machine. After reading a bit about the L Letterpress Kit on Papercrave and DIY Bride, the reviews are mixed. The negatives mainly are that you can’t customize your [...]

By: helen

helen — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:32:41 +0000

I’ve seen the demos for this and it looks pretty pathetic — likely to excite scrapbooking types but otherwise quite worthless.

It bears as much resemblance to a real letterpress as a skateboard does to a Porsche.

By: Jacquelyn

Jacquelyn — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:39:20 +0000

I just discovered this tool and am heading out to Paper-Source to take a look – probably missed the demo. But I did find that Elum press makes plates specifically for this tool. Take a look http://www.letterpressplates.com/quickutz-l-letterpress/

By: Another use for those Photopolymer Plates | Metal Clay

Another use for those Photopolymer Plates | Metal Clay — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:52:41 +0000

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By: L Letterpress Review Update with Preliminary Custom Plate Results | paper crave

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:54:08 +0000

[...] case you didn’t notice the update in the first part of my L Letterpress tool review, I actually went and purchased one. I got it for a 50% discount at A.C. Moore, and for [...]

By: L Letterpress Printing Techniques from Boxcar Press at Boxcar Press – Us

L Letterpress Printing Techniques from Boxcar Press at Boxcar Press – Us — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:15:27 +0000

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By: All Things Metal Clay » Blog Archive » Another use for those Photopolymer Plates

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:35:33 +0000

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By: Jackie

Jackie — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:29:18 +0000

Thanks for your great review and the comments have all been interesting and helpful. I do wonder if you can use the acrylic stamps in this machine. glad to see that you can use regular cardstock. Also wondering about the ink. Does it have to be oil based and could you use another print making paint that is out there?

By: Shelly

Shelly — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:01:27 +0000

I’ve been looking at this machine for a while for personal business cards, etc. – I cannot find it listed on AC Moore’s website. I live in TX so there aren’t any stores around.

A lot of tools like this seem to dumb down the industry and make it easy for anyone to be a ‘designer’. Nothing wrong with that I guess (I am a little bias as a print designer myself), but I like to step back and really appreciate the craftsmanship and skill it takes to run a true letterpress and the results those presses produce.

By: kseniya thomas

kseniya thomas — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:07:18 +0000

Alexandra et al are right–this is a good machine for a crafter, but that’s it. “Innovations” like this make me laugh–they’re not a step forward, they’re a step back 500 years. This is like Gutenberg’s press, or an iron handpress, without the platen. And you know what is an improvement on that style of press? ANY other press, including my 100 year old ones. I don’t think this hurts the crafts people who make their living as letterpress printers anymore than camcorders hurt the movie industry; there’s no way to make a living with this machine, that I can see.