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HOW to MAKE a PoSTCARD PrE

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A practical guide for the Initiatesto Stampomaticas Art andthe 3D-Letterpress Enigmas

in other words

How to assembly your firstStampomaticas DIY kit


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small metal components + w ooden r ing + felt + 1.5mm Allen Key

X pack et

Y pack et w hit e pa per post car ds ( A6 f or mat ) + r ubber r oller


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4 x brass w ashers

1 x Allen k ey

2 x g rains

4 x notched washers6 x black nuts

8 x brass cap nuts

2 x long threaded ro ds (A)

2 x shor t th readed rods (B)16 x w ooden ring s


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Sta rt assembly ing the n ine elements that compose the load of the postcard press.


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Fix the stru ctu re tight enin g four brass cap n uts on the rods end s.


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Select f rom the DIY k it th e parts sho wnin the picture : the yll be the press base.


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Con nect th e tw o f ram eworks, building a cro ss.


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Put t he p lane togeth er the cross.


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Tak e from the DIY kit the lon g side w itho ut Stam pom aticas logo.


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Put the lon g side together the assemle d p arts .


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Tak e from the DIY kit the four levers.


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Before screw ing it w ith the Allenk ey, the grain mu st be perpendic ular on t he f lat surf ace of the lever.

In ser t its coni cal tip in th e little

hole on o ne of the levers.


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Screw the grai n in to t he little hole of the first l ev er.


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Bef ore reachin g the outside w ith the grai ns coni caltip, put tog ethe r a secon d lever : then res tart scre w in g, gettin g the tw o p art s closer by hand .

The grai n , w ith i ts th rea d,will fasten the two par ts.


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Using the last grain in th e X packet, repeat st epsfro m 15 to 18 to conne ct t he second coup le of lev ers .


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Pick up t he f irst cou ple of assem bled levers.

Choose the follow ing

items from the X packet :- 2 x wooden ri ngs- 1 x black nut- 1 x notched washer- 1 x thr eaded ro d (A)


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Ins ert the rod (A) into the holeth rou gh t he levers. Then thr eadthe notc hed washe r, screw the nut , and in trod uce the woode nrin gs, as show n in the p ictur e.


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Choose the follow ingitems from the X packet :- 6 x wooden ri ngs- 2 x black nut s- 1 x notched washer


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Put t he assembled lever near to the right sho rtsid e of the pre ss, asshow n in the picture .


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Ins ert the rods end inth e hole on th e long side attached to the base.


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R epeat steps from 20 to 25 w ith the secondcouple of levers on th e left side , pay ing att enti on t o m irro rin g the pr ocess.

Assembled lever dur ing

step s 20-25 (right s ide) .


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Tak e from th e X pack et th e following m ateri als:

- 4 x bra ss washers

- 4 x brass cap nuts


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Tw o stand ard 13 w renches w ill help you to tighten nuts an d fix all the structu re.


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Cho ose from the DIY kit the four guides to assembly the grid fr am e.


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Each guide hav e cuts w hereanot her guide can get stuck.


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Block the guides togetherto m ake a f rame w ith the right d im ension s to housethe 3D-plate.


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Insert the 3D-p late in t he fram ework.


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Place the framework w ith the 3D-plat e intothe p ress.


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Wate r- based high qualitycolor for linoleograph y.

Transpare nt a cry lic tile to applythe color.

145 x 105 mm paper 180-300 g/m 2

R ubber roll

Set up the w orkspacew ith th e mater ialsready to pri nt.


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Apply the p aint w ith the ru bberro ll on th e 3D-p late, using th e t ileto mix the color. Pay atten tion n ot to stai n the guides ins ide th e press.


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Gently place the paperto print o n the p ainted3D-plate.


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Finally , p lace the preassure p lan e and the load.


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Ready to prin t?


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Cross the lev ers

and press th em together b y force.

At the end , pull out the v arious parts to draw thepaper f rom th e pre ss. Paint the 3D-plate with the ru bber ro ll after eachpri nt t o achiev e morecolor ful lette rpress effect.


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Stampomatica is an opensource project by Tecnificio (maker facility in Milan) & Linos Type (hand letterpress in Verona).Laser cut with passion by sololuce.biz and made in Italy with love, 2014

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