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HomeArt SuppliesSpeedball Block Printers Press Model B |
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3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Built to last, and perfect after minor modifications Mar 15, 2012
By AirZooka Fan
"AZF"
This press is a lot sturdier than it looks in the photo. I would have rated it five stars, but for a couple problems which are easily solved for a few extra bucks.
1. The bottom of this press will scratch the surface of your table. The metal is folded downward and meets the table edge-on, so there's nowhere to attach rubber feet or other padding. My solution was to glue some scraps of 3/4"-thick wood to the underside (on the horizontal surface, as close to the corners as possible), and then attach rubber feet to those.
2. The foam covering the press bed is too squishy. If you apply enough pressure for the ink to transfer evenly, you end up producing deep indentations in the paper, or even wrinkles if the paper is thin. I removed the foam and now use a felt blanket between the paper and the press.
3. This one's more personal preference. By default, this press operates with the inked block placed upside-down on top of the paper, but I get more consistent results when I place the paper on top of the block.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Great little press Sep 15, 2011
By Okie in Alaska
This little speedball press is easy to use and gives good results. I didn't buy mine from this vendor but this looks like the best price around.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Saves time and wrists! Feb 20, 2012
By K C
I print mostly with speedycut blocks using waterbase ink, and using the Speedball red plastic baren to press prints sometimes left red streaks across my paper. Though attaching a large piece of adhesive felt (like the kind used for furniture feet) to the baren helped, it still meant having to press quite hard, and sometimes ghosting would occur if the paper shifted even slightly. This press has done away with those issues, and I'm really thrilled. It also means less repetitive stress on my wrist and hands. My only complaint is that the press top is substantially shorter than the base, and thus it's easy to miss your target or press only part of your block if you aren't used to with how far the top comes down when you press. I really don't know why it wasn't made a bit longer, but it's definitely a solidly-built piece of equipment. Also folds flat for easy storage and transport. Wipes clean. Will see how it holds up to regular use once I've had more time with it.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Useful within limits May 05, 2012
By J Delsman
The press is very solidly constructed, with 2 levels of adjustment possible, although further levels could be added by inserting additional blocks. It is not difficult to use nor does it require much pressure to operate. The maximum size (6x8 inches) takes up the full size available, (the printing block needs to lie sideways)so there is no margin for your paper to be any larger than this. It would be more use for someone wanting to make greeting cards than to create prints that could be displayed, framed, etc. I personally found it printed my linocuts less well than using a baren. I also found it strange to print with the linocut facing down, as instructed. Would recommend it for hobby use or use for children rather than for someone hoping to acheive a good quality block print. I have given it a 4 because it is a solidly built printer that does pretty much what it says it does and it is very inexpensive.
 Really great printmaking tool! Apr 06, 2012
By Alex Bodnar
Because of its heavy-duty metal construction this is definitely no toy. It's perfect for the hobbyist (like me) who just wants to make small prints that don't hurt the wallet. I'm actually using it with my 5-year old. No way am I allowing her to cut linoleum but instead invested in a stack of cheap bargain bulk styrofoam plates (this is where we drew our images onto with a ball-point pen), Speedball 4-Inch Pop-In Brayer and Rollers, 4-Pack, Speedball Bench Hook and Inking Plate for Block Printing, and a tube of Blick water-soluble block printing ink. The results were amazing! I can see how the smaller press to larger base could confuse a person initially but it takes seconds to figure out what your dimensional limitations are. I really don't see how you could do the job of this as easy, successful, and affordable. Just get it.
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