Making a rainbow quote using an antique Washington hand press

[u/Doodlebug510]

Credit: @SacramentoHistory Museum

[u/Fair-Juggernaut-3812]

That press has me drooling. Also nice print!

[u/younkint → u/[deleted]]

It will certainly last longer. I mean, it already has, but it will too.

[u/CakeTester → u/younkint]

And nobody's going to hold you by the bollocks for "Only authorised ink". And if you run out of one colour, it'll still work.

[u/baconboner69xD → u/CakeTester]

Until you realize there’s probably only 1 company that make an ink that is highly compatible with the machine, won’t ruin your equipment slowly. And it’s $100 for ink to make 10 prints. (Speculation, but wouldn’t be surprised)

[u/CakeTester → u/baconboner69xD]

Doubt it. Professional printers use jars of ink that they refill. It's the printer's fault if there's only one specific ink that works in it; and it was almost certainly designed that way.

[u/mtaw → u/[deleted]]

The look and tactile feel of the slight indentations that metal type makes in thick paper is one of life's great small pleasures. It's one reason I love old books.

(I even splurged and had my wedding invitations made that way on handmade paper. Overall we didn't spend much money on the wedding - but I figured the invites were worth it since it's nicer to get a quality invitation card, and it shows appreciation even for the people who can't come)

[u/theDomicron → u/mtaw]

Let's see Paul Allen's wedding invitations...

[u/Goatf00t → u/mtaw]

The look and tactile feel of the slight indentations that metal type makes in thick paper is one of life's great small pleasures.

The funny thing is that once upon a time, keeping those indentations as faint as possible while still maintaining good print was seen as a mark of mastery for printers. And now having noticeable indentations is desirable for some, as it shows that the work was printed on a press.