Ceci n'est pas une pipe.
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changelingOh, I forgot to mention; while I was out housesitting Grey's place, my father went through and cleaned my room, throwing away large amounts of stuff as he went. I am incredibly irritated by this. I got no warning, no opportunity to supervise, and he threw away lots of paper; no doubt much of it being either 1) uni notes I want to keep or 2) story notes I haven't compiled yet. And he threw away all of my postcard collection that's not physically blu-tacked to my wall...a very small amount now (only about eight or ten are on my wall). I also have no idea where large amounts of my stuff is. I spent some considerable time today trying to find the gingerbread house tin money box where I keep my erasers. Eventually I concluded he must have thrown the whole thing. (I just found it a few minutes ago, but that's not the point.)
One of the few pluses that has arisen from this is that father reconnected one of my computer speakers; the righthand one has been disconnected for ages (since the last time I took my computer out of its hidey hole in the desk, which must have been around March last year). Due to the poor design of my desk, and the vast amounts of stuff on it, it was impossible to reconnect the speaker until now. I can now hear the Eels' My Beloved Monster with words. (Seriously. If you have the MP3, open winamp and play it. If you switch the balance to left speaker only, it's like it's a karaoke version. Contrariwise, if you switch the balance to right speaker only, it's an a cappella version). My speakers now sound somewhat tinny now. Perhaps it's due to the lack of stuff in front of them to take the edge of the sound, I have no idea.
Returning to the eraser thread. I don't care what your childhood craft books tell you, POTATOES DO NOT MAKE GOOD STAMPS. The starchy liquid they emit dilutes the paint. I'm leaving this one to dry overnight in the vain hope that it improves. I think I may purchase an eraser as well, tomorrow. In theory they're supposed to make good stamps, according to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
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Father also found my (orthodontic) plate, which has been missing for at least six months. My teeth are all out of alignment. I wish I'd been more diligent wearing it. I've had it for five years now.
Oh, and a note on the last entry; I know where to get type from, but I have no idea where to get an actual press from. This is most frustrating.
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One of the few pluses that has arisen from this is that father reconnected one of my computer speakers; the righthand one has been disconnected for ages (since the last time I took my computer out of its hidey hole in the desk, which must have been around March last year). Due to the poor design of my desk, and the vast amounts of stuff on it, it was impossible to reconnect the speaker until now. I can now hear the Eels' My Beloved Monster with words. (Seriously. If you have the MP3, open winamp and play it. If you switch the balance to left speaker only, it's like it's a karaoke version. Contrariwise, if you switch the balance to right speaker only, it's an a cappella version). My speakers now sound somewhat tinny now. Perhaps it's due to the lack of stuff in front of them to take the edge of the sound, I have no idea.
Returning to the eraser thread. I don't care what your childhood craft books tell you, POTATOES DO NOT MAKE GOOD STAMPS. The starchy liquid they emit dilutes the paint. I'm leaving this one to dry overnight in the vain hope that it improves. I think I may purchase an eraser as well, tomorrow. In theory they're supposed to make good stamps, according to
craftgrrl.Father also found my (orthodontic) plate, which has been missing for at least six months. My teeth are all out of alignment. I wish I'd been more diligent wearing it. I've had it for five years now.
Oh, and a note on the last entry; I know where to get type from, but I have no idea where to get an actual press from. This is most frustrating.
[edit: Note new icon. Yay!]
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Date: 2003-05-12 06:30 am (UTC)Warm wax rubbings with crayon over colouring also produces some interesting effects.
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Date: 2003-05-12 06:50 am (UTC)I need this to look "professional"... I may keep the crayons for a different project.
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Date: 2003-05-12 09:11 am (UTC)Thanks so much!
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Date: 2003-05-13 06:32 am (UTC)Hello Verian,
A friend of mine has a Adana - not sure of the size but its a desktop with the handle at the front - I assume thats a 8x4.
I last spoke to him a few months ago and I bought some type from him, he mentioned selling the press but I am a bookbinder so I was not interested - he was selling all his type so I guess a press with no type is not much use - his interest in wood turning and he has retired from the printing trade. I bought 8 overflowing trays of type for $25 per tray - all new - there was about 30 trays left with small fonts of block, italics and scripts - all new and 000's of pieces. I will call him tomorrow to see if he still has it and wants to sell it - I don't think he would want much money for the whole lot - as a hobby, letterpress is very small in Australia. He lives a few minutes from me in the Blue Mountains which are 1hr 20 minutes due west from Sydney.
I have seen presses for sale and they seem to be around the $200 range - depends who is selling - antique dealers are the worst - they think any that looks old must be valuable.
I hope I have some good news for you tomorrow.
regards
Greg (in Australia)
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Adana had a number Australian distribution agents over the years and a many "Eight-Five" presses were sold in the antipodes. Anthony Hordern & Sons (Sydney) and J. J. C. Pearce Ltd (Adelaide) spring to mind. I doubt if these companies are still trading, but you might find an Adana press second-hand. Importing one from the UK, where they are in plentiful supply is an expensive option as even the alloy-bodied presses are heavy.
Bob R
London
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Date: 2003-05-13 07:22 am (UTC)I think $200 is a pretty good price. I'm glad it's not more! I should be able to scrounge up $200 if I get some more temp work in the next short while.
Again, thank you!
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Date: 2003-05-13 07:31 am (UTC)The Blue Mountains one would be comparatively less bad...it's a full day's drive from Melbourne to there, and another full day back again, but I was thinking of heading up north in about July for a trip, so things like that can be worked around. That's the problem of living in such a large (geographically speaking) country!
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Date: 2003-05-12 09:25 am (UTC)I've had the phrase from that particular painting running through my head since the Thursday before last. I love its seeming paradox.