Difference between revisions of "Hydraulic jack letterpress"

Hydraulic Jack Letterpress
Hydraulic Jack Letterpress
Information
Owner	Dan9186
Version	1.0
Status	In Progress
Started On	2010-01-31
Cost	$120

Revision as of 22:32, 16 February 2010

The Hydraulic Jack Letterpress is a press designed to deboss designs into paper much like old movable type letterpresses.

Overview

This project is the result of my fiancee wanting to have nicely made letterpress invitations to our wedding. Upon looking up the prices for such types of invitations, we were looking at about $900 to $1000 for just 100 invitations. As we started to look into it we realized that we could do this much cheaper on our own. All that was needed was the plates with the design, the ink, and something to press them with. Looking online for others' attempts, we found several where people had simply made them out of wood and were using leverage and their own weight to press them. We decided that we could make something similar with a few improvements, mainly the hydraulic portion to improve how even it is.

Features

Implemented

Hydraulic jack for pressing force
Made from simple hardware store pieces
Acrylic sheet with 1"x1" registration marks

Incomplete

Means of quickly inserting/removing printing plate and paper

Bill of Materials

Item	Metric	Cost/Item	Qty	Sub Total	Distributor
[Plywood 3/4"x2'x4' Birch Plywood]	N/A	$15.76	1	$15.76	Lowe's
[2"x4" 2"x4"x104" Board]	N/A	$2.45	1	$2.45	Lowe's
[Hydraulic Jack 6 Ton Hydraulic Jack]	N/A	$16.99	1	$16.99	Harbor Freight Tools
Bungee Tie Down	N/A	$1.39	2	$2.78	Harbor Freight Tools
[Hex Bolt 5/16"x4 1/2" Hex Bolt]	N/A	$0.50	8	$4.00	Home Depot
[Hex Nut 5/16" Hex Nut]	N/A	$0.10	8	$0.80	Home Depot
[Cut Washer 5/16" Cut Washer]	N/A	$0.11	16	$1.76	Home Depot
[Lock Washer 5/16" Lock Washer]	N/A	$0.16	16	$2.56	Home Depot
[Metal Fence Post Cap 4"x4" Metal Fence Post Cap]	N/A	$7.54	1	$7.54	Home Depot
Small Tie Plate	N/A	$0.50	2	$1.00	Home Depot
[Acrylic 3/32"x18"x24" Acrylic Sheet]	N/A	$9.77	1	$9.77	Home Depot
Corner Bracket	N/A	$2.98	4	$11.92	Lowe's
[Slotted Angle 14 gauge 24" Slotted Angle]	N/A	$9.23	2	$18.46	Lowe's

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