checkedout
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OK... I used to work at an engraving print shop. We did high end engraving and embossing on nice linen and high-cotton stocks for executives, government papers, etc.
We did lithography / thermography work too, but that's boring.
Unfortunately, engraving is a dying art. It's beautiful work, but just too expensive and time consuming to be competitive with other print methods... especially with current economic pressures.
Well, this piece of equipment has been 'well loved"... and in storage for a few years now.
My company got rid of (4) of them, and I put dibs on one.
I had hoped of restoring it or using it's components in a project.
Unfortunately, time got away from me a bit, and I've never had the time to do anything with it.
Rather than dump this in a scrap heap (it's a neat piece of equipment), I want to offer this piece to someone who could either use it for its intended purpose, or, better yet, do something awesome with it.
I work for a company where I can get cheap rates in shipping large items through Old Dominion / Con-Way / USF-Reddaway / etc.. and I have a work-shop where I can crate this up safely. Shipping anywhere in the lower 48 is no problem for me.
I'd be willing to entertain any fair offers on this as I hate to see it degrade.
There's a little bit of flash rust on the thing now, and it will require some disassembly / cleaning / re-assembly.
I'll go snap photos of the thing so you can see what I'm talking about and post those ASAP.
Anyone have any interest in using components in this for something cool?
I'd even be open to bartering the piece (although, not the shipping) for someone's expertise in helping with one of my projects, if that's doable.
Please don't let it die. It's sitting in my folks barn right now, and they're losing patience with me keeping it stored there.
We did lithography / thermography work too, but that's boring.
Unfortunately, engraving is a dying art. It's beautiful work, but just too expensive and time consuming to be competitive with other print methods... especially with current economic pressures.
Well, this piece of equipment has been 'well loved"... and in storage for a few years now.
My company got rid of (4) of them, and I put dibs on one.
I had hoped of restoring it or using it's components in a project.
Unfortunately, time got away from me a bit, and I've never had the time to do anything with it.
Rather than dump this in a scrap heap (it's a neat piece of equipment), I want to offer this piece to someone who could either use it for its intended purpose, or, better yet, do something awesome with it.
I work for a company where I can get cheap rates in shipping large items through Old Dominion / Con-Way / USF-Reddaway / etc.. and I have a work-shop where I can crate this up safely. Shipping anywhere in the lower 48 is no problem for me.
I'd be willing to entertain any fair offers on this as I hate to see it degrade.
There's a little bit of flash rust on the thing now, and it will require some disassembly / cleaning / re-assembly.
I'll go snap photos of the thing so you can see what I'm talking about and post those ASAP.
Anyone have any interest in using components in this for something cool?
I'd even be open to bartering the piece (although, not the shipping) for someone's expertise in helping with one of my projects, if that's doable.
Please don't let it die. It's sitting in my folks barn right now, and they're losing patience with me keeping it stored there.