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LUDLOW Hot Metal Typesetting Library of Ludlow Typefaces Page 7 Suitable for use in Letterpress Printing and Hot Foil Stamping |
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How do you put the Lines of Type in your Hot Stamping Machine? Here are several Hot Stamping Typeholders and how the Preset Lines of Type are locked up and ready to print This is Typesetting for Hot Stamping and Letterpress Printing. Ludlow Slugs Lines Set Names, Monograms or copy is easy to lock up in the typeholder or Letterpress chase. Above you can see Hot Stamping Letterpress Dies for one line of 18 point type up to the One inch heavy Deep Type. Looking at the photos you will notice the blank slugs or base material are used to underpin the slugs for support. You will need one set of base material for your type holder and they can be reused by simply removing the Set Line of Type and putting under the new slug. Along with your set of strip material (base material) one should always use an aluminum bar in front of the screws used to tighten the form and Slugs or lines of type into the holder. This will protect your base material (strip material) from getting damaged. |
Returning Used Slugs for Recycling You don't need to wrap the line of type, when you are finished with them, because we will be recycling the metal. The way most customers report how they handel the slugs is to put together (nested) say 3 heavy plastic bags in a double (2 nested boxes) i.e. Two med. USPS boxes. Place the bags in the box then place the used lines of type in the bags. When the box is say, 3/4 full close up the box, tape very well so the metal does not break out the sides of the box and ship. No need to wrap the old slugs/lines. The spacing material (metal between the lines and on top and bottom of the form) that you purchased you will want to keep for use with the next job. Many clients use FedEx or UPS Ground because the handle the boxes more gently. |