1. Remember to add ink, because after the third print it will need more - and I thought there was something wrong with my type that they were not flat!
2. Do not add too much! If you do worth putting in pieces of paper one at a time to soak up some ink. In my case I did three pieces.
3. If you are going to add solvent to any type, you have to wait another 10 mins minimum before it will take ink again.
4. There was a problem with the last few lines of my proof and I kept thinking I had to change the type and then Phil pointed out that I had to hold on to the later on the roller until the last minute to ensure the paper doesn't change position, a slight move could mean a fuzzy image.
5. When you clean the Press do not add too much solvent - otherwise there is no friction and the rollers will not rotate!
This is me at Hand and Eye, the machine on the right in the photo is the proofing press that I have been using the whole day today, and spent half an hour cleaning at the end of the day.
Here is what I single handedly type set myself, the end result is not bad, after 10 proofs......
Here is the proofing press
