Jobbing Platen Core 3 :: Postcard Express

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October 28th, 2017 9:30 AM

  • Instructor: Alan Hillesheim
  • Workshop Extra: Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
  • Workshop Type: Printing
  • Workshop Status: Closed
  • Workshop Start: October 28th, 2017 9:30 AM
  • Workshop End: October 28th, 2017 5:30 PM
  • Sessions: 1

Jobbing Platen Certificate Program

Chandler and Price may have ceased production of presses in 1964, but these stalwart machines will carry on the work to be done for decades to come. In light of that, we are offering our Core Certificate Program on these “Jobbing Platen” presses for those who want to treadle while they print. The jobbing platen is a workhorse for edition printing; once the printer understands how it responds, it faithfully and efficiently moves through the work. Students who finish the four core classes are qualified to rent press time as well as move on to more advanced classes and techniques.  Click here to learn more about the Core Certification Program and find out how you can get a discount on all your classes.


Jobbing Platen Core 3 :: Postcard Express

Develop your letterpress design skills and aesthetic while increasing your letterpress versatility: learn to set up the press, refine your registration skills, and run an edition. Learn more about packing, setting gauge pins, and make-ready. Come ready to run an edition of your own postcards!

Competencies Gained:

  • Builds on skills from Cores 1 and 2

  • Knowledge:

    • Press construction and proper use of the press

    • Press/job setup

    • Proper cleanup

  • Skills

    • Make-ready / packing

    • Setting gauge pins

    • Mixing ink

  • Equipment


Materials to Bring: None.

Prerequisite: Jobbing Platen Cores 1 and 2

Workshop + Materials Fee: $200.00

Date & Time: Saturday, October 28, 2017 :: 9:30am-5:30pm

Location: This workshop will take place at 375 Rhode Island St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Note: Please read the SFCB Registration Policies before signing up for a class

REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE 3 DAYS PRIOR TO THE START DATE OF THIS WORKSHOP.


 About the Instructor | Alan Hilleshiem

Alan Hillesheim has degrees in English Literature from UC Berkeley and the University of Chicago. Thus, lost in the woods without a compass, he apprenticed at Jim Robertson's Yolla Bolly Press, over his head in the black art. There he happened upon a dysfunctional paper-folding-machine which resembled a Norwegian snow sled wrecked by six drunks. He fixed it. And then began a 23 year adventure both printing and fixing machines from the golden age of letterpress. In addition to running Digger Pine Press into the ground, he also builds wooden boats for oar and sail and, most recently, fanciful wooden toys for a four year old. He is still writing the novel he started 25 years ago, Different Eyes.


Past Student Reviews:

 “I loved the instructor, and how patient, positive, and helpful he was throughout.  He was also sensitive to students' limitations, and answered questions at all levels.”

“He definitely kept an eye on how much time we were spending typesetting,e tc, and was very helpful in helping to judge what time was left and also staying several hours later in order to help us clean up, finish, etc.”

“The Jobbing Platen Core courses were among the first experiences I'd had with SFCB and they were wonderful: Very solid and in-depth, and a perfect encapsulation of the Center as a whole.”


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375 Rhode Island St
San Francisco, CA 94103-5133
United States