On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 18:45:27 -0800 (PST),
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On Jan 2, 7:21*pm, BAR wrote:
D-unit wrote:
"HK" wrote in messagenewsvydnfmi0MgXUubanZ2dnUVZ_uidnZ2d@comca st.com...
D-unit wrote:
Small offset printing Gene.

We make IR dryers/Powder Spray attachments
for the 11x17 market (and a few larger ones)

AB Dick, ATF Davidson, Multigraphics, Heidelberg, etc...

We have a machine shop and make all our own parts (I think
Im going to miss having access to that the most. *It came in
quite handy back during the Maco refurb days. I could walk
in with a mini-project back in those days and 3 guys would
fight over who was going to get to work on it.)

Don

"Gene Kearns" wrote in messagenews:lginn39h5lp82o6rqkpjacrmpj1afh0l2u@4ax .com...
On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 11:28:13 -0500, D-unit penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

|I've worked for the same
|company for 23 years (printing/machining ) and
|watched our industry dwindle slowly since the early
|90's.

Doing what? Rotogravure? Blanking? Steel Rule Dies/Embossing?

Been there done that.... it sucks....

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I've love to have a nice 11x17 offset press. It's the workhorse of all
manner of campaigns!

--
George W. Bush - the 43rd Best President Ever!

Hell,

AB Dick 360's are practically free these days.
Supplies aren't however.

HP practically gives away printers. But, charges an arm and a leg for a
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We did the math one day on ink and it came to over $5,000 per gallon.
It is a raquet. If Blumental wants to go after unfair business
practices, he should check out the major printer companies.
(Blumental refers to the CT states atty. gen. Very prominent in the
spanking microsoft took over the last years...)

Since I've discovered Costco's photo printing, my ink usage has gone to
almost nothing. With these kind of prices, printing photos at home makes no
sense.

4x6" - 17¢ each
5x7" - 39¢ each
8x10" - $1.49 each
8x12" - $1.49 each
--
Quote of the day: "I did get to use that condom when I was 13, and several more that
summer, thanks to a "fast" 14 year old young lady..." (Harry Krause, bragging again!)

John H